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RE: Escrows, what are they and how do they work in depth

in #core4 days ago

I agree with @miosha that the current flow is ridiculous for retail-style purchases.

After approval, the buyer has no incentive to send a release tx. The seller can’t self-release before escrow_expiration, so in practice they either wait for expiry (and then self-release) or open a dispute just to get paid, which burdens the agent even when nothing is wrong.

For ordinary purchases, the expected default should be: if nobody disputes within the inspection window, the funds settle to the seller automatically. An opt-in "auto-release to seller at escrow_expiration if undisputed" would match user expectations while preserving the current dispute protections.