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Why Colabonate?

Decentral commerce powered by Bitcoin

Buy

Discover & shop

Find products and services nearby and pay directly — no intermediaries.

Sell

Offer & grow

Showcase your offers, manage catalogs and build a verifiable reputation.

Cooperate

Collaborate & scale

Find partners, close fair contracts and realize joint projects — open source and decentralized.

All Features

A quick overview of everything Colabonate offers

Help Categories

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Beta — Phase 1

Everything you need to know before and during the Closed Beta.

3 articles

Getting Started

Set up your account and learn the basics of Colabonate.

6 articles

Login providers

How you sign in to Colabonate — Nostr, Lightning, Email, Alby, MetaMask. Each has a different key, recovery, and signing story.

5 articles

Buying

Discover products and services, pay securely, and track orders.

5 articles

Selling

Set up your company, manage catalogs, and fulfill orders.

5 articles

Cooperation

Find partners, create projects, manage tenders, and collaborate.

6 articles

Wallet & Payments

Manage balance, send and receive Lightning payments, and understand escrow.

16 articles

Identity & Trust

HID levels, reviews, COL-Points, and verification signals.

7 articles

DAO & Governance

Proposals, voting, the Foundation, and the Arbitration Council.

4 articles

Tickets & Orders

Order tracking, milestone management, escrow status, and disputes.

4 articles

Popular Questions

Quick answers to common questions

01

What does the Closed Beta mean for me?

Beta — Phase 1

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02

How do I create my first offer?

Sell
New Listing
Fill Details
Publish

Selling

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03

What are identity levels?

L0
L1
L2
L3

Getting Started

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04

How does Lightning escrow work?

Pay
Hold
Work
Release

Wallet & Payments

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05

How do I start a cooperation?

Role
Type
Model
Publish

Cooperation

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06

How do I track my orders?

Tickets
Find Order
Check Status
Approve

Buying

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07

What is a private key?

Private Key
Public Key
Signing
No Server

Wallet & Payments

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08

Custodial vs. non-custodial?

Custodial
Non-custodial
HYBRID
Settings

Wallet & Payments

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09

How does Nostr authentication work?

Install
Login
Sign
Verify

Wallet & Payments

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10

Can I use MetaMask as a Lightning wallet?

Getting Started

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11

Can I pay without a browser extension?

Wallet & Payments

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12

How does email login work and where is my key?

Login providers

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13

Which login provider should I choose?

Login providers

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