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ɅGOᏒɅ 🏜️ First Year Recap: A Thriving 2024 for Stacker News P2P Marketplace

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Welcome to AGORA 🔁 The SN P2P Marketplace

> ![in my opinion, out of all territories, AGORA is the most original one. well done.](https://m.stacker.news/69169)

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# ~ɅGOᏒɅ 🏜️ First Year Recap: 
_A Thriving 2024 for Stacker News P2P Marketplace_
Read more: https://stacker.news/items/821255/r/AGORA

To commemorate the first one-year anniversary of the AGORA territory on Stacker News, here is an introduction that highlights the vibrant and electrifying community where stackers can discover a wide range of items through peer-to-peer transactions, merchants can sell various products, and offer unlimited services globally to receive back valuable sats securely, without intermediaries. A place where entrepreneurs can learn about and build businesses on bitcoin and innovative market practices. It is also the hub for marketers to connect with their audience, advertisers to reach a diverse and engaged community glued together by strong values, and curious visitors to explore new opportunities and ideas in a free and dynamic marketplace. 

A place to connect, where individuals from all walks of life, including stackers, cowboys, maxis, and hodlers, come together to exchange, trade, and innovate remotely, privately, and anonymously. The AGORA territory embodies the spirit of a traditional _agora_, where people gather to exchange goods, services, and ideas, fostering a community that is both socially and economically active.

One year already since its [inception](https://stacker.news/items/363312/r/AGORA), the AGORA territory has become a thriving community where users can post anything they want to sell or buy, advertise their services and skill sets, and engage in various types of discussions about business, free market, value exchange, peer to peer deals, operating in the private and learn how to get rid of uncomfortable third parties. From physical items to digital services, the diversity of offerings is vast, and the community is open to feedback and suggestions to continuously improve and expand its capabilities.


# 2024 Highlights
Over the past year, the AGORA territory has seen significant activity, with numerous posts, comments, and transactions. Here are the highlights:


### 📜 Top 3 posts by **zaprank**
Discover the most engaging posts based on stackers interactions. You can see them all [here](https://stacker.news/~AGORA/top/posts/year/r/AGORA)!
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/597538/r/AGORA How to respond to illicit & immoral Payment Requests & Notices of Prosecution? by @supratic
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/710616/r/AGORA Advice For Bitcoin Online Store? by @siggy47
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/791635/r/AGORA Darknet Market Archives of ~89 darknet markets & forums (2013-2015) by @aljaz

### 📜 Top 3 posts by **comments**
Sparking the most out of the discussion. You can see them all [here](https://stacker.news/~AGORA/top/posts/year/r/AGORA?by=comments)!
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/372065/r/AGORA [OFFER] I will leave a comment on your Bio [500 sats] 😎 by @Eobard
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/723069/r/AGORA [SWAP] SN Cowboy credits by @DarthCoin
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/806578/r/AGORA Buy Kratum With Bitcoin by @siggy47

### 📜 Top 3 posts by **sats**
Yes! Those that have earned the most sats from the community. You can see them all [here](https://stacker.news/~AGORA/top/posts/year/r/AGORA?by=sats) (excluding internals)!
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/509450/r/AGORA I OWN NOTHING, and I'm the happiest I've ever been by @Lux 
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/505860/r/AGORA The first contract you did NOT sign and someone stealing you(r) baby at birth by @mo
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/634874/r/AGORA The United States Corporation by @supratic

### 📜 Top 3 Boosts
Learn about the posts that have gained significant attention supporting the territory.
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/787489/r/AGORA BLACK FRIDAY: Borrow against your Bitcoin for a Virtual Visa - No Fees by @lendasat
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/784376/r/AGORA SATOSH.EE - Gift Cards, Discounts, Loyalty Program by @Kontext
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/750336/r/AGORA [OFFER] IPv4+IPv6 KVM VPS, from 1.75EUR/month (Stockholm/SE SWEDEN) by @skhron

### ⚖️ Top 3 SELLERS
Recognize the most successful sellers in the community.
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/367235/r/AGORA [SELL] 3 Chairs and 1 Standing Desk by @PlebLab 
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/673616/r/AGORA [SELL] 1 Million Products, Travel Agency, Concierge and Cars by @ShopinBit
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/806603/r/AGORA Beeswax Dinner Candles For Sale by @kr

###  🖇 Top 3 OFFERS
Explore the best service and product offers.
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/813013/r/AGORA [OFFER][Graphic Design] by @gpvansat
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/372801/r/AGORA [OFFER] Photoshoping by @tomlaies
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/650741/r/AGORA [⚖️SELL] Hand-Made Flecktarn Pouch(es) by @Fabs

### 🤠 Top 3 Contributors
Let's acknowledge the stackers who have contributed the most to the territory.
- 🥇 @watchmancbiz with [36 Ad-posts](https://stacker.news/search/r/AGORA?amount=&q=~AGORA+%40watchmancbiz&what=posts)
- 🥈 @supratic with [29 posts](https://stacker.news/search/r/AGORA?amount=&q=~AGORA+%40supratic&what=posts)
- 🥉 @thebullishbitcoiner with [9 Listings](https://stacker.news/search/r/AGORA?amount=&q=~AGORA+%40thebullishbitcoiner&what=posts)

### 🤠 Top 3 SN Posts about **Business**
Outside of the AGORA, we know people was talking about business and markets. Here the most interesting ones:
- 🥇 https://stacker.news/items/242308/r/AGORA Why are there so few bitcoiner e-commerce businesses??? by @DeltaClimbs 
- 🥈 https://stacker.news/items/320474/r/AGORA What is the best lightning business idea that nobody else is doing? by @piecover
- 🥉 https://stacker.news/items/363827/r/supratic Which businesses will pivot to Bitcoin / Lightning / Nostr? by @davidw

Special kudos to @OPAGO_PAY for [onboarding so many new businesses](https://stacker.news/search/r/AGORA?amount=&q=%40OPAGO_PAY&what=posts) into #bitcoin. 
 
