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Genesis block

2014-09-09T14:32:20Z

Jonwaller: The Biteasy user changed all the links to Biteasy site - reverting this change to use blockexplorer as before. - Undo revision 48366 by Biteasy (talk)

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A '''genesis block''' is the first block of a [[block chain]]. Modern versions of Bitcoin assign it block number 0, though older versions gave it number 1.

== Main network genesis block ==
[http://blockexplorer.com/block/000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f The block on Bitcoin Block Explorer]

Here is a representation of the genesis block as it appeared in a comment in an old version of Bitcoin ([http://sourceforge.net/p/bitcoin/code/133/tree/trunk/main.cpp#l1613 line 1613]). The first section defines exactly all of the variables necessary to recreate the block. The second section is the block in standard printblock format, which contains shortened versions of the data in the first section.

GetHash() = 0x000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f
hashMerkleRoot = 0x4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b
txNew.vin[0].scriptSig = 486604799 4 0x736B6E616220726F662074756F6C69616220646E6F63657320666F206B6E697262206E6F20726F6C6C65636E61684320393030322F6E614A2F33302073656D695420656854
txNew.vout[0].nValue = 5000000000
txNew.vout[0].scriptPubKey = 0x5F1DF16B2B704C8A578D0BBAF74D385CDE12C11EE50455F3C438EF4C3FBCF649B6DE611FEAE06279A60939E028A8D65C10B73071A6F16719274855FEB0FD8A6704 OP_CHECKSIG
block.nVersion = 1
block.nTime = 1231006505
block.nBits = 0x1d00ffff
block.nNonce = 2083236893

CBlock(hash=000000000019d6, ver=1, hashPrevBlock=00000000000000, hashMerkleRoot=4a5e1e, nTime=1231006505, nBits=1d00ffff, nNonce=2083236893, vtx=1)
CTransaction(hash=4a5e1e, ver=1, vin.size=1, vout.size=1, nLockTime=0)
CTxIn(COutPoint(000000, -1), coinbase 04ffff001d0104455468652054696d65732030332f4a616e2f32303039204368616e63656c6c6f72206f6e206272696e6b206f66207365636f6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73)
CTxOut(nValue=50.00000000, scriptPubKey=0x5F1DF16B2B704C8A578D0B)
vMerkleTree: 4a5e1e

The coinbase parameter (seen above in hex) contains, along with the normal data, the following text<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKPTIP32510920090103 Reuters' reference on The Financial Times article]</ref>:

The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks<ref>[http://i.imgur.com/tWCACH5.jpg Front page of the London Times, 03 Jan 2009]</ref>

This was probably intended as proof that the block was created on or after January 3rd, 2009, as well as a comment on the instability caused by fractional-reserve banking.

The first 50BTC block reward went to [[address]] [http://blockexplorer.com/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa], though this reward can't be spent due to a quirk in the way that the genesis block is expressed in the code (this may have been intentional).

==Raw block data==

The [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52706 raw hex version] of the Genesis block looks like:
00000000 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000020 00 00 00 00 3B A3 ED FD 7A 7B 12 B2 7A C7 2C 3E ....;£íýz{.²zÇ,>
00000030 67 76 8F 61 7F C8 1B C3 88 8A 51 32 3A 9F B8 AA gv.a.È.ÃˆŠQ2:Ÿ¸ª
00000040 4B 1E 5E 4A 29 AB 5F 49 FF FF 00 1D 1D AC 2B 7C K.^J)«_Iÿÿ...¬+|
00000050 01 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000070 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 4D 04 FF FF 00 1D ......ÿÿÿÿM.ÿÿ..
00000080 01 04 45 54 68 65 20 54 69 6D 65 73 20 30 33 2F ..EThe Times 03/
00000090 4A 61 6E 2F 32 30 30 39 20 43 68 61 6E 63 65 6C Jan/2009 Chancel
000000A0 6C 6F 72 20 6F 6E 20 62 72 69 6E 6B 20 6F 66 20 lor on brink of
000000B0 73 65 63 6F 6E 64 20 62 61 69 6C 6F 75 74 20 66 second bailout f
000000C0 6F 72 20 62 61 6E 6B 73 FF FF FF FF 01 00 F2 05 or banksÿÿÿÿ..ò.
000000D0 2A 01 00 00 00 43 41 04 67 8A FD B0 FE 55 48 27 *....CA.gŠý°þUH'
000000E0 19 67 F1 A6 71 30 B7 10 5C D6 A8 28 E0 39 09 A6 .gñ¦q0·.\Ö¨(à9.¦
000000F0 79 62 E0 EA 1F 61 DE B6 49 F6 BC 3F 4C EF 38 C4 ybàê.aÞ¶Iö¼?Lï8Ä
00000100 F3 55 04 E5 1E C1 12 DE 5C 38 4D F7 BA 0B 8D 57 óU.å.Á.Þ\8M÷º..W
00000110 8A 4C 70 2B 6B F1 1D 5F AC 00 00 00 00 ŠLp+kñ._¬....

Broken down it looks like this:

01000000 - version
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 - prev block
3BA3EDFD7A7B12B27AC72C3E67768F617FC81BC3888A51323A9FB8AA4B1E5E4A - merkle root
29AB5F49 - timestamp
FFFF001D - bits
1DAC2B7C - nonce
01 - number of transactions
01000000 - version
01 - input
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000FFFFFFFF - prev output
4D - script length
04FFFF001D0104455468652054696D65732030332F4A616E2F32303039204368616E63656C6C6F72206F6E206272696E6B206F66207365636F6E64206261696C6F757420666F722062616E6B73 - scriptsig
FFFFFFFF - sequence
01 - outputs
00F2052A01000000 - 50 BTC
43 - pk_script length
4104678AFDB0FE5548271967F1A67130B7105CD6A828E03909A67962E0EA1F61DEB649F6BC3F4CEF38C4F35504E51EC112DE5C384DF7BA0B8D578A4C702B6BF11D5FAC - pk_script
00000000 - lock time

==Notes==
<references/>

[[zh-cn:创世block]]
[[es:Bloque Génesis]]

Genesis block

2014-09-09T14:31:46Z

Jonwaller: The Biteasy user changed all the links to Biteasy site - reverting this change to use blockexplorer as before. - Undo revision 48367 by Biteasy (talk)

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A '''genesis block''' is the first block of a [[block chain]]. Modern versions of Bitcoin assign it block number 0, though older versions gave it number 1.

== Main network genesis block ==
[http://blockexplorer.com/block/000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f The block on Bitcoin Block Explorer]

Here is a representation of the genesis block as it appeared in a comment in an old version of Bitcoin ([http://sourceforge.net/p/bitcoin/code/133/tree/trunk/main.cpp#l1613 line 1613]). The first section defines exactly all of the variables necessary to recreate the block. The second section is the block in standard printblock format, which contains shortened versions of the data in the first section.

GetHash() = 0x000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f
hashMerkleRoot = 0x4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b
txNew.vin[0].scriptSig = 486604799 4 0x736B6E616220726F662074756F6C69616220646E6F63657320666F206B6E697262206E6F20726F6C6C65636E61684320393030322F6E614A2F33302073656D695420656854
txNew.vout[0].nValue = 5000000000
txNew.vout[0].scriptPubKey = 0x5F1DF16B2B704C8A578D0BBAF74D385CDE12C11EE50455F3C438EF4C3FBCF649B6DE611FEAE06279A60939E028A8D65C10B73071A6F16719274855FEB0FD8A6704 OP_CHECKSIG
block.nVersion = 1
block.nTime = 1231006505
block.nBits = 0x1d00ffff
block.nNonce = 2083236893

CBlock(hash=000000000019d6, ver=1, hashPrevBlock=00000000000000, hashMerkleRoot=4a5e1e, nTime=1231006505, nBits=1d00ffff, nNonce=2083236893, vtx=1)
CTransaction(hash=4a5e1e, ver=1, vin.size=1, vout.size=1, nLockTime=0)
CTxIn(COutPoint(000000, -1), coinbase 04ffff001d0104455468652054696d65732030332f4a616e2f32303039204368616e63656c6c6f72206f6e206272696e6b206f66207365636f6e64206261696c6f757420666f722062616e6b73)
CTxOut(nValue=50.00000000, scriptPubKey=0x5F1DF16B2B704C8A578D0B)
vMerkleTree: 4a5e1e

The coinbase parameter (seen above in hex) contains, along with the normal data, the following text<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKPTIP32510920090103 Reuters' reference on The Financial Times article]</ref>:

The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks<ref>[http://i.imgur.com/tWCACH5.jpg Front page of the London Times, 03 Jan 2009]</ref>

This was probably intended as proof that the block was created on or after January 3rd, 2009, as well as a comment on the instability caused by fractional-reserve banking.

The first 50BTC block reward went to [[address]] [https://www.biteasy.com/blockchain/addresses/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa], though this reward can't be spent due to a quirk in the way that the genesis block is expressed in the code (this may have been intentional).

