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Buying bitcoins

2014-08-19T18:07:29Z

Webjoe: Removed affiliate link to Coinbase.

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

'''NOTE:''' For taking advantage of Bitcoin volatility you are able to trade CFDs through [http://www.avatrade.com/lp/trade-bitcoin?tag=39206&tag2 AvaTrade] or [http://www.plus500.com/Instruments/BTCUSD?id=73407&pl=2 Plus500]. When trading online your capital may be at risk. Trading CFDs is suitable for more experienced traders.

{{Counterparty-warning}}

==Market Exchanges==
{{main|Comparison of real-time trading exchanges}}
==Fixed Rate Exchanges & Others==
For smaller amounts, the options are limited due to bank transfer fees, conversion fees and transaction size restrictions. Options include:

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| Service || Payment Method || Notes
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| [https://www.alfacashier.com ALFAcashier] || BTC Bitcoin LTC Litecoin USD PerfectMoney USD LiqPay USD OKPay USD EgoPay USD BTC-E coupon/refill USD (International Bank Wire) EUR (International Bank Wire) RUB (Russian Bank Wire) || Instant exchanger. Language: English, German, Russian, Chinese <ul><li>Cumulative discount system</li><li>Affiliate program</li><li>Fees only 1-3%</li></li>
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| [[http://www.ecurrencyzone.com ECurrencyZone]] || 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, Cgold, Perfect money, egopay, solid trust pay) USD || Bank transfer considered at all locations with prior approval.
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| [https://www.bestexchangeonline.com Bestexchangeonline.com] || USD PerfectMoney EUR PerfectMoney Cashu Egopay Okpay Bitcoin Webmoney PayPal USD LiqPay RUB || Buy Sell Exchange Bitcoins with the best price. <ul><li>Instant Exchange</li><li>24/7/365 support</li>
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| [[File:BitSimpleIcon.png|30px|link=https://BitSimple.com]] [https://BitSimple.com BitSimple.] ([[BitSimple.|info]]) || USD (bank wire) || Don't get goxxed again! We never hold user's bitcoins. Purchased bitcoins will be directly transferred to your personal bitcoin wallet. Stop accepting long delays waiting for funding. We will lock in a rate once you confirm the wire has been sent, and will deliver your purchased coins the same day, usually within an hour.
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| [[File:BittyBot-head.png|20px|link=http://BittyBot.co.uk]] [http://BittyBot.co.uk BittyBot] ([[BittyBot|info]]) || GBP (varies person to person) || BittyBot monitors and compares the UK Bitcoin market to help you find the best prices and most reputable traders.
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| [https://quickbitcoin.co.uk Quickbitcoin.co.uk] ([[Quickbitcoin|info]]) || GBP (bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins in the UK in under 1 hour from trusted uk seller. Payments by UK bank transfer. No sign up required. [http://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/quickbitcoin.co.uk See reviews here].
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| [https://24change.com 24Change.com] ([[24change.com|info]]) ||
* USD, UAH, RUB, Visa, MasterCard
* C-Coin, eCoin, EgoPay, Payza, Payoneer, EPESE, MoneyGram, OKPAY, WireTransfer, QIWI, Yandex Money, BTC-E code, PayPal, PerfectMoney, Paymer, ePayments, LiqPay, Redpass, WESTERN UNION, C-Gold, Pecunix
* International Banks, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank, Privat24, Svyaznoy Bank, VTB24
||
* Automatic bitcoin and e-currencies buy/sell service
* 24/7/365 fast and reliable e-currencies exchange
* Unlimited reserves
* 15% Affiliate program
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|[[File:favicon_b4c.jpg|20px|link=https://bit4coin.net]] [https://bit4coin.net bit4coin.net] ([[bit4coin|info]]) || [https://www.sofort.com SOFORT banking] SEPA transfer (EUR) International bank transfer || Buy bitcoin with gift vouchers: Order bit4coin gift vouchers online at [https://bit4coin.net bit4coin.net] and get them shipped to your door, ready to redeem into bitcoins. No registration required. Perfect for own use or as gift.
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| [[File:BitQuickco.png|20px|link=https://www.bitquick.co]] [https://www.bitquick.co BitQuick.co] ([https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitQuick.co info)] || Cash Deposit or SEPA Transfer Only (International) || Connects buyers to sellers around the globe via bank cash deposit or SEPA transfer. No registration required. Instant deposit to any bitcoin address after cash deposit or SEPA transfer receipt received.
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| [https://www.cryptxchange.com Cryptxchange] || USD (Cash Deposit) USD (Wire Transfer) CAD (Cash Deposit) CAD (Wire Transfer) You may make cash deposits at any Chase Bank Internationally (ARS, GBP, EUR, AUD, BRL, CLP, COP, EGP, KYD, SAR, CNY, AED, JPY, INR || A multinational US based cryptographic currency exchange. No login or account creation required. No identity verification required. Exquisite customer service. Average transaction time under two hours depending on the time of the day. One of the most anonymous and reliable exchanges on the net. We use SSL & AES-256 military grade encryption for all communication
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| [https://www.getbitcoin.com.au Bitcoin (Australia)] || AUD (Bank Deposit) || Bitcoin (Australia) / [https://www.getbitcoin.com.au www.getbitcoin.com.au] offers rapid transfer at low rates.
