Newsletter — March 2026
Hi there,
Something big is cooking. Peach is coming to your browser. Same P2P trading, same privacy, but in your browser. Mobile and desktop. We're getting close and we can't wait to show you. Here's a sneak peek.
More soon. In the meantime, let's get into the billion reasons the world has just given you to keep your personal data to yourself.
Your data, your business
Earlier this month, rumors say a data analytics company called Infutor, whose entire business model is collecting personal information on people, got breached. The result: 676 million records dumped online. Full names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers. Everything. It mostly operates in the United States, so you may not be directly impacted by this.
But it didn't stop there. In France, a third-party healthcare software provider exposed 15.8 million medical files. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and sensitive health data belonging to patients of over 3,800 doctors. Then Aura.com, a company that literally sells digital security services, got hit too. 921,000 records leaked.
The pattern is always the same. Companies collect your data because they "need" it. They promise to keep it safe. They don't. And when the breach happens, it's your problem, not theirs.
This is why we keep beating this drum. Every time you hand over personal information to buy Bitcoin on a VEX, you're adding your name to a database that could end up in the wrong hands. Not "maybe." Probably. The track record speaks for itself.
Nothing to hide. Everything to protect.
We don't want your data, seriously. We built Peach on a simple principle: your finances are nobody's concern but yours. No ID uploads. No selfies. No verification queues. You generate a seed, you build a reputation, you trade. That's it. Your reputation is your ID.
We don't collect what we don't need, because what we don't have can't be shared, or leaked. Every breach in the news is proof that the safest database is the one that doesn't exist.
We don't see your payment details (unless in case of dispute). Creating an account only involves generating a seed and linking your reputation to it.
Selling on Peach is KYC-free and FREE of charge. And you can sell bitcoin at a price that — if you have the patience to address new users or markets with low liquidity but high demand (Paraguay, I'm looking at you) — can easily go double-digit premium.
App improvements
A summary of what's new on Peach.
This update is a big one for how the marketplace works. We're making it easier for new users to get started, and more profitable for sellers who help them do it.
- ✅ Premium cap removed. We used to limit premiums to ±21%. That's gone. You can now set any premium (or discount) you want. No ceiling, no floor. The market decides what's fair. A free market should work like one.
- ✅ "For new users only" toggle for sellers. When you create a sell offer, you can now toggle "for new users only." Your offer will only be taken by buyers with 3 trades or fewer. This lets you run two strategies at once: regular offers for established traders, and small, higher-premium offers for newcomers. Keep the trade size small (20k to 100k sats), charge a higher premium, and help new peaches build their reputation. You get the margin, they get their first trades. Win–win.
- ✅ Why this matters: New users start with a 2.5 / 5 reputation. They need just 3 trades to leave the new-user zone, but if nobody matches with them, they leave the app. By trading with new users, you're growing the marketplace for everyone, yourself included, and getting paid well to do it.
We wrote about all of this in detail on the blog:
- New to Peach? How to Build Your Reputation Fast
- The Seller's Guide: High-Margin Trades with New Users
- Premium Cap Removal: Free Market Pricing
Server re-structuring and improvement is well underway. You should be feeling the difference.
And above all… the web version is brewing. It's at about 70% completion. We expect it to be ready next month. We'll make more fuss about it when the time comes, but here's a few insights:
- You will still need to confirm key operations on your mobile. That's because your bitcoin keys never leave your mobile phone (which is much more secure than your browser).
- The first version will essentially be a wider, more comfortable version of the mobile app. But with time, we'll add some cool features that will send Peach into a different ballgame.
Peach market update
Some stats from February 11 to March 19.
Below you'll find a recap of the most important stats from the previous month. Let us know if you'd like to see any chart or metric that doesn't appear here.
TL;DR
- The volume is strong! CHF 900k+ in the last month.
- Instant SEPA is still on the throne and leads the pack for the most liquid payment method.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total amount traded | 1,613,091,127 sats — 901,428 CHF |
| Average BTC price | CHF 56,053.87 |
| Avg. SELL offers / day | 114 (3,804 sell offers in 34 days) |
| Avg. PREMIUM | 6.28% — market cooled down (we saw nearly 9% in January). Median between 4.5% and 5.25%. |
| Avg. time to complete a contract (from offer published to payment made) | 195 minutes |
| Number of finished trades | 2,808 |
| Average trade amount | 575,077 sats — CHF 321 |
Most used payment methods: Instant SEPA ranks number one, followed by Revolut, Wise, PayPal, TWINT.
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March 19th, 2026