==Raw block data==

The [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52706 raw hex version] of the Genesis block looks like:
00000000 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000020 00 00 00 00 3B A3 ED FD 7A 7B 12 B2 7A C7 2C 3E ....;£íýz{.²zÇ,>
00000030 67 76 8F 61 7F C8 1B C3 88 8A 51 32 3A 9F B8 AA gv.a.È.ÃˆŠQ2:Ÿ¸ª
00000040 4B 1E 5E 4A 29 AB 5F 49 FF FF 00 1D 1D AC 2B 7C K.^J)«_Iÿÿ...¬+|
00000050 01 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000070 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 4D 04 FF FF 00 1D ......ÿÿÿÿM.ÿÿ..
00000080 01 04 45 54 68 65 20 54 69 6D 65 73 20 30 33 2F ..EThe Times 03/
00000090 4A 61 6E 2F 32 30 30 39 20 43 68 61 6E 63 65 6C Jan/2009 Chancel
000000A0 6C 6F 72 20 6F 6E 20 62 72 69 6E 6B 20 6F 66 20 lor on brink of
000000B0 73 65 63 6F 6E 64 20 62 61 69 6C 6F 75 74 20 66 second bailout f
000000C0 6F 72 20 62 61 6E 6B 73 FF FF FF FF 01 00 F2 05 or banksÿÿÿÿ..ò.
000000D0 2A 01 00 00 00 43 41 04 67 8A FD B0 FE 55 48 27 *....CA.gŠý°þUH'
000000E0 19 67 F1 A6 71 30 B7 10 5C D6 A8 28 E0 39 09 A6 .gñ¦q0·.\Ö¨(à9.¦
000000F0 79 62 E0 EA 1F 61 DE B6 49 F6 BC 3F 4C EF 38 C4 ybàê.aÞ¶Iö¼?Lï8Ä
00000100 F3 55 04 E5 1E C1 12 DE 5C 38 4D F7 BA 0B 8D 57 óU.å.Á.Þ\8M÷º..W
00000110 8A 4C 70 2B 6B F1 1D 5F AC 00 00 00 00 ŠLp+kñ._¬....

Broken down it looks like this:

01000000 - version
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 - prev block
3BA3EDFD7A7B12B27AC72C3E67768F617FC81BC3888A51323A9FB8AA4B1E5E4A - merkle root
29AB5F49 - timestamp
FFFF001D - bits
1DAC2B7C - nonce
01 - number of transactions
01000000 - version
01 - input
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000FFFFFFFF - prev output
4D - script length
04FFFF001D0104455468652054696D65732030332F4A616E2F32303039204368616E63656C6C6F72206F6E206272696E6B206F66207365636F6E64206261696C6F757420666F722062616E6B73 - scriptsig
FFFFFFFF - sequence
01 - outputs
00F2052A01000000 - 50 BTC
43 - pk_script length
4104678AFDB0FE5548271967F1A67130B7105CD6A828E03909A67962E0EA1F61DEB649F6BC3F4CEF38C4F35504E51EC112DE5C384DF7BA0B8D578A4C702B6BF11D5FAC - pk_script
00000000 - lock time

==Notes==
<references/>

[[zh-cn:创世block]]
[[es:Bloque Génesis]]

How to accept Bitcoin, for small businesses

2014-05-21T14:18:14Z

Jonwaller:

{{merge|Merchant Howto}}

This guide is intended for small business owners who wish to help promote Bitcoin by accepting it as payment for goods and services. It's written with the assumption that you operate a regular business that sells goods or services for regular national currency such as dollars, and that you wish to accept Bitcoin as another legal way to pay, and that you intend to pay taxes on your Bitcoin income just like any other income.

With Bitcoin being touted as a way to conduct anonymous transactions and as way to compete with government currency, many small business owners wonder what's the right way to accept and account Bitcoin, or if it's legal or ethical, or whether and how they should pay taxes on income received through Bitcoin.

As far as we know, Bitcoin isn't yet formally recognized by governments and authorities as a "currency". But in practice, Bitcoin is likely no different than accepting payment in other forms, such as cash, or gold, or scrip, or gift cards or foreign currency. We think that it is pretty much the same as the local businesses of Great Barrington, Massachusetts choosing to accept their locally-printed [http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/06/19/us-usa-economy-berkshares-idUSN0530157720070619 "Berkshire Bucks"] to support their local economy.

====Starting to accept Bitcoin for transactions====
Accepting Bitcoin at a small business is best started in whichever manner keeps the accounting simple for you. This will vary by the type of business you are operating.

===Start with a sign===
[[{{ns:file}}:WeAcceptBitcoin.png‎]]

If you expect that the number of people interested in using Bitcoin is small, you might simply start by posting a sign or a note: "We Accept Bitcoin", and ask people to contact you directly in order to make a payment. Even if hardly anybody uses Bitcoin as a payment method, you're helping Bitcoin in two ways: one, by increasing awareness, and two, by making your customers more willing to accept Bitcoin as payment from others in the future, because now they know somewhere they can spend it.

===Utilize a merchant solution===
If you sell things on your website (goods or services), you'll want to use a [[#Merchant Services|Bitcoin merchant solution]] to accept the Bitcoins (you can usually opt to have them converted to USD or other currencies automatically with some services).

If you sell things in a brick and mortar shop, customers can pay using hardware terminals, touch screen apps or simple wallet addresses through QR Codes.

[[File:Bitcoin-pos-terminal.png|200 px|alt=Bitcoin POS Terminal|Coinkite terminal]] [[File:Mobile_Web_App_Bitcoin_Register.jpeg|100 px|alt=Bitcoin POS Terminal|CoinBox terminal]] [[File:Mobile_Checkout.png|100 px|alt=Bitcoin Mobile Checkout|BIPS POS]]

===Smart Phone or Tablet===
You can use a wallet address with any wallet. For that it's best if you can place a QR code near your register to which the customers can scan with their phone and pay (use http://ma.eatgold.com/accept to make a QR code sign).

==== Examples ====

* [[File:BitcoinRegister.gif|20px|link=http://coinbox.it/merchant]][http://coinbox.it/merchant CoinBox]
* [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS]
* [http://www.blockchain.info/wallet Blockchain.info]
* [https://www.xcoinmoney.com/ xCoinMoney] Online wallet for instant payment and subscriptions
* [https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/point_of_sale Coinbase]
* [[File:Coinkite.gif|20px|link=https://coinkite.com/promo/wikibiz]] [https://coinkite.com/promo/wikibiz Coinkite]
* [https://xbterminal.com/ XBTerminal]
* [[File:gocoin-logo.png|20px|link=https://www.gocoin.com]] [https://www.gocoin.com GoCoin International Payment Processing for accepting Bitcoin and Litecoin payments]
* [[File:MCS_200by200_logo-01.png|20px|link=http://www.mycoinsolution.com]][http://www.mycoinsolution.com My Coin Solution] - Bitcoin consulting services and solutions
* [http://www.coinpip.com CoinPip] - Bitcoin Payment Solution for Asia
* [[File:Coin_Of_Sale_logo.png|20px|link=https://coinofsale.com]] [https://coinofsale.com Coin Of Sale] - device-independent Bitcoin POS payment system for retail merchants

===Point-of-Sale hardware terminal===
With custom hardware you can integrate with existing registers and point-of-sales solutions (examples: [[File:Coinkite.gif|20px|link=https://coinkite.com/promo/wikibiz]] [https://coinkite.com/promo/wikibiz Coinkite], [https://xbterminal.com/ XBTerminal]).

===Accounting===
When a customer makes a payment, you might simply issue a credit to their account. Ideally, you want to enter it in a way that suggests you received a payment. You could consider entering it as a "discount", but you may want to consider whether this inappropriately disguises the nature of the transaction. If on the other hand, you're giving "discounts" for Bitcoins, but then you are selling the Bitcoins for currency and then counting that as income, then chances are good that your calculation of income is making up for it. Ask your accountant.

===Businesses that offer gift cards===
If your business sells gift cards or gift certificates, you may find that the easiest way to accept Bitcoin is to accept it only for the purchase of gift cards, and then require the gift cards to be used for actual purchases of goods or services. This way, the accounting practices you already have in place for processing gift cards can be put to use. The accounting for Bitcoins would then be minimized to tracking sales of a single SKU.

This method is also ideal for retail food establishments and convenience stores, where the payment of Bitcoins through a mobile phone for a small daily food purchase might be cumbersome or disruptive, especially in front of a line of other customers. Bitcoins in this case would be best used to reload prepaid cards that can then be swiped at point-of-sale.

If you don't accept gift cards, but you already accept credit cards through a swipe terminal, consider the possibility that you could add a retail gift card system through the swipe terminal you already own. Many point-of-sale terminals, including ones from VeriFone®, are designed around the ability to support multiple applications on the same terminal. Gift cards are also highly profitable because of "breakage", or in other words, the fact that a significant percentage of them never get redeemed.

You could consider adding a private label gift card program from a provider who specializes in this, not just as a jumpstart to accepting Bitcoins, but as an extra boost to income. A private label gift card service provider necessarily have to handle your funds - they can simply provide a solution that keeps track of the balance on the cards on your behalf, including features that allow users to check their balances by phone or by web. Such a solution, of course, is also what makes the cards swipeable through the card reader.

===Businesses that mail invoices===
Does your business send out invoices to customers? Adding one line may make a huge impact for the Bitcoin economy. Perhaps you list it as a payment option just after Visa, MasterCard, and American Express, even if that means your customer must call or e-mail to make a payment.

If you have access to the programming expertise such that you can generate Bitcoin addresses programmatically, consider generating a brand new Bitcoin address for each invoice, and print it on the invoice. When a Bitcoin payment arrives, you'll automatically know where it should arrive.

Customers might wonder how much BTC they should pay in order to satisfy an invoice in full. Your invoice might suggest an amount. For example, if your invoice is for $100 and BTC's are currently worth $1.24 each, your invoice might suggest that it can be paid in full ''"with a payment of 80.65 BTC if paid by (date)"''.

You might be able to anticipate the possibility that even though a Bitcoin address can be printed on an invoice or payment stub, that they are very cumbersome for most people to type, especially being a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters. However, you should probably still do it anyway. The customer is probably going to want some paper trail for his payment. Giving him a pre-printed payment stub with a pre-printed address will satisfy that, because the customer can independently and publicly prove through [[Block Explorer]] that the payment took place.