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| [[File:BIPS.gif|20px|link=https://bips.me]] [https://bips.me BIPS] ([[BIPS|info]]) || CAD (Cash deposits in Canada Any Currency (Wire Transfer - Any Country) USD || <ul><li>DK-based</li><li>[https://github.com/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystem BIPS GitHub]</li><li>[https://bips.me/connect/BitcoinInternetPaymentSystemAPI.pdf REST API]</li></ul>
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| [http://indo-bitcoin.com Indo-Bitcoin.com] || IDR Mandiri (Cash deposit and wire transfer) IDR BNI (Cash deposit and wire transfer) IDR BCA (Cash deposit and wire transfer) IDR BRI (Cash deposit and wire transfer) || Beli Bitcoin di Indonesia. Lowest fees, max. 30 minutes per transfer, 24 hours 7 days. No verification required.
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| [https://Bitcash.cz/market Bitcash.cz] ([[Bitcash.cz|info]]) || CZK domestic wire, EUR with SEPA || Live Auction Rates, person-to-person contract fulfillment
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| [https://www.bitbrothersllc.com BitBrothers LLC] || Bank Transfer/Cash/Moneygram || If you are looking for an extremelly simple and anonymous way to purchase bitcoins, this is the best place to do it. We are so sure you will be a repeat customer that we are willing to provide discounts for first time buyers. Best Customer service in the industry.
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| [https://truckcoin.com TRUCK COIN] || Bank Transfer/Paypal/Wester Union/Moneygram/Cash/any method with any currency || There is another anonymous way to purchase bitcoins, this is the best safety and anonymous way.
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| [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237164.0 Bitcoin-Brokers (USA)] || Cash deposit || At major banks like Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, PNC, Citibank. No ID, No registration. Immediate fundings.
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| [https://bitcoini.com Bitcoini.com (Bulgaria, Romania)] || BGN (Bank deposit, Cash, EasyPay, Post, Econt) RON (Bank deposit) USD (Western Union, MoneyGram) || Fast and secure way to buy/sell bitcoins. Live support
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| [http://www.bitcoinbymobile.com BitcoinByMobile.com] || Mobile Phone (Premium SMS)|| Buy bitcoins instantly using just your mobile phone. No registration or personal financial information needed. Available in: Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and United Kingdom
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| [http://www.btc-dealer.com BTC-Dealer] || Credit Card through Liqpay || No signup required. Instant deposit to any bitcoin address
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| [https://moneypaktrader.com MoneypakTrader.com] ([[MoneypakTrader.com|info]]) || Moneypak (USD) <======> BTC BTC <======> Moneypak (USD) ReLoadit, etc. (USD) <====> BTC BTC <======> ReLoadit, etc. (USD) || Pays a bonus over market for your BTC Charges a fee over market for your Moneypak, etc. Only accepts codes from original purchaser Attempts to have regular customers processed within 24 hrs Available for discussion via TorChat
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| [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain] ([[BitBargain|info]]) || GBP || Quick transactions via Bank Transfer (fast payments support only), Pingit and Ukash. Deals happen between buyer and seller.
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| [https://bittylicious.com Bittylicious] ([[Bittylicious|info]]) || GBP, EUR, ZAR || Near instant transactions via UK Bank Transfer (Faster Payments only). No sign up required but can buy more if registered.
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| [http://btc.pt BTC.pt] || 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.
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| [https://www.bitcointrader.com.au Bitcointrader] ([[Bitcointrader|info]]) || AUD (Cash deposit) || Lowest fee in Australia! Only 5%. Buy and sell bitcoins quickly and easily! Cash deposit at any Westpac Bank and National Australia Bank branch in Australia.
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| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-methods Blockchain] ([[BlockChain.info|info]]) || 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.
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| [[BitInstant]] || 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.
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| [[Coinapult]] || BTC, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, CZK, DKK, SEK, ZAR, HKD, JPY accepted via wire (verified users only) Locks available for USD, EUR, GBP, Gold and Silver. ||Locks is available from any wallet. Users can 'peg' bitcoin value to other assets (USD, EUR, GBP, Silver and Gold) thus eliminating the bitcoin exchange rate from their bitcoin value. Users can Unlock to spend or send their bitcoins. Coinapult also provides payment processing for businesses. For bitcoin business, Coinapult offers wholesale liquidity services and partnership opportunities for wallets services and Locks.
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| [https://www.ripio.com/ Ripio] || Buy bitcoin in Argentina using cash payment networks like PagoFacil, RapiPago, etc. || A good option for bitcoin beginners transactions take usually less than 24 hours and places for doing the payments are all over.
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| [http://coinbase.com Coinbase] || Buy and sell bitcoin by connecting a U.S. based bank account. Users need the account and routing numbers that can be found on a check to get started. || Instant verification available for new accounts. Purchased bitcoin can be held in Coinbase's online wallet. Generally considered a good option for U.S. based bitcoin beginners.
