Bitcoin in Southeast Asia?

[jack102938]

Dear all,

I'm currently cycling all around Southeast Asia (www.jackandiva.com - beta) and looking to spend/trade some BTC along the way (it's the only money we have to fund the trip!). Not much can be found on http://coinmap.org for the remote parts of S.E.A. and neither on https://localbitcoins.com.... do you guys know of places which accept BTC or people that want to buy? Any other suggestions?

We're really keen to pay for things in BTC and help promote it if possible!

Thanks!  

[Pobre]

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

[Abdussamad]

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

[jack102938]

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

Thanks for that, I didn't post there because I had (wrongly) thought that it was just for different languages - of which I don't speak!  I will check it out...

We are going to Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand... with the possibility of cycling back to Europe too 

[Pobre]

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

Oh yeah, Thanks for pointing that out to me, I didnt notice that he had written sount "EAST" asia, I thought he was talking about south asia

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

Thanks for that, I didn't post there because I had (wrongly) thought that it was just for different languages - of which I don't speak!  I will check it out...

We are going to Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand... with the possibility of cycling back to Europe too 

well best of luck to your trip to the south EAST asia, I dont think you would find many places to spend btc except for Singapore and Malaysia.

[Catmoonglow]

Certainly early data that will need continued watching, but great news! http://hashreport.net/HR/bitcoin-sees-increasing-interest-in-southeast-asia/

Bitcoin for the planet!

[jack102938]

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

Oh yeah, Thanks for pointing that out to me, I didnt notice that he had written sount "EAST" asia, I thought he was talking about south asia

Well I live in India(a country in S.E.A ) , and here in Delhi, India I can find you some people who will be ready to give you cash for btc, so if you come to delhi do tell it to me

India is in south asia not south east asia. There is a difference.

@OP: which countries in particular do you mean? There is a forum for country specific threads here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=11.0

Thanks for that, I didn't post there because I had (wrongly) thought that it was just for different languages - of which I don't speak!  I will check it out...

We are going to Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand... with the possibility of cycling back to Europe too 

well best of luck to your trip to the south EAST asia, I dont think you would find many places to spend btc except for Singapore and Malaysia.

Thanks for your support. We want to visit India, and certainly Delhi, at some point in the future and will be sure to be in touch if so!

[bryant.coleman]

There are not many places in the South East Asian region which accepts Bitcoin, with the notable exception of Singapore. The only option is to convert your coins to fiat using Localbitcoins, and shop with the fiat cash.

In case you are visiting Singapore, then check the list of shops here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin-Singapore/431452580303555?id=431452580303555&sk=app_128953167177144

Check this:

https://www.facebook.com/Marikos.SG
https://www.facebook.com/Marikos.SG/posts/275280299291050

A very good Bar / Restaurant which accepts Bitcoin.

Here is another one:

https://www.facebook.com/bartini.sg

[El Cabron]

If you are in thailand and need fiat let me know.

[jack102938]

There are not many places in the South East Asian region which accepts Bitcoin, with the notable exception of Singapore. The only option is to convert your coins to fiat using Localbitcoins, and shop with the fiat cash.

In case you are visiting Singapore, then check the list of shops here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin-Singapore/431452580303555?id=431452580303555&sk=app_128953167177144

Check this:

https://www.facebook.com/Marikos.SG
https://www.facebook.com/Marikos.SG/posts/275280299291050

A very good Bar / Restaurant which accepts Bitcoin.

Here is another one:

https://www.facebook.com/bartini.sg

Thanks, useful info. Heading there soon so will give it a go.

Anyone else have any other places in s.e. Asia?

[RockHound]

Might be worth registering an account with Xapo, they will be providing a Debit Card on the Mastercard, Visa? or Discover? Network:

https://xapo.com/in/campaign/debit/


Wrote to their Customer Support yesterday, they replied with this:

Thank you for reaching out and supporting Xapo! We are actually still finalizing the last few details of the debit card. We will be sending out information to all of our users - that have pre-ordered the debit card - within the next few weeks regarding the delivery and shipping details.

