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Title: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: spoonbender on November 23, 2013, 08:50:36 PM Mt. Gox has been rated as the biggest bitcoin exchange, but they have been having some serious issues lately. There are LOTS of places where one can buy bitcoin.
>What exchange(s) do you use? >Has your experience been good? >What kind of fees are you paying? >Do you have to supply ID, or is it relatively anonymous? >How quickly are your purchases verified? Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: PenAndPaper on November 23, 2013, 08:58:36 PM Where do you live?
Yes almost all of them (the major ones at least) require id and home address verification to withdraw Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: scarsbergholden on November 23, 2013, 09:00:39 PM btc-e
yes, good experience 0.2% trade fees, .001 btc withdraw fee, i dont withdraw fiat no ID necessary for trading/btc withdraw, but to withdraw fiat, you probably need this Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: Phantomic on November 23, 2013, 09:02:11 PM I use btc-e. Never had a problem with them, and deposits and withdraws are very fast
Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: scarsbergholden on November 23, 2013, 09:03:07 PM whatever you do, dont use gox or coinbase.
Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: Whosull on November 23, 2013, 10:35:37 PM I was somewhat considering using Coinbase, can you be a little more specific as to any issues you have had with them?
They seem to be a simple option for setting up bitcoin merchant accounts.. Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: marcovaldo on November 23, 2013, 10:42:12 PM I used bitstamp and it was always:
cheap fast safe :) Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: kozopes on November 23, 2013, 10:52:05 PM I would say it's btc-e because price is the lowest there and you don't have to show them your IDs. Also fees (0.2%) are quite small in comparison to other sites.
Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: marcovaldo on November 23, 2013, 10:54:46 PM btc-e is really hard to fund with usd (last time I checked). I don't know if it changed.
Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: bitcoin44me on November 23, 2013, 11:07:17 PM European: bitstamp / bitcoin-central
US: coinbase / mtgox? Russians: btc e Chinese: ... Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: dave5698225 on November 23, 2013, 11:11:46 PM Canada: VirtEx for buying BTC with funds transferred from your Canadian bank account (via a $5 electronic bill payment transaction)
Dave Ward Kitchener, ON, Canada Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: gerXhonza on November 23, 2013, 11:13:43 PM I preffer Bitstamp, you have to scan your ID + utility bill, but easy SEPA transfers for Europeans
Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: bitcoin44me on November 23, 2013, 11:15:44 PM I preffer Bitstamp, you have to scan your ID + utility bill, but easy SEPA transfers for Europeans I think that all exchanges now requires verification. Title: Re: what is the best exchange to buy bitcoin? Post by: spoonbender on November 24, 2013, 04:03:51 PM Thanks for all the replies!
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