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| [http://spectrocoin.com SpectroCoin] || Buy and sell bitcoins through local bank wire transfers in most European countries. || Clients can use eWallet to store Bitcoins and Euros. Two factor authentication is implemented.
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| [https://www.coincove.co Coincove] || MXN (Cash Deposit @ OXXO) MXN (Bank Transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins in Mexico using bank transfers and cash deposits at convenience stores (over 10,000 locations). Two factor Auth using Authy.
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| [[Coin-Daddy]] || Buy bitcoins with PayPal and OKPAY || No verification needed. Customer just needs to pay with PayPal, leave the Wallet address and then he receives his coins, or pays via OKPAY. Available for purchase are: Bitcoins, Litecoins and PPCoins.
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| [http://BitcoinIsrael.co.il BitcoinIsrael.co.il] || 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.
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| [[Bitcoin Nordic]] ||
*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.
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| [[Spend Bitcoins]] || AUD (Cash deposit) || AUD cash deposit at NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
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| [https://bitcoinmylife.com/jml/buy-bitcoins BitcoinMyLife] ([[BitcoinMyLife|info]]) || EUR (SEPA bank transfer) || Simple and Safe. Pay first transaction fee with Twitter or Facebook post.
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| [[bitcoin.de]] || EUR (bank wire) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR ([[Skrill]]/Moneybookers) || Varies (person to person) 0.01 free Bitcoins for every new user eWallet Affiliate program Language: German, Englisch News
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| [https://www.BitcoinZAP.com BitcoinZAP] || SEPA bank transfer - EUR International bank transfer - EUR, USD Western Union MoneyGram Cash (in the mail) - EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, HKD, JPY, PLN, AUD, CHF, CZK, DKK, HUF, MOP, SEK, NOK || Bitcoins usually delivered in less than 24 hours after payment is received
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| [[BTCX.se]] || SEK || Transfer to and banks in Sweden.
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| [[BTC China]] || || Converted to CNY for trading.
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| [[bitcoincambodia.com]] || USD (Cash, possible to pay everywhere in Cambodia) || You can buy Bitcoins for USD in Cambodia.
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| [[BitMarket.co]] || COP (Colombian Peso) || Varies (person to person)
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| [[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]] || Person-to-person, various methods || 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.
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| [[Canadian Bitcoins]] || CAD (Cash - XpressPost or Dropoff) USD (Cash - Courier: UPS, FedEx, etc.) || For dropoff, office in Ottawa.
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| [http://coinrepublic.com/buy-sell-bitcoins-singapore/ Coin Republic] || SGD (Singapore Dollar)|| Payment via local bank transfer.
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| [https://dgtmkt.com Dgtmkt] ([[Dgtmkt|info]]) || 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
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| [https://www.dagensia.eu Dagensia] ([[Dagensia|info]]) ||
* SEPA Bank Transfer (EUR)
* ATM card (EUR, USD)
* Sofort Banking (EUR)
* Direct Banking (EUR)
* Payza (official Exchanger)
* EgoPay, c-gold
* BUY AND SELL BITCOINS
|| Dagensia allows you to Buy and Sell Bitcoins and to store Bitcoins securely. You can get your first Bitcoin today, or you can start accepting Bitcoins directly into EUR or USD balance and ATM card. Sell and buy your Bitcoins through Wire, or SEPA EUR transfer, Direct Banking, ATM Cards. '''Fully licensed exchanger''', supervised by Czech National Bank
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| [[Lilion Transfer]] || Bank Transfer: USD, AUD, CAD, JPY, EUR, CHF, GBP, PLN, CZK, RON, BGN, HRK, RUB, SEK, NOK, DKK, LTL, LVL Perfect Money Monetto OK Pay Cosmic Pay Pecunix C-Gold E-Pay Payments PayPal|| 122 accounts worldwide. Support in 30 languages
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| [[Nanaimo Gold]] || Western Union money transfer Moneygram money transfer Cash in the mail || Digital Currency <--> Bitcoin exchange is automated For cash in the mail send USD, EUR, CAD, or GBP. Canada mailing address.
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| [[Bitcoin Argentina]] || Cash: ARS, BRL, USD Bank transfer: ARS || No exchange fees!
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| [[Bitcoin.com.es]] || EUR (bank deposit) || Bank transfer or cash deposits at OpenBank in Spain.
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| [[Bahtcoin]] || Cash, Webmoney || Will cash out to Thai mobile and gaming prepaid cards as well.
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| [http://bitcoin.in.th Bitcoin Thailand] || THB: Cash/Bank Deposit || Same day service.
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| [[BitPiggy]] || AUD (Australian Dollar)|| Payment via bank transfer.
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| [[bitcoin.local]] || Person-to-person, various methods ||
