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Pure P2P Markets (No Initial Liquidity)

Issue #79 | State: OPEN | Created: 2026-01-23T04:30:16Z

Labels: enhancement

Updated: 2026-01-23T04:38:31Z | Closed: N/A

Summary

Allow market creation without platform-provided initial liquidity. Markets operate purely peer-to-peer with limit orders waiting for counterparties.

Tasks

Add market type flag: LIQUIDITY_PROVIDED vs PURE_P2P
Update market creation API to skip initial order seeding for P2P
Design P2P market UI (empty orderbook state, pending orders display)
Implement order expiration policies for stale P2P orders
Add market filtering: P2P vs liquidity-backed
Consider reduced deposit/fees for P2P markets (less platform risk)

Notes

No smart contract changes needed (orderbook is off-chain)
P2P markets may have wider spreads — set user expectations
Good for niche topics where platform doesn't want capital exposure