silvercane
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July 04, 2014, 12:31:26 PM |
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I use localbitcoins to buy bitcoin.
The price is slightly higher there, but I can get the bitcoin fast and without any verification.
Same here. They're slightly more expensive (around 10 percent more in my country) but when your goal is to buy small amounts of BTC and hodl them long term, the price difference isn't really going to make that much of a difference anyway 5 or 10 years from now. Heck, I've seen the BTC/USD price move more than that in the space of a single day. You're right, in fact just today the price has gone over 5% down and 5% up. |
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Velkro
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July 04, 2014, 01:06:48 PM |
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exchanges, no other way tho
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zwickl
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July 04, 2014, 01:12:59 PM |
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Used localbitcoins once, but it's pretty expensive (10-15% onto current market value).
bitcoin.de is my favorite now. Works with SEPA, low fees and most of the time <24h 'till I have the BTC.
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I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
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SelbyTsang
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July 04, 2014, 01:20:15 PM |
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exchanges, no other way tho
There are plenty of other ways. Local Bitcoins as some have said, IRC, trading and certain forum marketplaces, black markets and plenty of other ways. Maybe he want to say he only uses exchanges and no other way to buy bitcoin himself?  |
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CEG5952
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July 04, 2014, 08:52:04 PM |
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exchanges, no other way tho
There are plenty of other ways. Local Bitcoins as some have said, IRC, trading and certain forum marketplaces, black markets and plenty of other ways. Black markets? Do tell. Localbitcoins is easiest -- I love cash/in-person but that will only get you so far if you really want to buy in/cash out a lot. I haven't heard too many complaints about wiring money to Bitstamp/Bitfinex, but BTCE I have heard of people running into delays/issues. However, BTCE is the superior trading platform of the three IMO. |
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Valiant Thor
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July 04, 2014, 10:10:53 PM |
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Try Coinbase.com
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ubercool
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July 04, 2014, 11:23:52 PM |
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I bought bitcoin in this forum currency exchange section.
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CEG5952
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July 04, 2014, 11:30:19 PM |
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Try Coinbase.com
Pretty sure Coinbase is US only. For US residents, it's a good/easy way to get money from your bank account into BTC. But it's certainly not good for trading, and I don't particularly trust their pricing mechanisms. |
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Youghoor
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July 05, 2014, 05:01:51 PM |
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i buy btc from btc-e and it a good exchange, never had any problems.
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CEG5952
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July 05, 2014, 09:49:22 PM |
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i buy btc from btc-e and it a good exchange, never had any problems.
Do you send fiat there? I love BTCE as an exchange -- best trading platform and engine, IMO. But I have heard of people running into headaches wiring money there, not having it properly credited, and the situation being delayed by language issues from their customer service. I've never had issues, but I only send coins in and out. |
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HarryT1923
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July 05, 2014, 11:03:16 PM |
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i'm in the US, so i use Coinbase. direct ACH from my bank account, nice and easy. not for trading, though.
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Gimmelfarb
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July 05, 2014, 11:20:30 PM |
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i'm in the US, so i use Coinbase. direct ACH from my bank account, nice and easy. not for trading, though.
same here, it's by far the easiest way to get $ into bitcoin. but since i also trade, i generally move my coins to Stamp, BTC-E and Bitfinex once i have them. cold storage too. i would never store my coins at coinbase. |
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July 06, 2014, 12:43:54 AM |
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I bought mine from localbitcoins.com
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JerryCurlzzz
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July 06, 2014, 05:17:47 AM |
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Coinbase. when i get the itch to trade, i send coins to an exchange. Btce usually.
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Lorenzo
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July 06, 2014, 05:48:18 AM |
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I have used Coinbase. My understanding is that Circle's new service is/will be similar. Is it live yet? Has anyone tried it? The more competition for exchanges and brokers, the better.
Can't say I've read too much positive things about them. I know many people dislike them because they look (and function) too similar to a bank. But if they allow users to buy BTC and withdraw them just like any other exchange, then I don't see the harm in using them. In Australia I use CoinJar for buy and sell
Too bad they don't accept customers from NZ. The closest thing we've got here is bitNZ. I've never tried them but you have to submit ID and proof of address and their prices aren't that much lower than LocalBitcoins.com so I might as well just use them instead. |
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hollowframe
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July 06, 2014, 06:02:37 AM |
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I have used Coinbase. My understanding is that Circle's new service is/will be similar. Is it live yet? Has anyone tried it? The more competition for exchanges and brokers, the better.
Can't say I've read too much positive things about them. I know many people dislike them because they look (and function) too similar to a bank. But if they allow users to buy BTC and withdraw them just like any other exchange, then I don't see the harm in using them. they're like a broker. and i think they front run their customers.  |
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Lorenzo
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July 06, 2014, 06:17:23 AM |
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I have used Coinbase. My understanding is that Circle's new service is/will be similar. Is it live yet? Has anyone tried it? The more competition for exchanges and brokers, the better.
Can't say I've read too much positive things about them. I know many people dislike them because they look (and function) too similar to a bank. But if they allow users to buy BTC and withdraw them just like any other exchange, then I don't see the harm in using them. they're like a broker. and i think they front run their customers. I posted that before I found this quote: Upon withdrawal, bitcoins will be changed back into the local currency and transferred to a bank. Well that's no good then.  |
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hollowframe
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July 06, 2014, 06:23:48 AM |
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I have used Coinbase. My understanding is that Circle's new service is/will be similar. Is it live yet? Has anyone tried it? The more competition for exchanges and brokers, the better.
Can't say I've read too much positive things about them. I know many people dislike them because they look (and function) too similar to a bank. But if they allow users to buy BTC and withdraw them just like any other exchange, then I don't see the harm in using them. they're like a broker. and i think they front run their customers. I posted that before I found this quote: Upon withdrawal, bitcoins will be changed back into the local currency and transferred to a bank. Well that's no good then. no, that's just for selling/fiat withdrawal. you can send out your coins from coinbase... |
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Lorenzo
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July 06, 2014, 06:38:13 AM |
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I have used Coinbase. My understanding is that Circle's new service is/will be similar. Is it live yet? Has anyone tried it? The more competition for exchanges and brokers, the better.
Can't say I've read too much positive things about them. I know many people dislike them because they look (and function) too similar to a bank. But if they allow users to buy BTC and withdraw them just like any other exchange, then I don't see the harm in using them. they're like a broker. and i think they front run their customers. I posted that before I found this quote: Upon withdrawal, bitcoins will be changed back into the local currency and transferred to a bank. Well that's no good then. no, that's just for selling/fiat withdrawal. you can send out your coins from coinbase...Umm... I was talking about Circle, not Coinbase.  |
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