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| [[bcchanger.com]] || Person-to-person via PayPal, [[Skrill]]/Moneybookers and other e-currency platforms ||
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| [[Bitcoil]] || ILS (bank transfer) ||
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| [[File:BXlogoSM.jpeg|link=http://bitXoin.com]] [http://bitXoin.com bitXoin] ([[bitXoin|info]]) || AUD (Cash deposits) || Fast transaction processing, market rates with low commissions and no fees.
Contact BUYbulk@bitXoin.com for special rates on BUY BTC transactions over $10,000 and SELLbulk@bitXoin.com for SELL BTC transactions over BTC50
https://bitXoin.com/
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|[[btcnow]] || USD (OKPay, Dwolla) || bitcoins transferred instantly
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| [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] || Varies (person to person) Physical cash locally [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/cash-deposit/ Cash deposit] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/okpay/ OKPay] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/paypal/ PayPal] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/dwolla/ Dwolla] [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/sepa-eu-bank-transfer/ SEPA Bank transfer] || Find your local bitcoin dealer, or purchase safely online using escrow! With dynamic pricing with equations. eWallet 
[https://localbitcoins.com/affiliate/ Affiliate program] 
[https://localbitcoins.com/api-docs/ API]
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| [https://www.bitbuy.nl BitBuy] || EUR (iDEAL) || Buy bitcoins instantly with iDEAL from the Netherlands. User will get price updates during the payment process.
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| [https://www.happycoins.com HappyCoins] || EUR (iDEAL and SEPA bank transfer) || Buy and sell Bitcoins. Use the Dutch iDEAL payment system to receive Bitcoins within minutes. Prices are based on near real-time exchange prices.
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| [[BitCoinVend]] || BTC USD (PayPal) || bitcoinvend@gmail.com, market variable with commission, quote based, verified paypal account with anti scammer verification
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| [[Bitcoins In Berlin]] || EUR (Cash in-the mail) EUR (Cash in-person trade) EUR (SEPA bank transfer) EUR (Western Union) || Cash in-the-mail is to a Berlin P.O. box. In-person trade is in Berlin.
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| [https://www.lojabitcoin.pt Loja Bitcoin] || EUR (ATM/Multibanco) EUR (bank transfer) EUR (money order) EUR (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]] || PHP (Cash) PHP (Cash deposit at bank) || Languages: English, Pinoy. PHP [https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/mangsweeney cash trade method] in metro Manilla, Philappines.
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| [[mercaBit.eu]] || EUR (Ukash) EUR (Hal-Cash) EUR (Neteller) || Buy bitcoins with ukash and more
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| [http://buyBTC.cz buyBTC.cz] ([[buyBTC.cz|info]]) || CZK (Domestic bank transfer) EUR (Bank transfer) || Buy bitcoins from the Czech Republic.
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| [http://bitonic.nl Bitonic.nl] || EUR (iDeal) || Buy bitcoins instantly from the Netherlands.
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| [http://www.dragons.tl Dragon's Tale] ([[Dragon's Tale|info]]) || 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.)
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| [https://buybitcoinbycreditcard.com buybitcoinbycreditcard.com] || JPY (Credit Card) || Buy bitcoins instantly with your credit card. No registration required. This site accept from the world.
|-
| [[OKPAY]] || 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 (via Exchange Partners) || Support of 19 world currencies, 15 languages.
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| [http://bitplaats.nl Bitplaats.nl] || EUR (iDEAL) || Buy bitcoins instantly, pay with iDEAL. Buy bitcoin from the Netherlands.
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| [http://artabit.com artaBit.com] ([[artaBit|info]]) || IDR || Buy bitcoins in Indonesia.
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| [https://www.bitsofgold.co.il BitsOfGold.co.il] ([[Bits_of_Gold|info]]) || ILS || Buy bitcoins from Israel.
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| [http://www.rugatu.com rugatu.com] || EUR || Buy bitcoins with Neteller.
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| [http://wmeng.exchanger.ru WMeng.Exchanger.ru] || Buy bitcoins with:<ul><li>USD</li></li>EUR</li></li>RUB</li></li>UAH</li></li>Belorussian Roubles</li></li>Vietnamese Dongs</li></ul> Sell bitcoins for:<ul><li>USD</li></li>EUR</li></li>RUB</li></li>UAH</li></li>Belorussian Roubles || The exchange service of WebMoney Transfer system. WMT has a special units named WMX to operate BTC, which can be exchanged and/or withdrawn
|-
| [https://www.bitgo.co.il/ bitgo.co.il]|| ILS || Buy/Sell bitcoins in Israel.
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| [http://www.belgacoin.com Belgacoin]|| EUR, USD, BGN, CHF, CZK, DKK, EEK, GBP, GIP, HRK, HUF, ISK, LTL, LVL, NOK, PLN, RON, SEK || The easiest way to buy Bitcoins in Europe. It is fast, secure and cheap. No registration required!
|-
| [https://bittiraha.fi/content/bittip%C3%B6rssi-osta-ja-myy-bitcoineja Bittiraha.fi]|| EUR (SEPA transfer) || Reliable Finland based exchange operated since 2012. 1-2 day deposits and 1-3 day withdrawals. No registration required!
|-

