# P2P v5.2.7

**Release Date:** January 25, 2025
**Tags:** BUG FIXES, BALANCE LOCKING, CHAT SYSTEM, UI/UX IMPROVEMENTS

## Fixed

### Balance Locking System

- **Correct Balance Locking**: Fixed balance locking to properly secure seller funds during trades
  - SELL offers: Balance locked when offer is created
  - BUY offers: Balance locked when trade starts
  - Buyers never have balance locked (they pay using external payment methods)
  - Full support for all wallet types (FIAT, SPOT, ECO) with proper balance management
  - Prevents double-spending and unauthorized withdrawals during active trades

- **Balance Verification**: Enhanced verification to ensure sellers have sufficient funds before trade initiation
  - Real-time balance checks before accepting trades
  - Prevents insufficient balance errors
  - Validates locked funds for active offers
  - Prevents double-locking of funds
  - Automatic wallet creation for missing wallets during trade initiation

### Trade Chat System

- **Message System**: Fixed message sending and retrieval functionality
  - Messages now send successfully without errors
  - Chat history loads properly
  - Messages display with proper sender information
  - Real-time message updates every 5 seconds

- **Message Display**: Fixed message rendering issues
  - Messages now show unique identifiers
  - Proper timestamp formatting
  - Correct sender/receiver identification

### Trade Display

- **Trade Page Loading**: Fixed errors when viewing trade details
  - Trade pages now load without "undefined" errors
  - Fixed redirect issues after creating a trade
  - Trade dashboard displays all data correctly
  - Proper handling of missing or malformed data

- **Counterparty Information**: Fixed missing trader information
  - Avatar and name display correctly
  - Trading statistics show properly
  - Buyer/seller roles clearly identified

- **Timeline Display**: Fixed trade event timeline
  - Timeline events now display in correct order
  - Event descriptions show properly
  - No more loading errors

- **Data Configuration**: Fixed parsing of trade configuration data
  - Amount, price, location, and user requirements now parse correctly
  - Handles multiple levels of data encoding automatically
  - Prevents crashes from malformed configuration data

### UI/UX Improvements

- **Text Spacing**: Fixed text display issues throughout P2P interface
  - Price display now shows "per USDT" with proper spacing
  - Counterparty stats show "0 trades" with proper spacing
  - All text elements have correct formatting

- **Escrow Fee Display**: Improved clarity of escrow fee information
  - Now shows "0.1 USDT (0.10 USD)" format for better understanding
  - Clear currency denomination
  - Accurate USD conversion

- **Payment Tab**: Fixed payment functionality for new trades
  - Payment option now available immediately after trade creation
  - No more "Payment Not Required" error for PENDING trades
  - Buyers can submit payment confirmation right away

- **Settings Warnings**: Fixed incorrect "Limited Functionality" warnings
  - Warnings only show when features are actually disabled
  - No false alerts for properly configured features

- **Trade Creation Form**: Enhanced trade creation experience
  - Added bidirectional amount/total calculation (enter amount to get total, or enter total to get amount)
  - Real-time balance verification with feedback
  - Improved error messages for better clarity
  - Better handling of minimum and maximum trade limits

### General Improvements

- **Timezone Configuration**: Fixed timezone warnings
  - Consistent date/time display across all P2P features
  - UTC timezone standardization

- **Error Messages**: Improved error handling throughout P2P system
  - Clear, user-friendly error messages
  - Proper validation feedback
  - Graceful error recovery

## Improved

### User Experience

- **Real-time Updates**: Enhanced trade monitoring
  - Trade status updates every 10 seconds
  - Message updates every 5 seconds
  - Automatic scroll to latest messages
  - Loading indicators during updates

- **Visual Consistency**: Improved interface design
  - Consistent color scheme across all P2P pages
  - Better dark mode appearance
  - Cleaner, more professional look

- **Performance**: Optimized P2P trading operations
  - Faster page loads
  - Reduced unnecessary logging
  - Improved error handling
  - Better response validation

## Migration Notes

Remove all old offers if you fail to open offers page or editing them
