A correction: Perhaps culturally Mexico belongs more to South America, but officially it is located in North America.
Under the third bullet point for Israel it says:
"Other: Citizen of the United Arab Emirates can use bitoasis.net to buy Bitcoins directly; in Kuwait you can buy Bitcoins on bitfils.com; in Vietnam you find the Broker bitcoinvietnam.com.vn and the exchange vbtc.vn; in Malaysia coinbox.biz and coins.my provide an online wallet and an easy method to buy and sell Bitcoins, while oinhako.com is a wallet with the option to buy and sell for Malaysia and Singapur and bitx.co offers an exchange for Malaysia and Indonesia. In Indonesia, you can also buy Bitcoins at bitcoin.co.id. Citizen of Taiwan can use maicoin.com to buy, sell and use Bitcoins."
These should probably be broken out into separate paragraphs for each country. I think that someone looking to buy bitcoin in Kuwait is very unlikely to be looking in the Israel section. But otherwise, I find this very useful.
Options missing for South Korea. For example, all C&U ATMs now offer to sell bitcoins for cash (in partnership with Korbit). You can also buy bitcoin redeem cards in pretty much every 7-11 here.
Interesting guide, I like the country overview, but it's actually Switzerland not Swiss.
I think the more interesting guide would be how to buy Bitcoins anonymously.
There is another site[0] that is very similar that is linked to off of the official bitcoin website under find an exchange[1].
[0] https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/ [1] https://bitcoin.org/en/getting-started
The problem I had attempting to sell my old bitcoin last week was not where to buy it. It was where to sell it and come away with cash.
As a citizen of the US this appeared more or less impossible through any reputable means.
I'd say that's a show stopper to adoption. The most practicable thing for small amounts (a few K or less) still seems to be: buy a gift card at a service you actually use; or, shop Dell, Expedia, Tiger Direct, or New Egg.
To put blame where it is absolutely due: this is a direct result of aggressive intimidation by the federal government on institutions attempting to provide consumer banking services for bitcoin, or attempting to do business with startups and the like in the industry.
Is there a comparable list for buying altcoin in the US, such as ETH? I know Coinbase allows you to make ETH purchases (I've bought some there), but I'd be interested in other means. I'm not trying to dodge taxes, it's just that Coinbase seems kind of creepy now given how much the government is probing them. (I don't suppose the alternatives are any better / less sketchy?)
In Mexico, localbitcoins.com is the best way to buy them, others one mentioned are quite sketchy or haven't hear much from them.
My question is why? It cost me $100+ to buy $1000 worth of bitcoins. 10+% transaction fee with limited places accepting it and must charge a higher price than fiat to make up for the high transaction fees.
How interesting that this post comes out right as the dollar value of Bitcoins is skyrocketing. What a 'coincidence'.
> BTC-E offers additionally the funding of an account with Credit Cards
That's incorrect
Buy high, sell low
except New York!
>(Ultimate Guide)
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Interesting share with insightful data is always amazing
Isn't Bitcoin dead already?
The fact that Visa/MC allows Coinbase (and others) to make bitcoin purchases as a purchase and not a cash advance weighs heavily on the "bitcoin is not a currency" debate. I wholeheartedly agree. And no, bitcoin is not dead. It's just not a currency.
How to buy bitcoin anywhere in the world, as long as it's in one of the 31 countries on the list.