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## What is Haveno?
Haveno (pronounced ha‧ve‧no) is a platform for people who want to exchange [Monero](https://getmonero.org) for fiat currencies like EUR, GBP and USD or other cryptocurrencies, like BTC, ETH, BCH .
Main features:
- All communications are routed through **Tor**, to preserve your privacy
- Trades are **peer-to-peer**: trades on Haveno will happen between people only, there is no central authority.
- Trades are **non-custodial**: Haveno provides arbitration in case something goes wrong during the trade, but we will never have access to your funds.
- There is **No token**, because we don't need it. Transactions between traders are secured by non-custodial multisignature transactions on the Monero network.
- The revenue generated by Haveno will be managed by an entity called Council (more info soon), composed by members of the Monero/Haveno community, not the Haveno Core Team and will be used to **fund Haveno and Monero** development.
See the [FAQ on our website](https://haveno.exchange/faq/) for more information.
Haveno is still work in progress. There are no binaries available at this stage. If you want to test Haveno you have to compile it first (see [docs/installing.md](docs/installing.md)).
## Status of the project
Haveno is currently being developed, but it's already possible to test XMR <->fiat/crypto trades using the legacy user interface.
Main repositories:
- **[haveno](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno)** - This repository. The core of Haveno.
- **[haveno-ui](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno-ui)** - The user interface.
- **[haveno-ts](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno-ts)** - TypeScript library for using Haveno.
- **[haveno-meta](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno-meta)** - For project-wide discussions and proposals.
If you wish to help, take a look at the repositories above and look for open issues. We run a bounty program to incentivize development. See [Bounties](#bounties)
The project is lead by a core Team formed of 2 people: ErCiccione and Woodser. The PGP keys of the core team members are in `gpg_keys/`.
## Keep in touch and help out!
Haveno is a community-driven project. For it to be successful it's fundamental to have the support and help of the community. Join the community rooms on our Matrix server:
- General discussions: **Haveno** ([#haveno:haveno.network](https://matrix.to/#/#haveno:haveno.network)) relayed on IRC/Libera (`#haveno`)
- Development discussions: **Haveno Development** ([#haveno-dev:haveno.network](https://matrix.to/#/#haveno-dev:haveno.network)) relayed on IRC/Libera (`#haveno-dev`)
Email: contact@haveno.exchange
Website: [haveno.exchange](https://haveno.exchange)
## Running a local Haveno test network
See [docs/installing.md](docs/installing.md)
## Contributing to Haveno
See the [developer guide](docs/developer-guide.md) to get started developing for Haveno.
See [docs/CONTRIBUTING.md](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for our styling guides.
If you are not able to contribute code and want to contribute development resources, [donations](#support) fund development bounties.
## Bounties
To incentivize development and reward contributors we adopt a simple bounty system. Contributors may be awarded bounties after completing a task (resolving an issue). Take a look at the issues eligible for a bounty on the [dedicated Kanban board](https://github.com/orgs/haveno-dex/projects/2) or look for [issues labelled '💰bounty'](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%F0%9F%92%B0bounty) in the main `haveno` repository. [Details and conditions for receiving a bounty](docs/bounties.md).
## Sponsors
Would you like to help us build Haveno? Become a sponsor! We will show your logo here. Contact us at contact@haveno.exchange.