Does your business have a website? On your invoice, consider allowing them to go to a special URL to get the address to make a Bitcoin payment just by typing in their invoice number. For example, ''ht<nowiki>tps://ww</nowiki>w.yoursite.com/paybtc'' with a form they can enter their invoice number, or just ''ht<nowiki>tps://ww</nowiki>w.yoursite.com/paybtc/60365'' for paying invoice #60365. This way, they can see the Bitcoin address, copy and paste it directly into their Bitcoin client.

Use a brand new address for each invoice whenever possible, and use it only once. This benefits the customer as it removes any ambiguity as to which customer is making which payment and for which invoice.

Known payment systems supporting invoicing, and recurring invoice setup, [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me/checkout/invoice/cb/bb]] [https://bips.me/checkout/invoice/cb/bb BIPS]

Online wallet supporting invoicing, subscriptions and recurrent payments, [https://www.xcoinmoney.com/info/sending-paying-invoices xCoinMoney]

===Avoiding fraud===

You should also consider the possible risk that fraudsters could send counterfeit invoices to your customers, and entice them to make a payment to a Bitcoin address they control, instead of you. While that isn't likely in general - it depends on how well a fraudster could find out who your customers are in the first place - it would certainly be an unpleasant situation if it ever happened. One way you could control that is, whenever possible, never let people try to type Bitcoin addresses off payment stubs - instead, force people to get the full Bitcoin address from your website via secure SSL. But, still print ''most'' of the address on the payment stub (perhaps with four or five characters starred out), so that the customer's need for a paper trail can be satisfied, so they can prove they paid if there is ever a dispute.

==Setting Prices==

When a business accepts bitcoins for payment, there generally is the need to convert them to the currencies used for paying suppliers, employees and shareholders. Some merchants set prices based on the current market rate at the time the price quote is presented to the customer (merchant services like [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS], [http://www.bit-pay.com Bit-pay], [https://coinbase.com Coinbase] or [http://paysius.com Paysius] do this automatically).

[[Bitcoin Prices]] lists the exchange rate for many currencies on multiple exchanges.

When prices are determined using an automated process, the current market rate can be based on either a current price or on a weighted average basis. [[Bitcoin Charts]] provides a [http://bitcoincharts.com/about/markets-api data feed that provides weighted prices]. [[Bitcoin Average]] also offers a weighted average price index, featuring average price across all exchanges reachable in the world and in over 150 currencies. 24h sliding average price index is also available and all data is [https://bitcoinaverage.com/api.htm reachable through the API].

When bitcoin funds for purchases are received, some merchants instantly exchange those proceeds into the preferred currency used (again done automatically by [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS], [http://www.bit-pay.com Bit-pay] or [https://coinbase.com Coinbase]. Hedging for each transaction can nearly entirely eliminate exchange rate risk that the business is exposed to when accepting bitcoins for payment.

==Contract==

A sales contract might be used to ensure that specific terms are met to lessen the chances of a misunderstanding. For instance, the party sending payment is responsible for paying any [[transaction fee]] that might be necessary. A contract might specify that a transaction fee must be paid and what amount, so as to prevent the situation where the transaction is considered a low priority transaction and thus isn't confirmed quickly.

Other items that might be addressed in a contract:

* Requirement and handling of escrow through an [[:Category:Escrow_services|escrow service]].
* Jurisdiction for disputes.
* Refund policy (particularly with the exchange rate being volatile)

==Paying taxes on Bitcoin income==
[[Tax compliance]] is a topic of concern for small businesses. We aren't accountants or lawyers, and can't give legal or accounting advice.

But in many respects, Bitcoin transactions work very much like cash. Just like Bitcoin, cash is anonymous and doesn't leave a paper trail, yet is widely used in commerce every day.

Ask yourself how you would handle a cash transaction. Do you accept cash transactions? Do you normally pay taxes on cash transactions? The answer for Bitcoin should probably be the same.

As for how to decide what a Bitcoin transaction is worth... the IRS, as far as we know, has never issued a guide mentioning how to value Bitcoin transactions. But they probably have rules and guidelines on how to value transactions made in foreign currency or "cash equivalents". We imagine the accounting would be similar.

With Bitcoins, there's likely to be some difference between the value of BTC when you received them as payment, versus when you go to exchange them for another currency like USD, should you decide to do so. This scenario, likewise, would be no different if you accepted foreign currency or gold as payment. Under some scenarios, it might make sense to book the dollar value of BTC income as it is received, and then to book any difference incurred when it is exchanged for fiat currency. Under others, it might make sense to book the whole thing at the time of exchange.

Perhaps you might talk to your accountant. You don't need to get into a discussion with your accountant about block chains and private keys or the philosophy behind a decentralized currency. By comparing the fundamentals of Bitcoins to accounting concepts already well understood by the public, you can probably get all the answers you need. What would you ask your accountant if you decided that you wanted to accept ''Berkshire Bucks'' or 1-ounce gold coins as payment?

== Merchant Services ==
* [http://blockchain.info/api/api_receive Blockchain.info] Free APIs to process bitcoin payments. No sign up or account needed.
* [[File:MCS_200by200_logo-01.png|20px|link=http://www.mycoinsolution.com]][http://www.mycoinsolution.com My Coin Solution] - Bitcoin consulting services and solutions
* [[File:BitcoinRegister.gif|20px|link=http://coinbox.it/merchant]] [http://coinbox.it/merchant CoinBox] Bitcoin Point of Sales application for Android, with integration into various exchanges. Similar to Square.
* [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS] Payment Service Provider (PSP) specializing in the technical aspects of accepting cryptocurrencies - such as bitcoin. Supports Bitcoin Web Payments, Mobile Checkout, In-store Bitcoin Payments and Bitcoin Invoicing with recurring billing in bitcoin.
* [https://www.BitKassa.nl BitKassa] Merchant solution for accepting bitcoins, getting euro's. The Netherlands.
* [https://www.bitpay.com BitPay] Bitcoin payment processor with mobile checkout solution
* [https://www.xcoinmoney.com/ xCoinMoney] Online wallet for instant payment and subscriptions.
* [https://www.bitpagos.net BitPagos] Bitcoin and Credit Card payment processor
* [https://www.btcmerch.com BTCMerch] Payment processor for bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies. 0.5% transaction fee. Sandbox is available.
* [https://bitmerch.com BitMerch] Provides HTML buttons to start accepting bitcoins instantly. No server side setup required.
* [https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_buttons Coinbase] Offers payment buttons, checkout pages, shopping cart integration, and daily cash out to USD.
* [[File:Coinkite.gif|20px|link=https://coinkite.com]] [https://coinkite.com/faq/terminal Coinkite] Full-reserve banking, payment buttons, invoice pages, hardware POS terminals, and Debit-Cards.
* [https://xbterminal.com/ XBTerminal] Brick-and-mortar hardware POS terminals with payment processing integrations.
* [https://www.okpay.com/en/services/accept-payments/index.html OKPAY] Bitcoin payment processing for merchants
* [http://fasterco.in Fasterco.in] Bitcoin payment processing for merchants and day-traders
* [http://snowcron.com Snowcron] Bitcoin Store Engine: Handles payments, sends your customers information they ordered (reg. codes, passwords...) No web programming required.
* [[File:gocoin-logo.png|20px|link=https://www.gocoin.com]] [https://www.gocoin.com/docs GoCoin International payment gateway and processing platform for Merchants]
* [https://coinvoice.com/ Coinvoice] Invoice in USD or BTC, Get paid in USD or BTC.
* [https://coinpip.com/ CoinPip] SMS and Physical Bitcoin Card Wallets, Process Bitcoin Payments and gives you the option to convert into your local currency automatically.
* [https://apicoin.io Apicoin.io] A robust, secure api to connect to the bitcoin network.

== Help this article ==

This article is a stub, please add to it!

==See Also==

* [[Merchant Howto]]
* [[In-store Transactions]]
* [[Tax compliance]]
* [[Securing online services]]
* [[BitCoins Mobile]] provides accurate up to date pricing from multiple exchanges from your Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
* [[Bitcoin PayFlow]] automates the process for accepting bitcoins
* [[Lazy API]] The lazy (and possibly easiest?) way to accept bitcoin payments on your website

[[Category:ECommerce]]
[[Category:Local]]

[[de:Bitcoin_als_Geschäft_akzeptieren]]

Promotional graphics

2013-11-06T04:12:20Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo alone */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose. For graphics in languages other than English, see [[Promotional graphics (non-English)]].

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]

[https://github.com/jonwaller/weusecoinsjp-website/tree/master/remote/en.bitcoin.it/promotional_graphics SVG and higher resolutions]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmupioyU7M1qznjpp.png

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=1756.0 Bitcoin Graphics in Vector Format (Illustrator)]
* [http://vectortoons.com/product-tag/bitcoin/ Bitcoin Vector Graphics (Illustrator PDF)] Royalty free

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Buying Bitcoins (the newbie version)

2013-04-29T11:52:03Z

Jonwaller:

This page aims to be the best resource for new users to understand how to buy Bitcoins.
The existing [[Buying bitcoins]] page is too complex, and not transparent enough for new investors.
Be extremely careful when buying bitcoins from not accredited websites or individuals. Like in the real world there are many scammers around.