| [https://bitalo.com Bitalo] ([[Bitalo|info]]) || Varies (person to person) [https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-online/sepa-eu-bank-transfer/ SEPA Bank transfer] || Purchase Bitcoins directly from another person. eWallet
|-
| [[File:247exchange.png|link=https://www.247exchange.com]] [https://www.247exchange.com 247exchange]|| Bank wire (SWIFT) transfer (USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, RON, ZAR) SEPA transfer (EUR) Sofort Banking (EUR) [[OKPay]]
||
* [https://www.247exchange.com/about Licensed service] offering fast and secure transactions
* 24/7/365 multilanguage live support using online chat, phone and tickets system
* Easy to use; detailed knowledgebase
* Flexible tariff system
|}

==Direct / Bulk Buying==

Liquidity providers for transactions of size ($10,000 or larger).

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| Service || Type || Payment Method || Notes
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| [https://www.bitbrothersllc.com BitBrothers LLC] || Direct purchases up to $10,000 || USD (Bank Deposit at a Chase bank OR cash orders including cashiers checks and money orders) || BTC || Best customer service in the industry and quickest transaction speeds.
|-
| [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=87094.0 BitPay] ([[BitPay|info]]) || Direct purchases, $10,000 USD and higher || USD (Bank wire, domestic or international) || BTC || Contact for other payment methods.
|-
| [https://truckcoin.com TRUCK COIN] || Directly and Easily || USD, EUR, SGD, VND and more (Bank Wire, Western Union, Paypal, face-face) || BTC || Contact for other method directly with sellers or buyers.
|}

==Other Financial Services==

{| class="wikitable"
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| Service || Type || Payment || Settled || Notes
|-
| [https://giftcarddrainer.com GiftCardDrainer.com] || Transfer gift card balance to Bitcoin address or conventional account. || BTC, USD || || Customers can redeem their Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover gift card for Bitcoins or payment into their personal bank or PayPal account. 5.7% + $0.57 fee.
|-
| [http://www.indx.ru/?lang=en-US INDX] || Stock market, where BTC are also traded || - || - || Trader`s account can be withdrawn with BTC or with USD via WebMoney.
|-
| [[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 typically not accepted for pure digital bitcoin purchases.

