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What is the Lowest Price Exchanger for Buy BTC with Credit/Debit Card?

it is better to look for the more trustable, than saving a few cents to be honest

but usually bitstamp is cheap enough, because of the big volume i presume, kraken is good too

btc-e instead isn't that good, at least with the quick look that i had right now

if you are in Europe go with bitstamp, if not, check coinbase. ffs please avoid services like btc-e..

Coinbase is going to be your best option if you're in the US. They're doing things right and they're not going anywhere.

try bitfinex and bitstamp if you want get lowest price using trade exchange.
but if you live in US, try coinbase. It has good support for US customer.
avoid shady exchange which can make you scammed

Coinbase does allow it.  But it will be higher then using a checking account by decent amount.

I highly suggest taking the time to set up a checking account with an exchange. Over time it will pay off.

All of the exchanges charge a large fee to buy with a CC, 5% or more.  The best way to buy bitcoins, or the cheapest way that I found so far is to do a bank transfer through coinbase.  There might be a cheaper way through a less reputable place.  Coinbase charges 1%.  It is kind of annoying to pay that much but once you get the coins it is pretty cheap to move them around.


Why is this, I thought Btc-e was one of the major exchanges?

withdraw and deposit take too long, also bad fee, and price are usually higher compared to bitstamp for example(even now 234 vs 231) i guess it could be good for arbitrage...

A few seem to be forgetting the credit/ debit card bit.

I don't think a single exchange allows you to put money on there with that method but I could be wrong.

It depends on where the OP is in the world. There are a few EU options like bittylicious. Circle were doing it for US people, I dunno if they've switched to bank accounts only now.

It is not by default but coinbase can fall back to credit card's.  If you put in a order that bank account does not cover I believe it can go to credit card (extra fee's though by a decent amount).

If i was OP I would talk to coinbase support and see.

Thanks dear.  That is quite the gap, a good opportunity for arbitrage for sure.  Too bad you would need to swing some big bucks to actually make money on it.

If your going to buy might as well buy using localbitcoins and using online banking than using credit/debit card as most palces do not accept due to a lot of fraud that goes on with such buying.

If you are based in the US, I personally like circle.   It may take some time to get cerified though and the limits start out very low.