***Update*** It has been about a month and a half now since we introduced the hedged escrow feature, and I am happy to say it has worked really well! If you don't know what that is, check out the buyer's and seller's guides. There has been plenty of market volatility over this time and the system has balanced out irregardless of what the exchange rate has done, exactly as it should. We've been tracking all of the numbers, and have found that sellers will lose about 4% of their payment when using the escrow hedge. This is due to the bid/ask spread and slippage in the markets, especially at times when the bitcoin markets are thin. Basically, when the payment is hedged, the lowest available "ask" prices adding up to the price of the order are used. Then, when it is unhedged, the highest available "bid" prices adding up to the price of the order are used. So, if you are willing to forgo this 4% or so, or raise your prices by 4%, for the security and predictability of being protected from exchange rate fluctuations while your payments are in escrow, then I recommend you enable escrow hedging on your settings page Probably the longest standing and most important feature request to date is finally here. Sellers now have the option to hedge their escrow balances against fluctuations in the BTC/USD exchange rate. Our hope is that this will bring some much needed predictability and stability to the transaction process and allow sellers to price their items with confidence. Detailed explanations can be found in the buyer's and seller's guides. Please note that this feature is experimental at the moment and we reserve the right to deactivate it without notice. Deactivating won't affect current hedged orders. It will only prevent future hedging. cheers