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| Service || Type || Payment || Notes
|-
| [https://www.casascius.com Casascius.com] || Casascius Physical Bitcoins || BTC ||
|-
| [https://btcstore.eu BTCstore.eu]|| BTC Store Paperwallets, Casascius and Recalescence Physical Bitcoins reseller || BTC, EUR (SEPA bank transfer), Finnish online banks ||
|}

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://CoinLlama.com CoinLlama] Bitcoin price search engine
* [http://bitcoinx.io/ BitcoinX.io] Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Reviews
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]
* [http://wheretobuycryptocoins.com WhereToBuyCryptocoins.com]. Shows exchanges, markets, faucets, sites to spend cryptocoins and more.

==Bitcoin ATM==
As of June 2014 there are around 100 bitcoin ATM machines installed in the world. See [http://coinee.net/bitcoin-atm-manufacturers Coinee] for the list of locations.

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

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People

2014-08-19T17:48:35Z

Webjoe: Added Peter Todd

A list of active contributors to Bitcoin, ordered by first name.

[[Andreas Schildbach]] ([https://profiles.google.com/andreas.schildbach Profile]) - original developer of [https://market.android.com/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet Bitcoin Wallet for Android] ([http://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/ Google Code Project]).

[[Amir Taaki]] aka genjix- creator of the [[Britcoin]] and [[Intersango]] exchanges, [[libbitcoin]] library for Bitcoin, [[Spesmilo]], [[Bitcoin Consultancy]], [[Vibanko]], [[GLBSE]] client, Bitcoin poker client, [https://gitorious.org/freecoin/freecoin Python bindings] for Bitcoin, [[Pastecoin]] and others.

[[ArtForz|Art Forz]]- developed the first GPU miner and at one time his GPU mining farm (the ArtFarm) was mining over a third of all blocks.

[[Gary Rowe]] [https://plus.google.com/u/0/115295932487523951663/about (Profile)] - Contributor to the [[MultiBit]] (http://multibit.org) and [[BitCoinJ]] (http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/) projects. Working on various Bitcoin based businesses.

[[User:Gavinandresen|Gavin Andresen]] - [https://profiles.google.com/u/0/gavinandresen/about (Profile)] Former [[Satoshi client]] maintainer. He previously worked at Silicon Graphics and now runs his own company.

[[Hal Finney]]- one of the creators of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy PGP] and one of the earliest contributors to the Bitcoin project. First to identify a type of double-spending attack that now bears his name -- the [[Double-spending#Finney_attack|Finney attack]].

James McCarthy aka Nefario- creator of the first bitcoin stock exchange [[GLBSE]]

[[Jed McCaleb]], original developer of MtGox. Previously created eDonkey2000.

[[Jeff Garzik]]- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Garzik (Wikipedia Entry)] [[Satoshi client]] core developer, GPU poold software and the founder of [[Bitcoin Watch]]. Works for BitPay.

[[Luke Dashjr]] aka Luke-Jr- [[Eligius]] founder, maintains [[BFGMiner]] and maintainer of [[bitcoind]]/[[Bitcoin-Qt]] stable branches.

[[Mark Karpeles]] aka MagicalTux- Former owner of [[MtGox]] and this wiki.

[[Sirius|Martti Malmi]] aka Sirius- Former Bitcoin developer. Operates the domain names bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org.

[[Matt Corallo]] aka BlueMatt- [[Satoshi client]] developer.

[[Michael Hendrix]] aka mndrix- creator of the now defunct CoinPal and CoinCard services

[[Michael Marquardt]] aka theymos- creator of the widely used blockexplorer.com site, and BitcoinTalk Forum

[[Mike Hearn]] [https://profiles.google.com/mh.in.england/about (Profile)]- Google engineer who works on Gmail and developed [[BitCoinJ]] (http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/)

[[User:Tcatm|Nils Schneider]] aka tcatm - Bitcoin developer, owner of BitcoinWatch, creator and owner of BitcoinCharts, GPU mining software and JS web interface.

[[Patrick McFarland]] aka Diablo-D3 - DiabloMiner author, and BitcoinTalk forum moderator.