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# In Summary
- A total of 📜 `823` posts 
- with a total of 💬 `2324` comments 
- stackers spent 🔫 `419.5`k sats 
- we stacked  🐎 `183`k sats 
- and a revenue of 🏆 `136.3`k sats
way below the 1.2M sats spent until now!

**So why keep going at a loss?**
We are driven by a desire to create something meaningful and useful for us all. We aim to build a community that aligns with our interests and values, which for us, is a fulfilling and motivating factor itself. Operating the AGORA provides an opportunity for us to connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and learn from others. The sense of community and the potential for personal and professional growth is our second strong motivator. Moreover, Stacker News is continually improving and expanding with new features that enable this to happen. Planned features include seamless crossposting, creating sub-territories, and more economic parameters to incentivize a worldwide free market! 

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# AGORA initiatives
During this year, we have played, experimented and had much fun launching several initiatives to support and enhance the AGORA territory, some of them have work, others need some more work, but overall we are really proud of the progress done until now. Check out our gems:
- https://stacker.news/items/806159/r/AGORA STACKER NEWS Merch: T-Shirts & Cap [32100 sats + shipping] https://agora.ftp.sh/cat/stacker-news/ 
- https://stacker.news/items/711428/r/AGORA Introducing SN nostr Badges for Legendary Stackers and Honorary Cowboys - you can get some stickers from https://agora.ftp.sh/tag/badge/
- https://stacker.news/items/430501/r/AGORA 🌵🏜 NEW WILD WEST POSTERS published as one of the OpenDesign Contests @Design_r shared with us https://posters.btc.pub/


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# Try the ~AGORA
Ifyou are still new in the AGORA, we suggest reading our intro guides, browse the community latest items or, why not, put a sats-value and post products and services you may have to offer?
 Click any of the links below to get started:
- [[⚖️ SELL]](https://w3.do/b_v2wutP) your stuff
- [[🛒 BUY]](https://w3.do/zvixtuSh) for sats
- [[🧑‍💻 HIRE]](https://w3.do/_j0kpVsi) some stuff or skills
- [[🖇 OFFER]](https://w3.do/EfWF8yDL) something
- [[🧑‍⚖️ AUCTION]](https://w3.do/sbbCjZ0e) 
- [[🤝 SWAP]](https://t.ly/DgeHr) Peer to Peer
- You could also give it for [[🆓 FREE]](https://w3.do/DdVEE1ME) 
- [[⭐ REVIEW]](https://w3.do/CAZ5JxCk) anything

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# A Heartfelt Thank You
We are grateful to @mo for initiating this territory, @AG for the amazing work done keeping an eye on the territory, running our weekly [🏷️ Spending Sunday!](https://stacker.news/search/r/AGORA?q=spending+sunday+%40AG&what=posts) and [The Magnificent Seven](https://stacker.news/AGORA/r/AGORA#the-magnificent-seven---of-all-times) newsletter, and @k00b, @ek, and all @SN contributors for building and maintaining Stacker News the way the community want and need. Your contributions have enabled us to add to our words and actions value, real value!

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# Your Feedback Matters

If you have suggestions or ideas on how we can improve or expand the AGORA territory, please leave your feedback in the comments below or DM the AGORA team on #Nostr:
`npub`: [`npub13kkpytvjcxsqka9pdshw3094urgh8fxwx7ru258lved9wr7f35mspal584`](https://iris.to/agora_sn)
`NIP-05`: [`agora_sn@iris.to`](https://iris.to/agora_sn)
`link`: [`https://iris.to/agora_sn`](https://iris.to/agora_sn)

Thank you, stackers, for making this year an incredible journey. We hope you enjoyed the ɅGOᏒɅ 🌵🏜️ experience and look forward to many more successful and joyful done-deals.

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## MAY EVERY DEAL ₿RING JOY TO YOUR ~AGORA AD-VENTURES!
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Driving More Users To Stacker News

Jon_Hodl

The rest of the production will have the back logo a bit lower https://stacker.news/items/814075/r/AG?commentId=814316

You got a unique piece! On the way to you...

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[OFFER][Graphic Design]

gpvansat

This is great! Thanks for sharing your services, much needed! 

Do you have a portfolio of previous work?

alter_native

Inauguration of a shop

Malos10_

[SELL] STACKER NEWS Merch: T-Shirts & Cap [32100 sats + shipping]

https://stacker.news/items/806159/r/AGORA?commentId=806285

correct, the print provider has EU and US logistics

Yes, is a print on demand service, and for now we send it back to rewards manually

🎉 Congrats! Did you pay onchain or lightning with opennode?

We did something today... would you like to try? https://agora.ftp.sh/cat/stacker-news/

![](https://m.stacker.news/67422)

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