{{Counterparty-warning}}

== Intro ==
[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2293/how-can-i-buy-bitcoin-via-a-credit-card-or-paypal You can't reliably buy Bitcoins using PayPal or credit cards], because it is risky for the seller, and therefore few sellers will offer this. There are basically 4 reasons for that:
* The TOS of PayPal actually prohibit buying digital currency with it
* The buyer of bitcoins can always perform a chargeback and there is no way for the seller to contest that
* There are many hacked accounts and when PayPal realizes that such an account has been fraudulently used, they will also perform a chargeback
* PayPal doesn't like bitcoin, as the bitcoin network is in direct competition to it

There are several ways, depending on your location. Many sellers online will trade bitcoins for moneypak codes. See http://www.moneypak.com/

=== Via Bank Transfer (US) ===
[https://coinbase.com Coinbase] allows you to buy and sell bitcoin by connecting any U.S. bank account. Unfortunately, the site only sells a limited number of bitcoins each day. When demand for bitcoins is high, most purchase attempts return a message which indicates that you have hit the system-wide (not per user) limit on total bitcoin sales and suggests that you try again around 6am EST the next day.

=== Via Bank Transfer (EU) ===
[https://bitcoin-24.com Bitcoin-24.com] charges very low fees for SEPA transfers within the EU.

=== Finding a direct seller online ===
If you can find another person that is willing to sell them to you, you can transfer him money via whatever method (including PayPal), and he'll send you the Bitcoins. The following websites can be used to find direct sellers online [[Bitcoin OTC]], [https://www.bitcoinary.com/ Bitcoinary] or the [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=53.0 Currency Exchange Forum Section]. Be extremely cautious when using those methods, the best way is to ask an admin, moderator or a trusted person.

=== Physical Trading ===
You might be able to find an individual you can [https://localbitcoins.com Buy bitcoins locally].
Always choose somebody with many reviews.

=== Bitinstant ===
You can buy Bitcoins via cash deposit or bank transfer using [[BitInstant]]. Here is a video tutorial explaining BitInstant: http://vimeo.com/44849463

=== Exchanges ===
The largest and most trusted exchange is [[MtGox]]. For a list of other major exchanges see [[Buying_bitcoins#Major_Exchanges|Major Exchanges]]

=== Blockchain (UK) ===
UK users can use [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-pingit Barclays PingIt] or [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-bank-transfer Bank Transfer] to purchase bitcoins from blockchain.info.

=== Instant bank transfers within the EU and UK ===
Buy bitcoins via the instant Sofort network through [[Bitcoin-24]]. It is a very fast, easy and secure method to deposit Euro instantlly.

== Avoiding Scams ==
Before using any service it is a good idea to look for reviews and feedback from previous customers. This can be done by simply googling the name of the website or company. The bitcointalk forums are also a good place to find discussions and reviews about services.

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

== Links ==
* http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/91/how-do-you-obtain-bitcoins
* http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4194/whats-the-best-way-to-buy-bitcoin-noob-friendly
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/nzg4o/the_canonical_newbie_guide_to_bitcoin/c3d5tmc

[[Category:Introduction]]

Software

2013-03-14T15:02:25Z

Jonwaller: /* Browser extensions */

List of Bitcoin-related software. See also [[:Category:Software|Category:Software]].

Be sure to keep on top of the latest [[CVEs|security vulnerabilities]]!

==Bitcoin clients==
===Bitcoin clients===
*[[Bitcoin-Qt]] - C++/Qt based tabbed UI for Bitcoin, Linux/MacOSX/Windows, full-featured
*[[bitcoind]] - GUI-less version of the standard Bitcoin client, providing [[API reference (JSON-RPC)|JSON-RPC]] interface
*[[Bitcoin-js-remote]] - JavaScript RPC client, support for QR codes
*[https://github.com/TheSeven/Bitcoin-WebUI Bitcoin WebUI] - JavaScript RPC client
*[https://github.com/zamgo/bitcoin-webskin Bitcoin Webskin] - PHP web interface to bitcoind and namecoind
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50721.0 subvertx] - Command line bitcoin tools
*[[Electrum]] - A blazing fast, open-source, multi-OS Bitcoin client/wallet with a very active community
*[[MultiBit]] - a secure, lightweight, international Bitcoin wallet for Windows, MacOS and Linux
*[[Bitcoiner]] - Java RPC client (Android)
*[[Spesmilo]] - Python/PySide RPC client (abandoned)
*[[Armory]] - Python-based client currently an alpha-level release, the beta version is being crowdfunded

====Frontends to eWallet====
*[[BitPay]] - Android application
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet Blockchain] - Javascript bitcoin client with client side encryption.

====Experimental====
*[[Freecoin]] - C++ client, supports alternative currencies like [[Beertoken]]
*[[BitDroid]] - Java client
*[[Bitdollar]] - C++/Qt client, unstable beta version

===Libraries===
*[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=30646.0 libbitcoin]
*[[BitCoinJ]] - Java client library, early development stage but used in live projects already
*[[BCCAPI]] (Bitcoin Client API) - a java library designed for making secure light-weight bitcoin clients.

==Bitcoin Trade Data==
*[[Bitcoin Charts]] – Prices, volume, and extensive charting on virtually all Bitcoin markets.
*[[MtGox Live]] - An innovative chart showing a live feed of [[MtGox]] trades and market depth. (Must Use Chrome)
*[http://btccharts.com BTCCharts] - An innovative chart showing a live feed of multiple markets, currencies and timeframes.
*[http://BitcoinExchangeRate.org BitcoinExchangeRate.org] - Bitcoin and USD converter with convenient URL scheme and Auto-updating Portfolio Spreadsheet.
*[[Bitcoin Sentiment Index]] - A financial index that collects and disseminates sentiment data about bitcoin.
*[[Preev]] - Bitcoin converter with live exchange rates.
*[[BitcoinSentiment]] - Crowdvoting site offering means of voting and viewing voters sentiment towards bitcoin.

==Bitcoin software==

===Web interfaces for merchants===
*[[Bitcoin Evolution]] - Non wallet-based Buy Now button to insert into websites (handles sales tracking; client must be used for actual transaction)
*[[BitPay]] - Buy Now buttons, Checkout posts/callbacks, Mobile Checkout, JSON API
*[[Btceconomy]] - a JavaScript widget listing items for sale
*[[Javascript Bitcoin Converter]] - currency conversion
*[[WalletBit]] - Easy JavaScript Buy Now buttons, Instant Payment Notification, Application Programming Interface (JSON API), Mobile Checkout, QR-Code
*[[BitUtils Merchant]] - Customizable Buy Now buttons with hosted checkout interface. No programming skills required to set up.

===Shopping Cart Integration in eCommerce-Systems===
*[[Zen Cart Bitcoin Payment Module]] - a payment module that interacts with bitcoind for the Zen Cart eCommerce shopping chart.
*[[Karsha Shopping Cart Interface]] - is a mobile payment-interface which enables its users to accept payments.
*[[Bitcoin-Cash]] - an easy to use payment module for xt:Commerce
*[[BitPay]] - bitcoin plugins for Magento, Opencart, Zencart, PHP, JSON API
*[[WalletBit]] - Plugins for PrestaShop, OpenCart, PHP, JSON API
*[[OpenCart Bitcoin]] - An OpenCart payment module that communicates with a bitcoin client using JSON RPC.
*[[OsCommerce_Bitcoin_Payment_Module|OsCommerce Bitcoin Payment Module]] - a payment module that uses a python monitoring script to interact with bitcoind for OsCommerce
* [http://drupal.org/project/uc_bitcoin Drupal Ubercart Bitcoin payment method] enables you to accept Bitcoin as payment for your Drupal/Ubercart enabled website product/services.

===Web apps (opensource)===
*[[Bitcoin Central]] - currency exchange
*[[Bitcoin Poker Room]] - poker site
*[[Abe]] - block chain viewer
*[[Simplecoin]] - PHP web frontend for a pool
*[[bitcoin_simple_php_tools]] simple php tools for webmasters

===Browser extensions===
*[[Bitcoin Extension]] - check balance and send bitcoins (Chrome)
*[[Bitcoin Prices (extension)]] - monitoring price (Firefox)
*[[Bitcoin Ticker]] - monitoring price (Chrome)
*[[Biticker]] - Bitcoin ticker, currency converter and history price graph (Chrome)
*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitcoin-microformats/bkanicejfbhlidgjkpenmddnacjengld?hl=en Bitcoin Microformats] Show bitcoin address metadata embedded in a page (Chrome)
*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitcoin-address-lookup/pmlblkdmadbidammhjiponepngbfcpge?hl=en Bitcoin Address Lookup] Right click an address to view its value. (Chrome)

===PC apps===
*[[http://www.mybtc-trader.com MyBTC-Trader.com]] - a MtGox Bitcoin trading client for windows with GUI
*[[Mining Explorer]] - monitoring tool for bitcoin mining
*[[Bitcoin SMS Alert]] - sends SMS text alerts to a user's phone based on BTC price / percent thresholds.
*[[BTConvert]] - currency conversion
*[[Sierra Chart MtGox Bridge]] - real-time charting
*[[BitTicker]] - monitoring price (Mac OS X)
*[[ToyTrader]] - a command line trading tool for [[MtGox]]
*[[goxsh]] - a command-line frontend to the [[MtGox|Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange]] (Python)
*[[MyBitcoins gadget]] - monitoring pool earnings / price (Windows gadget)
*[[Bitcoin QR Popup]] - streamlined interface to bitcoin for POS systems (Windows)
*[http://gnome-help.org/content/show.php/Bitcoin+Rate?content=138572 Bitcoin Rate] - Desktop widget with BTC exchange rate (KDE)
*[http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=142344 Bitcoin Monitor] - Desktop widget to monitor status of your Bitcoin miners on mining pools (KDE)