[[Patrick Strateman]] aka phantomcircuit - Bitcoin developer, creator of [[Intersango]], member of [[Bitcoin Consultancy]] and creator of Python Bitcoin implementation.

[[Peter Todd]] - Bitcoin developer. Involved with Bitcoin related startup [[Coinkite]] and [[DarkWallet]].

[[Pieter Wuille]] aka sipa- [[Satoshi client]] developer and maintainer of the network graphs http://bitcoin.sipa.be

[[Stefan Thomas]] aka justmoon- creator of the WeUseCoins.com site/video and WebCoin.

[[Tamas Blummer]] aka grau - author of Bits of Proof, the enterprise-ready implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. http://bitsofproof.com

[[Vladimir Marchenko]]- [https://profiles.google.com/u/0/vmartchenko/about?hl=en Profile], runs [[Marchenko Ltd]] which sells mining contracts, previously developed the figator.org search engine.

[[Wladimir]] - [[Satoshi client]] maintainer.

==See Also==
* [[Original client developers]]
* [[Developers]]
* Wiki list of [[:Special:ListUsers|users]]
* [[Bitcoin:Community_portal|Community portal]]
* [[:Category:People]]

Coinbase (business)

2014-08-18T22:43:25Z

Webjoe: Fixed missing </ref>

A hosted web-based [[EWallet]] used for sending, receiving, and storing bitcoins. Users can also connect a U.S. based bank account to buy and sell bitcoin via bank transfer. This is not to be confused with the data structure in the blockchain which is also named Coinbase.

The service aims to be the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin, modeled to provide an experience familiar to those who are comfortable using PayPal.

==Transactions==

===Buy Bitcoin===

Coinbase allows users to purchase bitcoin by directly transferring money from a bank account. Although the exchange rate is locked in at the time of order placement, the Bitcoin is not released for four business days. Verified users are allowed to create instant-purchases, which credits the Bitcoin to their account before the bank transfer clears.

Linking a bank account can be done using Instant Account Verification (by providing your bank account credentials) or through a Challenge Deposit method which takes 2-3 business days to complete. The bank verification process is very similar to the relevant procedure at PayPal.

===Sell Bitcoin===

Proceeds from selling bitcoins are sent as a direct ACH transfer to a linked bank account. The price is locked upon executing the sell and the funds arrive in the bank account in 2-3 business days.

===Send Money===

This feature provides the ability to send bitcoin to both email and Bitcoin addresses. The amount of bitcoin sent can be determined by entering a value in either USD (converted to Bitcoin based on the current exchange rate) or Bitcoin. If bitcoin is sent to an email address not currently registered with Coinbase, an account will automatically be created and a message will be sent to that email address prompting the user to verify the account and claim the bitcoin.

===Request Money===

This feature provides the ability to request funds (denominated in either USD or BTC) through an invoice which is sent by email.

==Merchant Tools==

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_buttons Payment buttons] make it easy to accept bitcoin on any website by copying and pasting a few lines of code.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_pages Payment pages] allow merchants to accept bitcoin with a hosted checkout page on coinbase.com.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/callbacks Callbacks] allow for instant payment notifications to a merchant's website.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payouts Payouts] allow merchants to cash out bitcoin on a daily basis through a USD transfer to a linked bank account without exchange rate risk.

Coinbase also offers an [https://coinbase.com/docs/api/overview API] for custom applications or merchant integrations.

==Fees==

There are no fees for sending, receiving, or storing bitcoin.

The fee for buying or selling bitcoin with a bank transfer is a fixed 1% + $0.15. This fee is waived on automatic sell orders made using their merchant instant-exchange functionality.

==History==

The service was announced on June 29, 2012 and received seed funding from Paul Graham after going through the startup incubator Y-Combinator<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=90779.0 Coinbase - Funded by Paul Graham]</ref>.

On October 26, 2012, the service launched its method to buy and sell bitcoins using a linked bank account<ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/34357253898/you-can-now-buy-and-sell-bitcoin-by-connecting-any-u-s You Can Now Buy And Sell Bitcoin By Connecting Any U.S. Bank Account]</ref>.

On December 5, 2012, Coinbase launched its Merchant Tools<ref>[http://coinbase.com/post/37274999622/how-to-accept-bitcoin-on-your-website How To Accept Bitcoin On Your Website]</ref>.

On May 7, 2013, Coinbase announced that it had received five million dollars in funding led by the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. It was the largest funding round to date for a bitcoin company<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/05/07/coinbase-nabs-5m-in-biggest-funding-for-bitcoin-startup/ Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup]</ref>.

