Bitpost vs traditional delivery
A side-by-side look at how Bitpost differs from conventional courier services.
Structure
Legal form and address
Traditional courier companies are legally incorporated under local law, maintaining a central office where responsible parties can be reached and are subject to legal and administrative oversight.
Bitpost is a fully decentralized structure with no legal entity behind it. It has no headquarters, and its operations cannot be attributed to any single location or even a specific country.
Ownership
Depending on their legal form, traditional courier companies can be private ventures owned by one or several investors, or public entities owned collectively by shareholders.
Bitpost is a public good, collectively owned by the community of BPG token holders, with each token representing a proportional share in the project.
Management
Traditional courier companies operate under a classic top-down corporate hierarchy made up of a CEO, a board of directors, and lower-tier managers.
Bitpost employs a decentralized governance model, where the project community votes on key decisions, while members retain full autonomy in everyday, minor operations.
Logistics network
Traditional courier companies build massive logistics facilities, local branches, and pickup points using their own limited capital, which slows down the pace of expansion. All investments are centrally planned.
Bitpost enables anyone to open logistics hubs in their existing businesses or even private residences, allowing the network to grow organically from the bottom up without any limitations or imposed strategy.
Couriers
Couriers working for traditional delivery companies are employed under legal contracts after applying for a position and completing the recruitment process.
Bitpost leverages a community model where any individual can start delivering parcels instantly after registering in the app, with no contractual obligations and the freedom to leave at any time.
Vehicles fleet
Traditional courier companies provide company vehicles to all their drivers. The costs of acquiring and maintaining a large fleet are significant, and limited financial resources impose clear boundaries on operational efficiency.
Bitpost couriers transport parcels with their own vehicles, used every day for other purposes.
Operations
Parcel routing
Traditional courier companies passes all parcels through a centralized sorting facility, sometimes hundreds of kilometers off the shortest delivery path, significantly increasing delivery time.
Bitpost parcels travel along more direct routes, moving between nearby hubs and progressively getting closer to recipients. Off-course travel doesn’t slow down delivery.
Delivery zones
Due to limited human and fleet resources, traditional courier companies designate large, fixed delivery zones, with the only exception being major cities, where zones can be smaller.
Bitpost couriers freely define the areas they wish to operate in, which can be smaller or larger, overlap, or even be nested within one another. The concept of a delivery zone is fluid.
Departure frequency
In a traditional courier company, each delivery zone is assigned to a single courier, who departs on their route only once per day at a fixed time. Shipments that miss this run are postponed until the next day.
Different Bitpost couriers operating in the same area can depart at various times throughout the day, depending on shipment volume, keeping the delivery flow continuous.
Working hours
Employees of traditional courier companies work standard business hours. Deliveries stop on Sundays and public holidays, and nighttime service is not available.
Bitpost network participants are free to choose their working hours. Some follow standard schedules, others take advantage of working nights or holidays, keeping deliveries running around the clock.
Network scalability
When shipment volume suddenly increases, traditional courier companies experience severe delays. Recruiting additional drivers takes time, so it’s only effective for predictable peak periods, such as the holiday gift rush.
Higher shipment volume creates greater earning opportunities for Bitpost couriers, encouraging new participants who can join immediately and mitigate delivery delays.
Shipment security
In a traditional courier company, any employee can freely assign any status to a shipment, creating room for mistakes and intentional abuse. The outcome of a complaint depends on the discretion of the person handling the case.
Every status update of a Bitpost shipment is an immutable record, cryptographically signed by both parties. Such indisputable data, combined with pre-secured compensation for potential losses or damages, enables automated claim resolution under deterministic procedures and timeframes.
Pricing model
Traditional courier companies have fixed pricing, usually based on the destination country and the size and weight of the package.
Technology
hosting
Traditional courier companies are legally incorporated under local law, maintaining a central office where responsible parties can be reached and are subject to legal and administrative oversight.
Bitpost is a fully decentralized structure with no legal entity behind it. It has no headquarters, and its operations cannot be attributed to any single location or even a specific country.
system
Depending on their legal form, traditional courier companies can be private ventures owned by one or several investors, or public entities owned collectively by shareholders.
Bitpost is a public good, collectively owned by the community of BPG token holders, with each token representing a proportional share in the project.
payments
Traditional courier companies operate under a classic top-down corporate hierarchy made up of a CEO, a board of directors, and lower-tier managers.
Bitpost employs a decentralized governance model, where the project community votes on key decisions, while members retain full autonomy in everyday, minor operations.
tracking
Traditional courier companies build massive logistics facilities, local branches, and pickup points using their own limited capital, which slows down the pace of expansion. All investments are centrally planned.
Bitpost enables anyone to open logistics hubs in their existing businesses or even private residences, allowing the network to grow organically from the bottom up without any limitations or imposed strategy.
privacy
Traditional courier services keep records of every shipment for many years, including personal data of senders and recipients. This information may be used for marketing purposes and provided to government authorities upon request.
Bitpost leverages a community model where any individual can start delivering parcels instantly after registering in the app, with no contractual obligations and the freedom to leave at any time.
integrations
Traditional courier companies provide company vehicles to all their drivers. The costs of acquiring and maintaining a large fleet are significant, and limited financial resources impose clear boundaries on operational efficiency.
Bitpost couriers transport parcels with their own vehicles, used every day for other purposes.