MostroEuropa | European Community for Mostro
European Mostro Community
Coordinator Online
Mostro · Lightning · Nostr
Buy & Sell Bitcoin<br>P2P. No KYC.
Trade Bitcoin directly with other people through the Mostro peer-to-peer protocol, using Lightning and Nostr.
MostroEuropa is an independent European community operating a Mostro coordinator.<br>We are not the P2P protocol itself: Mostro is the protocol , and our coordinator is one access point to it.
P2P Bitcoin<br>No KYC<br>Non-custodial<br>Lightning<br>Nostr<br>European Multi-fiat
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Our Coordinator
Mostro · The Protocol
The P2P System
Mostro is the open-source peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange protocol. It uses Nostr for communication and Lightning hold invoices to coordinate trades without a traditional custodial exchange.
Official Mostro website ↗
MostroEuropa · The Community
European Community
MostroEuropa is an independent European community for users of Mostro. Our goal is to help users discover the protocol, access a European coordinator and build reputation through real P2P use.
Our Coordinator · The Node
Your Access Point
Compatible Mostro clients can connect to our coordinator using its Nostr public key and the relays published below.
Open the guide →
Guide · Start Here
How to connect to<br>MostroEuropa.
Choose the client you want to use. Every client needs the identity of the MostroEuropa coordinator. Terminal clients also need the Nostr relays used by our coordinator.
MostroEuropa Coordinator NPUB
npub1mg36x8t42usn32upfxg35ppzfqf2xj76v7w2hf7trqj0ma79jtkqrj3q9m
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Mostro Mobile · Step-by-step
Connect Mostro Mobile to MostroEuropa
Follow the real Mostro Mobile interface shown below. The screenshots are from the current app and show the exact path used to add a custom coordinator.
Step 01
Open the side menu and tap Settings .
Step 02
On the Settings page, scroll down . The Mostro section is further down the page.
Step 03
Find the Mostro section and tap the current node card marked Tap to change .
Step 04
In Select Mostro Node , scroll to Custom Nodes and tap Add Custom Node .
Step 05
Paste the MostroEuropa npub into Public Key . The app accepts hex or npub. Name is optional. Then tap Add Custom Node .
Coordinator ID
Paste this exact public key into the Public Key field:
npub1mg36x8t42usn32upfxg35ppzfqf2xj76v7w2hf7trqj0ma79jtkqrj3q9m
After adding it, the coordinator appears under Custom Nodes . The screenshots currently show its existing public metadata name, “Shadowbip Mostro”.
Before your first trade
Back up the recovery phrase generated by the client. If you configure a default Lightning Address, use an address you control and verify it before relying on it for a trade.
MostriX · Terminal UI
Configure MostriX for MostroEuropa
MostriX stores its configuration in ~/.mostrix/settings.toml. The official MostriX documentation exposes the coordinator public key, relays and currency filters in this file.
01. Install and launch MostriX once so its configuration is created.
02. Open ~/.mostrix/settings.toml.
03. Set mostro_pubkey to the MostroEuropa npub.
04. Configure the Nostr relays with the three MostroEuropa relays listed below.
05. Optionally adjust your currencies filter to the fiat markets you want to see.
06. Start MostriX and open Mostro Info to verify that the instance information matches the MostroEuropa coordinator.
Official MostriX guide ↗
mostro-cli · Advanced users
Ready-to-use configuration
mostro-cli requires MOSTRO_PUBKEY and RELAYS. The CLI accepts the coordinator npub or hex public key.
export MOSTRO_PUBKEY="npub1mg36x8t42usn32upfxg35ppzfqf2xj76v7w2hf7trqj0ma79jtkqrj3q9m"<br>export RELAYS="wss://relay.mostro.network,wss://relay.shadowbip.com,wss://mostro-p2p.tech"
mostro-cli listorders
Important
On first use, mostro-cli creates your local user identity and a 12-word mnemonic. Back it up before trading. The CLI does not automatically load a .env file; export variables or source them from a shell file yourself.
Official mostro-cli configuration ↗
Nostr Relays used by MostroEuropa
wss://relay.mostro.network
wss://relay.shadowbip.com
wss://mostro-p2p.tech
Our Coordinator
MostroEuropa<br>instance information.
Mostro
0.18.4
Protocol 2 · NIP-44 direct
Trading Fee
0.6%
Configured coordinator fee
Order Limits
100 — 1,000,000 sat
Minimum / maximum order amount
PoW
Anti-abuse bonds enabled
Accepted Fiat Currencies
EUR<br>GBP<br>CHF<br>PLN<br>CZK<br>HUF<br>RON<br>SEK<br>DKK<br>NOK<br>ISK<br>ALL<br>BAM<br>MDL<br>MKD<br>RSD<br>UAH
Coordinator NPUB
npub1mg36x8t42usn32upfxg35ppzfqf2xj76v7w2hf7trqj0ma79jtkqrj3q9m
Lightning Wallet
You need a<br>Lightning wallet.
Mostro uses Lightning for the Bitcoin side of the trade. Use a wallet you control and understand.
Phoenix
A commonly used self-custodial Lightning wallet suitable for receiving and paying Lightning invoices.
Official website ↗
Zeus
A self-custodial Lightning wallet and node interface widely used by experienced Lightning users.
Official website ↗
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