===Mobile apps===
==== iPhone / iPad ====
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app Blockchain] - Fully featured iphone bitcoin app.
*[[Bitcoin Ticker (iPhone)]] - monitoring price w/push notifications
*[[BitCoins Mobile]] - First iPad native app! Live market data, news feeds, mining pool statistics, full screen exchange price charts, bitcoin network statistical charts. (iPad only, iPhone/iPod Touch coming soon!)
*[https://github.com/teeman/BitcoinTrader BitcoinTrader] - Spend/receive BTC via QR codes, trade, deposit/withdraw, etc. Supports Mt. Gox, TradeHill, ExchB, CampBX, and InstaWallet.
*[[Bit-pay]] - Mobile Checkout, set prices in any currency and receive mobile-to-mobile payment
*[[Easywallet.org]] - Web based wallet, works with QR Code scanner on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

==== Android ====
* Direct link to Android Market bitcoin apps. https://play.google.com/store/search?q=bitcoin
*[[BitCare]] - Track bitcoin wallet balance, trade on Mt.Gox, monitor mining pool hashrate, balance, worker status.
*[[BtcMobile]] - monitoring price and mining pool statistics (iPhone/iPad, Android)
*[[Bitcoin Alert]] - monitoring price (Android)
*[[Bitcoin-android]] - Does not appear to be being maitained anymore. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bitcoinandroid
*[[Bitcoin Wallet Balance]] - view your balance in real time on your android phone
*[[Bitcoin Wallet for Android]] - This is the most functional android bitcoin wallet application. https://market.android.com/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
*[[BitcoinSpinner]] - Single address, easy to use, lightweight and open source client. Keys stored on device.
*[[BitcoinX]] - monitoring price (Android)
*[[BitPay]] - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bitcoin.bitpay (Is not related to the bit-pay.com online payment processor.)
*[https://blockchain.info/wallet/android-app Blockchain] - Lightweight Android Bitcoin Client - Also works with blockchain.info web interface and iphone app.
*[[BtcMobile]] - monitoring price and mining pool statistics (iPhone/iPad, Android)
*[[Easywallet.org]] - Web based wallet, works with QR Code scanner on Android devices
*[[Miner Status]] - monitoring miner status (Android)
*[[SMS Bitcoins]] - transactions by SMS

==== Windows Phone 7 ====
*Direct link to Windows Phone Marketplace Bitcoin apps: [http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/search?q=bitcoin]

see also [[Bitcoin Payment Apps]]

===Operating systems===
*[[BAMT]]
*[[LinuxCoin]] - a lightweight Debian-based OS, with the Bitcoin client and GPU mining software

===Mining apps===
Main page: [[Mining software]]
*[[50Miner]] - A GUI frontend for Windows(Poclbm, Phoenix, DiabloMiner, cgminer)
*[[BFGMiner]] - Modular FPGA/GPU miner in C
*[[BTCMiner]] - Bitcoin Miner for ZTEX FPGA Boards
*[[Bit Moose]] - Run Miners as a Windows Service.
*[[Poclbm]] - Python/OpenCL GPU miner ([[Poclbm-gui|GUI(Windows & MacOS X)]])
*[[Poclbm-mod]] - more efficient version of [[Poclbm]] ([[Poclbm-mod-gui|GUI]])
*[[DiabloMiner]] - Java/OpenCL GPU miner ([[DiabloMiner.app|MAC OS X GUI]])
*[[RPC Miner]] - remote RPC miner ([[RPCminer.app|MAC OS X GUI]])
*[[Phoenix miner]] - miner
*[[Cpu Miner]] - miner
*[[Ufasoft miner]] - miner
*[[Pyminer]] - Python miner, reference implementation
*[[Remote miner]] - mining pool software
*[[Open Source FGPA Bitcoin Miner]] - a miner that makes use of an FPGA Board
*[https://github.com/mkburza/Flash-Player-Bitcoin-Miner Flash Player Bitcoin Miner] - A proof of concept Adobe Flash Player miner

===Mining Pool Servers (backend)===
Main page: [[Poolservers]]

*[[ecoinpool]] - Erlang poolserver
*[[Eloipool]] - Fast Python3 poolserver
*[[Pushpoold]] - Old mining poolserver in C (not maintained)
*[[Poold]] - Old Python mining poolserver (not maintained)
*[[PoolServerJ]] - Java mining poolserver (not maintained)

===Utilities, libraries, and interfaces:===
*[[BitcoinCrypto]] - a lightweight Bitcoin crypto library for Java/Android
*[[Bitcoin Dissector]] - a wireshark dissector for the bitcoin protocol
*[[Bitcointools]] - a set of Python tools accessing the transaction database and the wallet
*[[Finance::MtGox]] - a Perl module which interfaces with the Mt. Gox API
*[[libblkmaker]] - C library implementation of [[getblocktemplate]] decentralized mining protocol
*[[python-blkmaker]] - Python module implementation of [[getblocktemplate]] decentralized mining protocol

===Lists of software===
*[[BitGit]] - list of Bitcoin-related opensource projects hosted at Git

===Developer resources===
*[[:Category:Developer|Category:Developer]]
*[[:Category:Technical|Category:Technical]]
*[[Original Bitcoin client/API calls list]]
*[[API reference (JSON-RPC)]]
*[[PHP_developer_intro|PHP Developer Introduction]]

===Other===
*[[Namecoin]] - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin technology
*[[Bitcoin Consultancy]] - an organization providing open source software and Bitcoin-related consulting
*[[Open Transactions]] - a financial crypto and digital cash software library, complementary to Bitcoin
*[[Moneychanger]] - Java-based GUI for [[Open Transactions]]
*[http://btcnames.org/ BTCnames] - a webbased aliasing service which allows to handle unlimited names for your BTC deposit hashes
*[[Devcoin]] - the open source developer coin

Buying bitcoins

2013-02-24T13:20:05Z

Jonwaller:

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) USD (International bank wire) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (Sofort banking/Sofortuberweisung) EUR (GIROPay) GBP (International bank wire, converted to EUR) PLN (International bank wire, converted to EUR) || BTC USD (Bank wire transfer) USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (Cash, via DHL) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (Cash deposit at Bank of America) USD (CapitalOne 360 P2P) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity provider discounts</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[FYB-SG]] || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) SGD (Annonymous Cash Deposit at any UOB Cash Deposit Machine in Singapore). || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Singapore </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.aurumxchange.com AurumXchange] ([[AurumXchange|info]]) || Market || USD,EUR,GBP || Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money, Pecunix, C-Gold, VouchX, CosmicPay and more. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through USD or GBP Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer.
|-
|-
| [https://www.bitcoincanada.tk Bitcoincanada] ([[bitcoin canada|info]]) || Market || CAD || Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Interac email transfer. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through Interac email transfer instantly.
|-
|-
| [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain] ([[BitBargain|info]]) || Market || GBP || Quick transactions via Bank Transfer (fast payments support only), Pingit and Ukash. Deals happen between buyer and seller.
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Buy bitcoins via cash deposit at Wells Fargo, or send money via online banking with Wells Fargo. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices.
|-
| [http://btc.pt BTC.pt] || Market Rate || EUR (Multibanco) || Anonymous transactions. Pay the amount on any Portuguese ATM(MB) or homebanking service, we'll deduce our fee and buy the coins for you at market rate and send them very fast to your wallet. Only available in Portugal.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD, NZD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth or Westpac Bank. New Zealand Dollar cash deposits at any ASB.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-methods Blockchain] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, GBP, EUR, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit or Bank Transfer (GBP), Instant Bank Transfer (EUR) or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] || Fixed Rate || ILS (NIS - New Israeli Shekel)
* via bank transfer
* via Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank (instant transfer)
* via In Person
|| Buy and sell your Bitcoins within minutes in person. Get "same day" service using Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank. Get "next day" service using Bank Transfer.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians,. dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [http://www.happycoins.nl HappyCoins] || Fixed Rate || EUR (iDEAL and SEPA bank transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins. Dutch bank account holders receive Bitcoins within minutes and bank payments same day. Other European IBAN bank account transactions take one or two working days. Prices based on near real-time MtGox exchange price.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [https://www.lojabitcoin.pt Loja Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ATM/Multibanco, bank transfer, money order, cash) || Several payment methods like the Portuguese "Multibanco" (ATM), "Vale postal CTT" (money order by mail), bank transfer and cash (in some locations) - Portugal only at the moment
|-
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (Ukash) EUR (Hal-Cash) EUR (Neteller) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://ZIGGAP.com ZIGGAP] ([[ZIGGAP|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| USD (Cash deposit at Chase, PNC bank) AUD (Cash deposit at National Australia Bank/NAB AUD (Online bill payment/POLI payments) USD (Moneygram, Western Union) || Buy from any Moneygram and Western Union location worldwide.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || JPY (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|-
| [[OKPAY]] || Fixed Rate || BTC USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (Bank Wire Transfer) EUR (SofortBanking) USD, EUR (Liqpay) USD (CashU) USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (UWCFS) USD, RUB, UAH (Wallet1) RUB (Yandex Money) RUB (EasyPay) USD, EUR (CONTACT) USD, EUR (Migom) USD, EUR, CZK (Money Polo) USD, EUR (Intel Express) USD, EUR (Western Union via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR (Moneygram via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR, (Liberty Reserve via Exchange Partners) || Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
|-
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[Bitcoin Ladder]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Buying bitcoins

2013-02-24T13:19:38Z

Jonwaller:

There are various methods available for buying bitcoins. See [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|here for a Newb-friendly version]] of this page.

