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OTSea Review: What to Know Before Trading

OTSea is described as a peer-to-peer crypto OTC marketplace on Ethereum, Base and Blast. Its fees, trading process and custody model are not clear enough to assess before you use it.

By the SkyBitcoins review team · Updated

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OTSea key facts

OTSea key facts
TypePeer-to-peer OTC crypto marketplace
ChainsEthereum, Base and Blast
TokenOTSEA
AuditsTwo listed; details unspecified
Value locked$530K−1.3% 7d
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OTSea FAQs

What is OTSea?

OTSea is described as a peer-to-peer OTC trading platform for crypto assets, including ERC-20 tokens. It is listed on Ethereum, Base and Blast.

What does OTSea charge to trade?

OTSea does not publish fee details in the information available about the project. A search result says the OTSEA token offers discounted platform fees, but the discount terms are not specified.

Is OTSea safe to use?

Two audits are listed for OTSea, but their names, dates and scope are not specified. The custody model and any licence are also unknown, so you cannot judge the platform’s protections from these details alone.

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How we checked

Sources

  1. defillama.com/protocol/otsea(opens in a new tab)

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