I hope this answers your question and please don't hesitate to reach out and contact me again if you have any more questions or concerns!

All the best,
Jessie


A lot of SE-Asian merchants and retailers currently don't accept Bitcoin yet, but most will accept Mastercard - Could be handy for you and other traveling Bitcoiners, especially when you take into account retail FEx rates  

 

[jack102938]

Might be worth registering an account with Xapo, they will be providing a Debit Card on the Mastercard Network:

https://xapo.com/in/campaign/debit/


Wrote to their Customer Support yesterday, they replied with this:

Thank you for reaching out and supporting Xapo! We are actually still finalizing the last few details of the debit card. We will be sending out information to all of our users - that have pre-ordered the debit card - within the next few weeks regarding the delivery and shipping details.

I hope this answers your question and please don't hesitate to reach out and contact me again if you have any more questions or concerns!

All the best,
Jessie


A lot of SE-Asian merchants and retailers currently don't accept Bitcoin yet, but most will accept Mastercard - Could be handy for you and other traveling Bitcoiners, especially when you take into account retail FEx rates   

 

Cheers for the tip, just registered!

[Bubbles06]

When in Thailand open an account at Bangkok Bank or Kasikorn Bank and have people on local bitcoins send you baht directly to your account instantly.

[jack102938]

When in Thailand open an account at Bangkok Bank or Kasikorn Bank and have people on local bitcoins send you baht directly to your account instantly.

Thanks for the tip! So anyone can get a bank account in Thailand?

So far I've not managed to find any bitcoin places in southeast Asia Even an ATM in George Town, Malaysia, was removed long ago

Currently in Sumatra, Indonesia, and any tips for places here would be appreciated

[allthingsluxury]

wow, sounds like a really interesting trip. Best of luck in your journeys and hopefully you are able to only use BTC along the way. That would be amazing.

[Este Nuno]

When in Thailand open an account at Bangkok Bank or Kasikorn Bank and have people on local bitcoins send you baht directly to your account instantly.

Thanks for the tip! So anyone can get a bank account in Thailand?

So far I've not managed to find any bitcoin places in southeast Asia Even an ATM in George Town, Malaysia, was removed long ago

Currently in Sumatra, Indonesia, and any tips for places here would be appreciated

I don't know about Bangkok Bank but Kasikorn is the most popular bank with foreigners I think. They might require at least a tourist visa, not sure. But anyone can open one with their passport as ID if they have a visa for sure. Not sure about visa exempt status though, probably can still open an account but I'm not sure.

[Sandia]

I live in SE Asia.  The best advice is to post your current and next location occasionally so people can help out.

Thailand and Singapore are easy.  Cambodia seems to have the worst pricing in the world.

[beetcoin]

wish i could live in southeast asia for a time.. so cheap over there. you can be lazy and don't need to do anything and still get by comfortably on $600 a month  

[Traffic4u]

Dear all,

I'm currently cycling all around Southeast Asia (www.jackandiva.com - beta) and looking to spend/trade some BTC along the way (it's the only money we have to fund the trip!). Not much can be found on http://coinmap.org for the remote parts of S.E.A. and neither on https://localbitcoins.com.... do you guys know of places which accept BTC or people that want to buy? Any other suggestions?

We're really keen to pay for things in BTC and help promote it if possible!

Thanks!  

I live in Indonesia, one of SEA country, no place accept bitcoin as payment in Indonesia, and the best place to exchange bitcoin to Indonesian Rupiah is https://x.bitcoin.co.id , the rate is very good and fast respond, but you should have a local bank account, the transaction through bank transfer. If you have no bank account you can ask someone to help you.

[Este Nuno]

I live in SE Asia.  The best advice is to post your current and next location occasionally so people can help out.

Thailand and Singapore are easy.  Cambodia seems to have the worst pricing in the world.

How does Cambodia have the worst pricing? Last time I was there it was pretty cheap. A dollar here a dollar there. 50c beer ect.