Warning: Please be careful with your money. When sending money to an exchange or seller you are trusting that the operator will not abscond with your funds and that the operator maintains secure systems that protect against theft -- internal or external. It is recommended that you obtain the real-world identity of the operator and ensure that sufficient recourse is available. Exchanging or storing significant amounts of funds with exchanges is not recommended.

==Major Exchanges==

The least expensive methods for buying bitcoins involve transferring funds using a bank wire, ACH, bank transfer (ACH, EUR / SEPA).

Exchanges are listed in alphabetical order.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Exchange || Adding Funds || Withdrawing Funds || [[eWallet]] || Notes
|-
| [[Bitcoin-24]] || BTC USD ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) USD (VouchX redeemable code) USD (Credit card through LiqPay) USD (International bank wire) EUR ([[MtGox]] redeemable code) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (Sofort banking/Sofortuberweisung) EUR (GIROPay) GBP (International bank wire, converted to EUR) PLN (International bank wire, converted to EUR) || BTC USD (Bank wire transfer) USD ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (SEPA wire) EUR (VouchX redeemable code) EUR (Cash, via DHL) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitcoin-Central]] || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR International wire (any currency) || BTC GBP (Bank transfer) EUR (SEPA) Liberty Reserve USD Liberty Reserve EUR || {{Table Value Yes}} || [https://github.com/davout/bitcoin-central Open-source], community reviewed platform Available in French and English languages
|-
| [[Bitfloor]] || BTC USD (bank wire transfer) USD (Cash deposit at Bank of America) USD (CapitalOne 360 P2P) || BTC USD (ACH, direct deposit) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[BitMe]] || BTC USD (Cash deposits at Chase) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) USD (AurumXchange VouchX) || BTC USD (AurumXchange VouchX) USD (ACH / Direct Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer - US Only) || {{ Table Value Yes }} || <ul><li>US-based</li><li>Liquidity provider discounts</li><li>[https://github.com/bitme BitMe's GitHub]</li><li>[http://bitme.github.com/rest/ REST API]</li></ul>
|-
| [[bitNZ]] || BTC NZD (Cash depost as Westbank) || BTC NZD (Domestic bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Bitstamp]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) EUR (SEPA transfer) USD (Intl wire) USD (Redeemable code) CHF || {{Table Value Yes}} || EUR and CHF deposits converted to/from USD for trading
|-
| [[BTC-E]] || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemable code) USD (Cash deposit at Post of Russia) USD (Cash deposit at banks including Privatbank, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank), RU/UA Terminals, & more) USD ([[Liberty Reserve]]) USD (Interkassa) USD (WebMoney - WMZ) USD (Yandex) USD (LiqPay) USD (Perfect Money) USD (QIWI) USD (OKPay) USD (RBK Money) USD (Ditial currencies including НСМЭП (NSMEP), Единый Кошелек (Unified Purse), TeleMoney, & more) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code, available via BitInstant and AurumXChange) USD (International bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney-WMR) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || BTC BTC (BTC-e redeemble code) USD (Liberty Reserve) USD (Webmoney - WMZ) USD (Perfect Money) USD (LiqPay) USD (QIWI) USD (PayPal) USD (OKPay) USD (Payza/AlertPay) USD (Privat, Privat UAH) USD (Cash deposit into Savings Bank/Sberbank, Telebank, Alfa Bank) USD (BTC-e Redeemable Code) USD (International Wire Transfer) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) RUB (Cash delivery, possible in Moscow) RUB (QIWI) RUB (LiqPay) RUB (WebMoney WMR) RUB (Яндекс.Деньги Yandex) RUB (RBK Money) Cash deposit (into account at Сбербанка России!/Savings Bank/Sberbank, Телебанк (Telebank), and АльфаБанк (Alfa Bank) RUB (Transfer to credit card VISA & MasterCard) RUB (BTC-e Redeemable code) RUB (Bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: English, Russian. Interkassa can be funded from Webmoney and many other methods. BitInstant Can be funding option includes QIWI, Cyberplat.
|-
| [[Camp BX]] (CBX) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (P2P bank transfer at Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo and ING. Credited after three business days). USD (Personal Check) USD (USPS Postal money order, Canada Post money order) || BTC USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (ACH Direct Deposit) USD (USPS Postal Money Order) USD (Domestic bank wire) USD (International bank wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul> <li> Security certification from McAfee</li><li> Advanced trading options with AON/FOK/Market</li> <li>STOPLOSS and Short-Selling in Pipeline</li><li> Trading API available</li><li> Wallet API available </li><li> CBX Instant Bitcoin Transfers Feature </li><li> Stoploss / Custom Order Expiry Date/Time </li><li> SMS (Text Message) Notifications </li> <li> Two-Factor Authentication </li> <li> Based in USA - Atlanta </li> </ul>
|-
| [[FYB-SG]] || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) SGD (Annonymous Cash Deposit at any UOB Cash Deposit Machine in Singapore). || BTC SGD(Internet Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || <ul><li> Based in Singapore </li> </ul>
|-
| [[Intersango]] || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || BTC EUR (SEPA bank wire) PLN (Bank Wire) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Operated by the [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/ BitcoinConsultancy] [https://intersango.com Intersango] is a completely custom trading platform built from the ground up with security, scalability and extensibility in mind. [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43745.0 More Information] Boasts an [https://bitcoinconsultancy.com/wiki/index.php/Intersango/API ever expanding API]. Started out as [[Britcoin]].
|-
| [[Kapiton.se]] || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || BTC SEK (Bankgiro Bank Transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[Mercado Bitcoin]] || BTC BRL (Bank transfer) BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) Liberty Reserve USD || BTC BRL (Bank transfer - MoIP) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Language: Portugese
|-
| [[MtGox]] || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (International bank wire) USD (Wire to [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) USD ([[OKPay]]) AUD (Bank wire) GBP (Bank wire) GBP (Cash deposit, Barclays) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || BTC BTC (Redeemable code) USD ([[Dwolla]]) USD (Wire via [[AurumXChange Company|AurumXChange]]) AUD (Bank wire) USD (Redeemable code) Liberty Reserve USD (via AurumXChange) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Oldest running exchange. Higest daily volume. Respecting AML laws, Restrictions and limits on withdrawals.
|-
| [[Rock Currency Exchange]] || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || BTC EUR (SEPA transfer) SLL (Second Life) USD (Dwolla) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirtEx]] || BTC CAD (cash deposit at Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal or ScotiaBank) CAD (Online bill payment) CAD (Wire transfer) || BTC CAD (direct deposit) CAD (Canada Xpress Post Bank Draft send by mail) CAD Payza (formerly AlertPay) || {{Table Value Yes}} ||
|-
| [[VirWoX]] || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP (Credit & Debit cards via [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (DIRECTebanking / Sofortuberweisung) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[paysafecard]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) USD ([[UKash]] vouchers) || BTC SLL (Second Life) ACD (Avination) OMC (OpenSim) USD,EUR,GBP,CHF ([[PayPal]]) USD,EUR,GBP ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) USD,EUR,GBP ([[NETELLER]]) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || {{Table Value Yes}} || Trading through Second Life Linden Dollars. Variable limits on PayPal and Credit Card deposits.
|}

