On a P2P platform like LocalBitcoins, sellers will post their offer and the transaction will be carried out directly between the related parties without the involvement of any third-party, using Alipay or any other specified platform as the payment method. The trader said he worked with the Dutch partners for a while, learning how to execute the trade, then went into business for himself. I sent a Skype message introducing myself as a Quartz reporter, and I got an immediate reply from the poster, who refused to be named.