The marketplace has formalized its preference for Monero (XMR) payments by introducing an XMR-Preferred Mode that provides a 0.5 percentage point reduction in escrow fees for transactions conducted in XMR rather than Bitcoin. This change reflects the platform's alignment with privacy-first cryptocurrency and Monero's superior properties for anonymous marketplace transactions.
Standard escrow on the platform runs at approximately 3.5 percent of transaction value. Under the new XMR-Preferred Mode, this rate is reduced to 3.0 percent for XMR transactions. While modest in absolute terms, the reduction signals the platform's recommendation and compounds meaningfully for vendors and buyers conducting many transactions.
Vendors have the ability to flag their listings as XMR-Preferred, visible in search results with a special indicator badge. Some vendors are also offering slight product price reductions for XMR transactions, separate from the platform fee reduction, creating additional buyer incentive for the more private payment method.
The announcement was accompanied by a refreshed Monero guide on the platform's information section, covering wallet setup, acquisition methods, and privacy best practices for users who may be more familiar with Bitcoin. For the full XMR buying guide, see our Monero guide.