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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: RakeshS on October 17, 2017, 04:13:37 PM



Title: GDAX EUROPE: inefficiency in buying BTC vs other exchanges.
Post by: RakeshS on October 17, 2017, 04:13:37 PM
Hi all,

I have a quick question regarding getting the best price for BTC.

My Fiat "on-ramp" is GDAX Europe, where the the price of BTC/EUR seems to be inflated compared to BTC/USD
Currently, the BTC/EUR price is €4797.00 on GDAX. = $5639.03
BTC/USD BitStamp price is $5580.69.
That's a $60 difference per BTC, which is quite substantial (without fees!)

I was thinking that, rather than buying BTC directly from GDAX, I might be better off buying Eth or Litecoin, then exchanging it for BTC on another exchange.
1) Is there any site/utility that already displays these these differences and identifies potential inefficiencies?
2) If not, I'd like to try to make my own, using google sheets. Is this possible by connecting to exchanges and extracting such information?

Thanks,

Rak.