Yea i remember the period when localmonero was shutting down and haveno was being touted as the alternative. Haveno reto became the only functioning instance, i tried 1 other but it was empty. Thus by network effect /early adoption reto got a monopoly. Even though the ideal case - many haveno networks competing - is not true i think that we arent in a great position.
All that said, coders dont work for free and a decentralised xmr fiat exch is a big ask to be funded by piecemeal donation or tiny fee acumulation. So retos what weve got for now but its rebrand is bad pr.
Ps. We use tradeogre without knowing the dox or codebase. . .
russia is full tilt heading towards a cbdc system,
but building a parallel financial infrastructure, along with the rest of BRICS, outside of USA/Western control
regarding Haveno - it's early days. localmonero was big here in the UK but got scared off with the latest tranche of anti-crypto legislation
haveno isn't big at all, usually I see <10 nodes running at any one time. But if it's the only option then it will catch on. necessity is the mother of invention!
Dynamic Intelligent Currency Encryption (DICE) is a technological concept designed to enhance the security of paper currency. The system tracks and monitors banknotes in circulation using identifiable characteristics, allowing for the remote devaluation of banknotes involved in fraudulent activities or criminal transactions
