OpenBazaar is an open-source decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace protocol that was founded by Brian Hoffman and decommissioned in January 2021. OpenBazaar's Twitter Score is 131 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #5,669 (top 5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
OpenBazaar was built to enable e-commerce transactions in a fully decentralized marketplace using cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange. Its original software launched on April 4, 2016, allowing users to buy and sell goods for Bitcoin. The project grew out of DarkMarket, an open-source prototype created in the wake of the Silk Road takedown, and was rebranded and relaunched as OpenBazaar. The protocol used multisignature transactions along with notaries and moderators for dispute resolution, distinguishing it from custodial or centralized marketplace alternatives.
OpenBazaar was previously affiliated with OB1, the company that powered much of its infrastructure, which announced the decommissioning of most of that infrastructure on January 15, 2021. The project was formerly backed by Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. OpenBazaar has 31,267 followers as of July 2026 and has published 6,397 posts. The account has been mentioned by 452 accounts, with 2,716 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow OpenBazaar include 396 founders, 92 angel investors, 145 influencers and 25 VCs. Among them are Balaji, Chris Dixon, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin, CoinDesk and Joseph Lubin.