==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==

For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [https://www.aurumxchange.com AurumXchange] ([[AurumXchange|info]]) || Market || USD,EUR,GBP || Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Liberty Reserve, Perfect Money, Pecunix, C-Gold, VouchX, CosmicPay and more. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through USD or GBP Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer.
|-
|-
| [https://www.bitcoincanada.tk Bitcoincanada] ([[bitcoin canada|info]]) || Market || CAD || Exchange Bitcoins '''instantly''' to and from Interac email transfer. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through Interac email transfer instantly.
|-
|-
| [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain] ([[BitBargain|info]]) || Market || GBP || Quick transactions via Bank Transfer (fast payments support only), Pingit and Ukash. Deals happen between buyer and seller.
|-
| [https://www.bitcopia.com Bitcopia] ([[Bitcopia.com|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD (Cash deposit) || Buy bitcoins via cash deposit at Wells Fargo, or send money via online banking with Wells Fargo. Instant quotes based on live Mt Gox prices.
|-
| [http://btc.pt BTC.pt] || Market Rate || EUR (Multibanco) || Anonymous transactions. Pay the amount on any Portuguese ATM(MB) or homebanking service, we'll deduce our fee and buy the coins for you at market rate and send them very fast to your wallet. Only available in Portugal.
|-
| [http://www.coinmarket.co.nz Coin Market] || Fixed Rate || NZD (NZ Bank deposit/Cash) || Cash deposit or bank transfer to domestic New Zealand bank. Cash payment to brokerage. Guest checkout available.
|-
| [[Bit Innovate]] || Fixed Rate || AUD, NZD (Cash deposit) || Australian Dollar cash deposit at any Commonwealth or Westpac Bank. New Zealand Dollar cash deposits at any ASB.
|-
| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-methods Blockchain] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || Fixed Rate || USD, GBP, EUR, BRL, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, PLN, CZK, RON, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK || Purchased through [[BitInstant]] (U.S., Brazil, and Russia), Barclay's Pingit or Bank Transfer (GBP), Instant Bank Transfer (EUR) or SMS or premium phone call from a mobile.
|-
| [[BitInstant]] || Market Rate || USD (Cash deposit at banks, 7-11, Walmart, CVS, Moneygram locations) USD (Dwolla) BRL (Cash deposit at Banco Rendimento or through Boleto) RUB (Cash deposit through Qiwi or Cyberplat) || Deposit cash at 700,000 locations around the world and have your Bitcoins within 30 minutes. Absolute fastest and easiest way to buy Bitcoins.
|-
| [[Coinapult]] || Fixed rate || Use [[BitInstant]] to use cash to purchase bitcoins sent to e-mail or SMS. Choose "Bitcoin to e-mail" service and enter either e-mail or SMS. ||
|-
| [[Coinbase]] || Fixed rate || Buy bitcoins using a bank transfer (U.S.). || Instant verification available for new accounts.
|-
| [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] || Fixed Rate || ILS (NIS - New Israeli Shekel)
* via bank transfer
* via Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank (instant transfer)
* via In Person
|| Buy and sell your Bitcoins within minutes in person. Get "same day" service using Bank HaDoar /Post Office Bank. Get "next day" service using Bank Transfer.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] || Fixed Rate
|
*EUR/DKK (SEPA and wire transfer)
*USD, EUR, GBP, DKK, SEK, NOK (Cash or check in the mail)
*AED, DZD, EGP, IQD, ILS, JOD, KWD, LGP, LYD, MRO, MYR, NGN, OMR, PKR, QAR, SAR, TRL, TZS, TND, YER ([[CashU]] card)
*MXN, EYU, BOB, BRL, COP, SYP, MAD, GHC, ZAR, CNY, CAD, and more ([[UKash]] voucher)
| For UKash, redeemed through CashU account.
|-
| [[Omnicoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || Deposit cash at any Commonwealth, NAB, or Westpac branch.
|-
| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
|-
| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || Fixed Rate || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
|-
| [[bitcoin.de]] || Market || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Liberty Reserve) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
|-
| [[Bitcoiny.cz]] || Market || CZK || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[BTCX.se]] || Fixed Rate || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
|-
| [[BTC China]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) || Converted to CNY for trading.
|-
| [[BitMarket.co]] || Market || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
|-
| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || [http://bitcoin-otc.com/vieworderbook.php Order Book] || Varies (person to person) || IRC trading marketplace will usually have people willing to deal for small and larger amounts using various payment methods, including [[PayPal]], [[Dwolla]], [[Linden Dollars]], etc.
|-
| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || Fixed Rate || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
|-
| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || Fixed Rate || Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Online bank transfers (Maybank2U, CIMB, MEPS, etc) E-vouchers (Web Cash, Mobile Money) || Bitcoin merchant for Malaysians,. dealing in Malaysian Ringgit. Fully automated immediate transfers. https://dgtmkt.com
|-
| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Fixed Rate || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Liberty Reserve Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
|-
| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Fixed Rate || USD (Liberty Reserve) Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || LR <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Fixed Rate || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
|-
| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
|-
| [[Bahtcoin]] || Fixed Rate || Cash, Webmoney Liberty Reserve USD || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
|-
| [[Bitcoin Brasil]] || Fixed Rate || BRL (Brazilian Real) USD || Cash exchange
|-
| [[BitPiggy]] || Fixed Rate || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
|-
| [[bitcoin.local]] || Directory || Varies (person to person) ||
|-
| [[bcchanger.com]] || Directory || Enables person to person purchases and sales via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
|-
| [[Bitcoil]] || Fixed Rate || ILS (bank transfer) ||
|-
|[[btcnow]] || Market || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
|-
| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Directory || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally || Find your local bitcoin dealer! With dynamic pricing with equations.
|-
| [http://www.happycoins.nl HappyCoins] || Fixed Rate || EUR (iDEAL and SEPA bank transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins. Dutch bank account holders receive Bitcoins within minutes and bank payments same day. Other European IBAN bank account transactions take one or two working days. Prices based on near real-time MtGox exchange price.
|-
| [[WM-Center]] || Fixed rate || BTC USD (International bank wire, Western Unon, Moneygram, Xoom etc, cash) EUR (IBAN bank wire) RUB (bank wire, WU, Anelik and etc, cash) AUD (Bank wire) Liberty Reserve USD/EUR, Perfect Money USD/EUR, Pecunix, Paxum, c-gold, Hoopay, GDP || 24/7/365 support in English, Spanish and Russian.
|-
| [[ECurrencyZone]] || Fixed Rate || BTC INR (Cash deposit of Indian rupee) BDT (Cash deposit of Bangladeshi taka) NPR (Cash deposit of Nepalese rupee) MYR (Cash deposit of Malaysian ringitt) SGD (Cash deposit of Singaporean dollar) SGD (Net/Bank transfer) USD (Western Union, Moneygram, Citibank global funds transfer, OKPay) USD (Liberty Reserve, Mt. Gox redeemable code) || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
|-
| [[BitCoinVend]] || Market || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
|-
| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || Fixed Rate || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Mt. Gox [[redeemable code]]) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
|-
| [https://www.lojabitcoin.pt Loja Bitcoin] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (ATM/Multibanco, bank transfer, money order, cash) || Several payment methods like the Portuguese "Multibanco" (ATM), "Vale postal CTT" (money order by mail), bank transfer and cash (in some locations) - Portugal only at the moment
|-
|-
| [[Mang Sweeney]] || Fixed Rate || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
|-
| [http://bitcoinvender.yolasite.com/ Bitcoin Vender] || Fixed Rate|| USD (Credit Card) USD (Debit Card) || Buy bitcoins with your credit or debit card
|-
| [[mercaBit.eu]] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (Ukash) EUR (Hal-Cash) EUR (Neteller) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
|-
| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
|-
| [http://InstaWire.com InstaWire.com] ([[InstaWire|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || No sign-up, just enter the amount and a Bitcoin address.
|-
| [http://ZIGGAP.com ZIGGAP] ([[ZIGGAP|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| USD (Cash deposit at Chase, PNC bank) AUD (Cash deposit at National Australia Bank/NAB AUD (Online bill payment/POLI payments) USD (Moneygram, Western Union) || Buy from any Moneygram and Western Union location worldwide.
|-
| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || Fixed Rate|| EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
|-
| [http://swissbitcoins.ch swissbitcoins.ch] ([[Swissbitcoins|info]]) || Fixed Rate|| CHF (Swiss Bank Transfer) || Buy Bitcoins in Switzerland. No registration required. Enter Bitcoin address, wire money and get your bitcoins within 24 hours.
|-
| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || Other || Credit card (except in the U.S.) || Purchase bitcoins through this MMO casino with credit card, withdraw bitcoins (though a fee applies if withdrawn and no casino play.)
|-
| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || Fixed Rate || JPY (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|-
| [[OKPAY]] || Fixed Rate || BTC USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (Bank Wire Transfer) EUR (SofortBanking) USD, EUR (Liqpay) USD (CashU) USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHF etc (UWCFS) USD, RUB, UAH (Wallet1) RUB (Yandex Money) RUB (EasyPay) USD, EUR (CONTACT) USD, EUR (Migom) USD, EUR, CZK (Money Polo) USD, EUR (Intel Express) USD, EUR (Western Union via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR (Moneygram via Exchange Partners) USD, EUR, (Liberty Reserve via Exchange Partners) || Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
|-
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 Bitcoins Direct] || Direct purchases, $1,000 and higher. || USD (Cash deposit at B of A, Wells Fargo or PNC Bank, max $3,000) USD (Bank wire, domestic or international), max $6,000 unless prior authorization USD (Liberty Reserve) || BTC || Inventory varies based on market conditions.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=89757.msg996082#msg996082 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [[MPEx]] || Buy / Sell / Exercise CALLs / PUTs, American style. 52 strikes offered (by .5), current month + 2. No shorting available yet.|| BTC || BTC || Transactions encoded via amt. Must use non-rounding client (0.3.24 or later)
|-
| [https://vircurex.com Vircurex] || Buy / Sell Options Loan / Borrow || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC || BTC, NMC, LTC, DVC, GG, I0C, IXC, SC ||
|}

==Physical Bitcoins==

Physical Bitcoins are bearer tokens that have an embedded redeemable digital bitcoin value if torn open. While they are somewhat expensive if bought purely for the digital bitcoins, they are relatively easy to get, because they can be purchased with PayPal or credit card - payment methods not typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [http://www.memorydealers.com Memory Dealers] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || USD (PayPal/Credit Card) ||
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://www.giftcoin.net/card Bitcoin Gift Card] || Bitcioin Gift Card Physical Bitcoin Issued By GiftCoin || BTC ||
|-
| [http://www.bitbills.com Bitbills] || Bitbills cards || BTC || Not taking orders as of Nov 2011.
|}

==Exchange Directories==
[http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
[http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

==See Also==

* [[:Category:Digital_currencies|Digital Currencies]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]
* [[Secure Trading]]
* [[Bitcoin Ladder]]
* [[:Category:Local|Local]] exchanges

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
[[zh-cn:购买bitcoins]]
[[ru:Приобретение биткойнов]]

Promotional graphics

2013-01-06T13:30:02Z

Jonwaller: /* External Links */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]

[http://weusecoins.jp/remote/en.bitcoin.it/promotional_graphics SVG and higher resolutions]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=1756.0 Bitcoin Graphics in Vector Format (Illustrator)]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Bitcoin Wiki:Tokyo meetup

2013-01-03T14:30:38Z

Jonwaller:

Meetup held in Shibuya, Tokyo (usually on the first monday of each month)

* http://www.meetup.com/Tokyo-Bitcoin-Meetup-Group/
* https://www.facebook.com/groups/331016600320849/

== Regulars ==

* Roger Ver
* Jonathan Waller

== Visitors ==

* In March 2011: Sirius

[[Category:Meetups]]

Bitcoin Wiki:Tokyo meetup

2013-01-03T14:29:35Z

Jonwaller:

Meetup to be held in Tokyo (probably around Shibuya)

* http://www.meetup.com/Tokyo-Bitcoin-Meetup-Group/
* https://www.facebook.com/groups/331016600320849/

== Regulars ==

* Roger Ver
* Jonathan Waller

== Visitors ==

* In March 2011: Sirius

[[Category:Meetups]]

Bitcoin Wiki:Tokyo meetup

2013-01-03T14:28:43Z

Jonwaller: /* Regulars */

Meetup to be held in Tokyo (probably around Shibuya)

Next meetup: TBD ([http://doodle.com/bg8zngecdaewdg4m Doodle])

== Regulars ==

Roger Ver
Jonathan Waller

== Visitors ==

* In March 2011: Sirius

[[Category:Meetups]]

Meetups

2013-01-03T14:26:56Z

Jonwaller:

Don't add everyone who's going in the "Who?" column, just prominent Bitcoin members and organizers. Also see [http://bitcoin.meetup.com bitcoin.meetup.com]. Also see [[Conferences]].

