Meta launches standalone Seller app for Facebook Marketplace, still ignoring crypto payments

Meta just carved out a standalone app specifically for Facebook Marketplace sellers, giving millions of people hawking used furniture and vintage sneakers their own dedicated workspace. The app, which dropped in mid-July 2026, lets sellers manage listings, field buyer inquiries, and process sales without toggling back to the main Facebook app. It’s a sensible product move. It’s also a reminder that despite sitting at the center of one of the largest peer-to-peer commerce networks on the planet, Meta still wants nothing to do with crypto payments. What the Seller app actually does The new app is targeted at individual and small-scale sellers, the backbone of Facebook Marketplace’s consumer-to-consumer economy. Sellers get a dedicated mobile interface for the core tasks that matter: creating listings, managing active sales, and communicating with buyers. This follows a pattern of incremental Marketplace upgrades Meta has been shipping. In November 2025, the company introduced collaborative tools and improved checkout experiences. Then on March 12, 2026, Meta rolled out AI-powered listing tools designed to make it faster to photograph, describe, and price items for sale. The crypto el...