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Why use RoboSatsWhy use RoboSats

1. Lightning Fast1. Lightning Fast

• LN Hodl invoices serve as bonds & escrows for high assurance and speed.

2. Absolutely Private2. Absolutely Private

• Best privacy practices by default.
• Simple and KYC-free.
• You will generate a random Robot avatar for a single use.
• The exchange is Tor-only.

3. Open Source3. Open Source

• RoboSats is fully open source. - Github

I'm going to use the Tor Browser on desktop for this guide. But the android app is essentially identical. So the flow should be the same.

I prefer Bisq for buying as I can get really good deals. Plus the use of a larger deposit helps to secure things. However, Bisq is onchain only, so in a higher fee environment, it could get pricey. RoboSats however is using lightning.

BTW, for Bisq if the miner fees get higher, check out a Monero based fork where you can pay the deposit in Monero, as this will help with miner fees. Plus generally speaking, and especially in a high fee environment, Monero fees should be lower.

Step 1 - Download or use in Tor browserStep 1 - Download or use in Tor browser

1. Use http://robodexarjwtfryec556cjdz3dfa7u47saek6lkftnkgshvgg2kcumqd.onion/ for use in Tor Browser
2. Download APK from Github and check signature to make sure it's signed with the Reckless-Satoshi PGP key (if this is something you know how to do. Explaining it is outside the purview of this article) - https://github.com/RoboSats/robosats/releases/

Step 2 - Roll a RobotStep 2 - Roll a Robot

Image 1 - GARAGE tab

1. For regular mode click "🚀START". A robot will be given to you. You'll be prompted to save a unique string that will help you log back in to that specific robot. Helpful if you initiate a trade. If you wanted to make an order directly, I recommend you skip step one and go to directly to step two.

Image 2 - Start menu

Image 3 - After rolling a robot

Image 4 - Prompted to browse or make an order.

2. If you want to make create an order, skip down to "➡️ FAST GENERATE ORDER"

Image 2 - Start menu

Image 5 - FAST GENERATE ORDER

Step 3 - Go to the OFFERS tabStep 3 - Go to the OFFERS tab

Image 6 - OFFERS tab

1. Select BUY/SELL depending on your need.
2. Select currency. Just look for the "🌎 ANY" and pick your currency from the drop down menu.
3. Filter payment method by clicking "METHOD" and selecting one of the options, or simply start typing and watch your option pop up.
4. Click "Premium" until it sorts from the lowest premium to the highest.

Step 4 - Select/Create an offerStep 4 - Select/Create an offer

Image 7 - taking an offer

1. Take the order (or make one) and if the person had a range, put in how much bitcoin you wish to buy.
2. Click take order

Step 5 - Receiving the bitcoinStep 5 - Receiving the bitcoin

1. Pay a small deposit to lock in the order

Image 8 - taking order

2. Paste in a LN invoice for the amount of LN sats to be received. (see Addendum #2)
3. Pay using fiat method preselected
4. Bitcoin is paid out of escrow and into the LN invoice that you gave.

AddendumAddendum

1. Use this for more help - https://learn.robosats.com/
2. If you don't wish to receive in lighting, then in Step 5, instead of your own LN invoice, use one from https://boltz.exchange/swap. You can do this natively in RoboSats, but they charge an arm and a leg.