I can vouch for both Virtex and Liberty Bit - I've been using both for a couple months now and have deposited and withdrawn bitcoins and CAD with no trouble.

Liberty Bit has much lower fees and better options for deposit and withdraw, but they're also much smaller in terms of volume and mostly a sellers market (most of the filled orders are buy orders, making for higher prices). It also has much lower market depth - so it'll collapse / explode faster than Virtex - this can be a good or bad thing depending on the day and what you're holding.

I would consider STARTING with Liberty Bit because it's easier to deposit funds and the rates are lower. Once you've bought some BTC, move them over to Virtex and holding some funds in both. That's what I do :p

Cheers
Zac

Lol on the Casino story.. True enough - Casinos do throw a lot of dollars at separating fools from their money; free alcohol specifically targeted to the bigger money tables is certainly one of many.

I'm not saying don't play - just saying don't forget that you're playing with real money. Best of luck to all!

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For whatever reason I just can't get GUIminer to connect to slush's pool.. time-outs.. =/

Hi Folks,

Been playing the markets and mining a bit on the side for a couple months now, finally getting around to the forums!

 

Lost enough BTC to Satoshi Dice, Gambling with BTC is dangerous because it doesn't feel like real money.. Read up on the guy who lost his life savings.

Amazing how things have exploded.. I bought a few bitcoins last November -- almost feels like a whole different currency now.. The increased valuation is certainly changing the face of Bitcoin.. No longer a relatively small community with a significant portion sharing common goals -- Mainstreaming has it's ups and downs.