Keep an eye on the [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=86.0 Meetups] forum board on BitcoinTalk for announcements.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Group
! When?
! Where?
! Who?
! Other Notes
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/bitcoins/ Bitcoin NYC]
| monthly
| [http://www.xcubicle.com/ xCubicle Hackerspace - New York, NY]
| Any and all Bitcoin aficionados.
|
|-
|-
| [http://hitspace.org/ HIT Space - Hack it Together]
| monthly
| [http://hitspace.org/where-we-are/ HIT Space - Porto, Portugal]
| Hackerspace members and anyone who want to join us
| send us an email geral[at]hitspace.org
|-
|-
| [http://metalab.at/wiki/Bitcoins Vienna, Austria]
| monthly - check the [http://metalab.at/wiki/Bitcoins wiki] or subscribe to the [http://lists.keisanki.net/listinfo/bitcoin mailinglist]
| [http://metalab.at/wiki/Lage Metalab], Vienna hacker space, Rathausstraße 6, 1010 Wien
| Bitcoin Group Austria
|
|-
| [http://brmlab.cz brmlab, prague hackerspace]
| 14th Nov 2011
28th Nov 2011
([http://brmlab.cz/event/bitcoin_seminar])
| [http://brmlab.cz/place Brmlab, Bubenska 1]
| brmlab crew, slush, genjix
|
|-
| [http://www.facebook.com/groups/175596065827848/ Bitcoin Boston]
| Bi-weekly on Saturday or Sunday ([http://www.facebook.com/groups/175596065827848/ See Facebook page])
| Starbucks, Harvard Square
| Anyone who wants to come!
| So far our meetings have been pretty sporadic, but we hope to gain some regularity soon...
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin New York Bitcoin Users]
| 6:00 PM, 3rd Sunday of every month ([http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin/events/past past meetings])
| OnlyOneTV Studios - 290 Fifth Ave New York, NY
| Bruce Wagner (Organizer) and others
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin New York Bitcoin Users]
| 6:00 PM, every Wednesday of every month ([http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin/events/past past meetings])
| Just Sweet Dessert House - 83 Third Ave New York, NY
| Yifu Guo (Organizer) and crew
| hosted by Bitsyncom, the people behind [[Bitnavigator]], walk-ins welcome;
|-
|[http://www.meetup.com/MichiganBitcoinMeetup Michigan Bitcoin Meetup]
|
|
|Kinnard Hockenhull (Organizer)
|Sponsored by [[BitBox]]
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/PhillyBitcoin Philadelphia Bitcoin User Group]
| TBD
| TBD
| Brian Cohen (Organizer) and others
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinDC Washington, DC Bitcoin Users]
| 7:00 PM, 1st Monday of every month ([http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinDC/#past past meetings])
| Northside Social, 3211 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA
| [[User:Dduane|Darrell Duane]] (Organizer) and others
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Bitcoin-Users Silicon Valley Bitcoin Users]
| 7:00 PM, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 ([http://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Bitcoin-Users/events/past past meetings])
| 140B S Whisman Road Mountain View, CA
| Brian Mcqueen and others
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinChicago Chicago]
| No regular schedule yet ([http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinChicago/events/past past meetings])
| Sunnyvale Art Gallery Cafe, 251 W El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA
| Igor
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/denver-bitcoin Denver]
| First meeting June 4th, 2011 ([http://www.meetup.com/denver-bitcoin/events/past past meetings])
| Gypsy House Cafe - 1279 Marion St Denver, CO
| bearbones
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/bitcoinSF Bitcoin SF]
| Saturday, June 4, 2011 ([http://www.meetup.com/bitcoinSF past meetings])
| SFSU - 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA
| Brian Mcqueen and others
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group Los Angeles Digital Currency Innovators]
| Thursday July 7th, 2011, 7 PM
| (mt)/Media Temple, Culver City, CA
| [[User:sgornick|Stephen Gornick]] (Interim organizer) and others
| Seeking meetup coordinator
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Las-Vegas-Bitcoin-Users Las Vegas Bitcoin Users]
| Monthly, check calendar ([http://www.meetup.com/Las-Vegas-Bitcoin-Users/#upcomming meetings])
| Putters, 6945 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
| Mark Russell, Julian Tosh
|
|-
| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/195492163844669/ Free State Bitcoin Consortium]
| Every Saturday, at 6:30 PM
| Strange Brew Tavern, Manchester, NH
| ben-abuya (organizer)
| Weekly
|-
| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/195492163844669/ Twin Cities Users]
| Friday, June 10, 2011, 6:30 PM
| Joule - 1200 Washington Ave S Minneapolis, MN
| Mac Manson
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Portland-Bitcoin-Meetup-Users Portland Bitcoin Users Meetup Group]
| forming
|
| Steven Wagner
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Orlando Bitcoin Orlando]
| ([http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Orlando#past past meetings])
| Frank & Steins 150 S. Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL
| Antonio Gallippi
|
|-
| [http://www.hive13.org/?p=310 Hive13 Hackerspace]
| Bitcoin Exchange, Every Tuesday, 7:30 PM
| Hive13 - 2929 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
|
|
|-
| [https://www.facebook.com/bitcoinaus Bitcoin Australia]: Melbourne
| [https://www.facebook.com/events/345430765511234/ Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 18:45]
| Melbourne CBD(TBA)
| Facebook, IRC, Bitcointalk Forum...
|
|-
| [[Bitcoin:Tokyo meetup|Tokyo]]
| Usually first monday of the month
| Shibuya
| Roger Ver (Organizer) and others
|
|-
| [http://meetup.com/Bitcoin-Canada Vancouver Canada]
| ([http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Canada/#past past meetings])
| The Brickhouse - 730 Main St.
| humble (and others)
|
|-
| [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/bitcoin-switzerland Zurich/Geneva Switzerland]
| Semi-regular, about once a month
| Oliver Twist Pub, Zurich; Lord Nelson Pub, Geneva
| Stefan Thomas (WeUseCoins), Mike Hearn (BitcoinJ), bitdragon, Luzius (Wuala), more ...
|
|-
| Seattle Bitcoin Meetup
| [http://www.meetup.com/SeattleBitCoin/ Semi-regularly].
| [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cafe+solstice&daddr=4116+University+Way,+Seattle,+WA+98105-6214&hl=en&ll=47.657424,-122.31313&spn=0.007328,0.01929&gl=us&view=map&geocode=CRT9Bdg7zX3vFdcx1wIdWqa1-CFcJ9qrr9CcEQ&t=h&z=16 Solstice Cafe, 2pm]
| [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=36217 indolering]
|
|-
| [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=42262.0 Munich Germany]
| Semi-regular, about once a month
| Optimolwerke
|
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-il/ Israel Bitcoin Meetup Group]
| Occasional
| TBD
| Meni Rosenfeld
|
|-
| [http://www.meetup.com/Dallas-Bitcoin-User-Meetup/ Dallas Bitcoin Meetup Group]
| Biweekly on Saturdays, 6:00PM
| [http://freemandallas.com/ The Free Man Cajun Cafe]
| Justus Ranvier (organizer)
|
|-
|}

==See Also==

* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces List of Hacker Spaces]

[[Category:Local]]

[[de:Treffen]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T18:03:09Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo alone */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]

[http://weusecoins.jp/remote/en.bitcoin.it/promotional_graphics SVG and higher resolutions]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:38:11Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo alone */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo Huge-.png|400px‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo.svg‎]]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:37:44Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo alone */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo Huge.png|400px‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo.svg‎]]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:34:55Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo alone */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo Huge.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo.svg‎]]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:33:06Z

Jonwaller: /* Euro style (Click for large size) */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:32:48Z

Jonwaller: /* Gold style (Click for large size) */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:32:25Z

Jonwaller: /* Euro style (Click for large size) */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png|400px]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:31:59Z

Jonwaller: /* Logo with text */

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png|400px]]
==Gold style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png|400px]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:31:25Z

Jonwaller:

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]
==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png|400px]]
==Gold style (Click for large size)==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png|400px]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Promotional graphics

2012-12-31T17:29:14Z

Jonwaller:

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose.

=Orange style=
==Logo alone==
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]
==Logo with text==
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]
=="We love Bitcoin" Graphics==
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
==Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons==
===Normal size===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
===High resolution===
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

=Euro style (Click for large size)=
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png|400px]]
=Gold style (Click for large size)=
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png|400px]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

 Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7210/onwhitem.jpg Bitcoin Decentralized P2P Currency logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6412.0 Made a Bitcoin icon, PDF included]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32273.0 Public Domain Bitcoin Icons/Graphics for you!]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

File:BC Logo Huge.png

2012-12-31T17:14:58Z

Jonwaller: