Rigly vs Shopstr
Shopstr has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 5.0, and Privacy 8.0 against 6.3.
Rigly
Sells time-limited Bitcoin hashrate through weekly group mining events
Privacy
6.3/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Shopstr
Open-source Nostr marketplace with self-custodial Lightning and Cashu payments
Privacy
8.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Rigly | Shopstr | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketplaces | Marketplaces |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | N/A | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | Email optional | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto, Lightning |
| Fees | Hashrate is priced in sats; the homepage example shows 42 TH/s for 1,100 sats including a fee | No mandatory platform fee; sellers may set an optional donation rate |
| Jurisdiction | United States (Delaware) | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Rigly
Nothing distinct
Both
Accepts Lightning
Only Shopstr
No email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Where they sit among marketplaces
Questions
Is Rigly or Shopstr safer?
Shopstr has the higher Safety grade: Rigly 5.0, Shopstr 7.0, out of 10.
Does Rigly or Shopstr require KYC?
Rigly is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Shopstr is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Rigly has 0 and Shopstr has 0 documented incidents in the registry.