Founder Story
Trust is no longer earned, its coded
Why Tscrow Was Built
Tscrow wasn’t built for a hackathon. It wasn’t built to chase hype or extract short-term value.
It was built from personal experience, failure, and lessons learned the hard way.
Personal Experience
Like many people in this space, I have been scammed.
I was trying to complete what should have been a simple OTC (Over-The-Counter) trade. I checked the counterparty’s reputation, reviewed prior activity, and did what I believed was sufficient, and the reputation turned out to be fake.
The moment I sent the funds, I was blocked.
No warning, No explanation, No recourse...
That experience alone changed how i approached trading — but it wasn’t the last one.
On another occasion, I arranged a hand-to-hand OTC exchange with someone I had contacted online. We agreed on the terms beforehand and chose a location to meet in person.
When I arrived, the person i had been communicating with wasn’t alone. At the time, I didn’t think much of it.
Within minutes, I was confronted, threatened at knife point, and robbed by him and his associates.
What was meant to be a simple trade turned into something i had never experienced before.
I lost my hard earned money, developed deep trust issues with online counterparties, and later faced a real world encounter where a simple exchange turned into a knife point robbery that nearly cost me my life.
That incident stayed with me — not just because of the loss, but because of the realization that most people in crypto are still forced to rely on:
Reputation screenshots
Verbal agreements
“Trust me” assurances
While the ecosystem moves toward full decentralization, people are trading right now, often without real protection.
That realization is what led me to start building Tscrow, almost a year ago.
Why Tscrow Exists
Existing solutions consistently fail in one or more critical areas.
Complexity
Systems that require dApp connections, browser wallets, and advanced technical knowledge increase the risk of user error — and user error is expensive.
Centralization
Centralized escrow wallets pool funds into a single location, creating a high-value target and a single point of failure.
Latency
Dispute resolution and support responses often take days, leaving funds locked while risk is active.
Tscrow was designed to reduce these risks while remaining usable by everyday traders.
Built for Real People
I didn’t want to build something theoretical.
I wanted to build something I would personally feel safe using with my own friends, my own trading partners, and in real world scenarios.
Not perfect Not utopian
But predictable, transparent, and safer.
Built With Intent
Tscrow is still a prototype.
It is not perfect (yet), but it was built with intent, care, and firsthand understanding of the risks people face.
It exists because the problem is real, and because I lived it.
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