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ArcheOTC is a peer-to-peer OTC platform, quoted in USDT on Arbitrum. The platform escrows the coin; USDT moves buyer-to-seller directly.
How does a trade work?
Browse the market and open an ad. Placing an order locks the coin in a per-order escrow. The buyer sends USDT directly to the seller's bound payout address. Once the on-chain transfer is detected and confirmed, the platform releases the escrowed coin to the buyer.
Where does the USDT go? Does the platform hold my funds?
No. USDT is never held by the platform. The buyer pays the seller's bound USDT address on Arbitrum directly. The platform only escrows the coin being sold and releases it on-chain after confirming the buyer's payment.
What if the buyer doesn't pay, or the seller doesn't deposit?
Each side has a 30-minute window. If the seller does not deposit the escrow in time, the order auto-cancels. If the buyer does not pay in time after deposit, the order auto-cancels and the coin is refunded to the seller's bound receive address.
Something went wrong — how do I raise a dispute?
From an active order page you can open a dispute once the payment window is running. An admin reviews chat history, on-chain state and timing, then either releases to the buyer, refunds the seller, or cancels.
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Open Settings → Telegram to bind the bot. Order events and admin replies arrive there. Settings