# Local P2P Exchange

Category: exchanges · Peer-to-Peer Exchanges
Grade: C
KYC: anonymous_signup, no_kyc
Highlights: P2P, NO-KYC, SIMPLEX, GAP-FILL
Features: non_custodial, p2p, escrow_optional, no_account_required_to_browse
Fees: Directory-side is free (posting + browsing). SimpleX escrow bot may charge a per-trade fee; check the bot's own terms before use — the site does not publish the bot's fee schedule.
Web: https://localp2p.su/
Last verified: 2026-08-17
Operating since: 2026-08 (0y) — RDAP does not return registration data for .su domains via public RDAP; Wayback has no snapshot at listing time. Operator's own site self-describes as 'Beta environment' — the freshness is on-record.

> LocalBitcoins-style P2P ads directory — post or browse crypto↔fiat buy/sell ads, arrange the trade off-site over SimpleX chat, with an optional SimpleX escrow bot as neutral middleman. The closest active venue yet to the LocalMonero shape that's been missing since AgoraDesk closed in November 2024.

## Review

**LocalBitcoins-style P2P crypto-↔-fiat directory.** Post an ad — asset, fiat, amount, price, payment methods, SimpleX contact — browse what other people have posted, and arrange the trade directly with your counterparty over SimpleX chat. The site publishes and manages the ads; it holds no funds, takes no custody, and does not arbitrate. An optional SimpleX escrow bot can sit in the middle as a neutral third party when you don't trust the counterparty.

**Why this shape matters.** The LocalBitcoins → LocalMonero → AgoraDesk lineage — P2P fiat trading with off-chain payment methods, escrow, and no operator custody — ended when AgoraDesk closed in November 2024. Nothing active has filled it since: Bisq, Haveno and RoboSats cover P2P *currency swaps*, and Kashilo and XMRBazaar cover *goods classifieds*, but the P2P-fiat-with-escrow venue simply disappeared. Local P2P Exchange is the closest active service that maps back onto that classic shape.

**Escrow.** The SimpleX escrow bot is opt-in — the directory points you to it but doesn't underwrite it, and the bot is unaudited. Read its own terms and test the release-condition logic with a small trade before relying on it for anything larger.

**Honest about itself.** The footer says it plainly: *"Beta environment. Trades happen off-site over SimpleX; always use escrow and verify your counterparty. Content is user-submitted and not vetted by this site."* That kind of first-party humility is rare on a fresh listing and worth crediting.

**Useful when.** You want to trade crypto ↔ fiat with a real counterparty instead of a swap engine's order book; you want trade coordination on SimpleX (no signup, metadata-minimal); and you want a directory that honestly calls itself a directory rather than a custodial exchange wearing P2P branding.

**Caveats.** It's **very fresh and self-described beta** — keep early trades small and verifiable before scaling. **No peer-directory signal yet.** The **legal-page surface is missing** — `/terms`, `/about`, `/faq`, `/help` all 404, which is the biggest reservation here: an ads-only directory with no operator-side terms or contact page. The **escrow bot is unaudited**. The **`.su` TLD** is a legacy ccTLD, still valid but with occasional verification quirks, and operator jurisdiction is unknown. And per the site's own footer, **ads are user-submitted and unvetted** — same directory-liability posture as classic LocalBitcoins: verify your counterparty yourself, use escrow, and never send funds directly on a first trade.

Source: https://xmr.club/exchanges/localp2p