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AgoraDesk

Peer-to-peer OTC cryptocurrency exchange platform associated with the LocalMonero team. AgoraDesk supported no-KYC P2P Bitcoin trading, while LocalMonero focused on Monero. In May 2024, the team announced an orderly wind-down after almost seven years of operation: new signups and ads were disabled immediately, new trades were disabled on 2024-05-14, and the website was to be taken down after 2024-11-07.

CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown
Also known as: AgoraDesk.com, AgoraDesk Exchange, LocalMonero / AgoraDesk, LocalMonero, LocalMonero.co

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2017-01-01
Death date
2024-11-07
Years
2017–2024
Origin
Unknown
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-05-10

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Live unverified
Archived URL

Summary

Peer-to-peer OTC cryptocurrency exchange platform associated with the LocalMonero team. AgoraDesk supported no-KYC P2P Bitcoin trading, while LocalMonero focused on Monero. In May 2024, the team announced an orderly wind-down after almost seven years of operation: new signups and ads were disabled immediately, new trades were disabled on 2024-05-14, and the website was to be taken down after 2024-11-07.

Timeline

AgoraDesk / LocalMonero platform era began
2017-01-01launchedmedium

The official wind-down notice says the platform had operated for almost seven years before the May 2024 closure announcement, placing the platform's start around 2017.

AgoraDesk announced wind-down
2024-05-07othercritical

AgoraDesk / LocalMonero announced that the platform would wind down after almost seven years of operation, disabling new signups and ad postings immediately.

AgoraDesk disabled new trades
2024-05-14othercritical

The official wind-down schedule said new trades would be disabled on 2024-05-14, one week after the announcement.

AgoraDesk / LocalMonero wind-down completed
2024-11-07shutdown_effectivecritical

The official wind-down schedule said the website would be taken down after 2024-11-07 and that users should recover any remaining arbitration bond funds before that date.

Evidence

AgoraDesk2024-05-07official_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
AgoraDesk2024-05-07official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
The Crypto Times2024-05-08news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive
AgoraDesk2024-05-07official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
The Tor Times2024-05-17news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
AgoraDesk2024-05-07official_statementhigh reliabilitydeath_datearchive
Bitcoin Wiki2026-05-10wiki_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
Monero Observer2024-05-07news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_datearchive
Athena Alpha2023-05-24database_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive

Notes and record state

Record note
HEI uses voluntary_shutdown because the official AgoraDesk / LocalMonero wind-down notice describes an orderly closure due to internal and external factors, not insolvency, hack, acquisition, rebrand, or a specific regulatory enforcement action. AgoraDesk is treated as a centralized P2P exchange-style marketplace rather than a DEX.
Revision state
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