On July 11, 2013, Coinbase launched instant buys for fully verified users<ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/55203204550/instant-bitcoin-purchases-at-coinbase Instant Bitcoin Purchases at Coinbase]</ref>.

On December 12, 2013, Coinbase announced Series B funding of $25 million dollars led by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. It is the largest round of funding received by a bitcoin company<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/12/bitcoin-wallet-coinbase-deposits-25-million-from-andreessen-horowitz/ Bitcoin's Biggest Investment]</ref>.

On February 27th, 2014, Coinbase announced that 1 Million consumer wallet accounts have been opened on their platform <ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/78016535692/a-major-coinbase-milestone-1-million-consumer-wallets 1 Million Consumer Wallets]</ref>.

On May 7th, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the content-sharing platform Kippt. <ref>[http://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-boosts-team-acquisition-kippt-developers/ Coinbase Boosts Team with Acquisition of Kippt Developers]</ref>

On August 18th, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the block explorer company Blockr.io. <ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/18/coinbase-acquires-blockchain-explore-blockr-io/ Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Explorer Blockr.io]</ref>

==See Also==

* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.Coinbase.com Coinbase.com] website

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:EWallets]]
[[Category:Wallets]]
[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Shopping Cart Interfaces]]
[[Category:Services]]
[[Category:Frontends]]
[[Category:Clients]]
[[Category:Mobile]]
[[Category:Block chain browsers]]

Coinbase (business)

2014-08-18T22:42:28Z

Webjoe: /* History */ Added the two Coinbase acquisitions.

A hosted web-based [[EWallet]] used for sending, receiving, and storing bitcoins. Users can also connect a U.S. based bank account to buy and sell bitcoin via bank transfer. This is not to be confused with the data structure in the blockchain which is also named Coinbase.

The service aims to be the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin, modeled to provide an experience familiar to those who are comfortable using PayPal.

==Transactions==

===Buy Bitcoin===

Coinbase allows users to purchase bitcoin by directly transferring money from a bank account. Although the exchange rate is locked in at the time of order placement, the Bitcoin is not released for four business days. Verified users are allowed to create instant-purchases, which credits the Bitcoin to their account before the bank transfer clears.

Linking a bank account can be done using Instant Account Verification (by providing your bank account credentials) or through a Challenge Deposit method which takes 2-3 business days to complete. The bank verification process is very similar to the relevant procedure at PayPal.

===Sell Bitcoin===

Proceeds from selling bitcoins are sent as a direct ACH transfer to a linked bank account. The price is locked upon executing the sell and the funds arrive in the bank account in 2-3 business days.

===Send Money===

This feature provides the ability to send bitcoin to both email and Bitcoin addresses. The amount of bitcoin sent can be determined by entering a value in either USD (converted to Bitcoin based on the current exchange rate) or Bitcoin. If bitcoin is sent to an email address not currently registered with Coinbase, an account will automatically be created and a message will be sent to that email address prompting the user to verify the account and claim the bitcoin.

===Request Money===

This feature provides the ability to request funds (denominated in either USD or BTC) through an invoice which is sent by email.

==Merchant Tools==

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_buttons Payment buttons] make it easy to accept bitcoin on any website by copying and pasting a few lines of code.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payment_pages Payment pages] allow merchants to accept bitcoin with a hosted checkout page on coinbase.com.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/callbacks Callbacks] allow for instant payment notifications to a merchant's website.

[https://coinbase.com/docs/merchant_tools/payouts Payouts] allow merchants to cash out bitcoin on a daily basis through a USD transfer to a linked bank account without exchange rate risk.

Coinbase also offers an [https://coinbase.com/docs/api/overview API] for custom applications or merchant integrations.

==Fees==

There are no fees for sending, receiving, or storing bitcoin.

The fee for buying or selling bitcoin with a bank transfer is a fixed 1% + $0.15. This fee is waived on automatic sell orders made using their merchant instant-exchange functionality.

==History==

The service was announced on June 29, 2012 and received seed funding from Paul Graham after going through the startup incubator Y-Combinator<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=90779.0 Coinbase - Funded by Paul Graham]</ref>.

On October 26, 2012, the service launched its method to buy and sell bitcoins using a linked bank account<ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/34357253898/you-can-now-buy-and-sell-bitcoin-by-connecting-any-u-s You Can Now Buy And Sell Bitcoin By Connecting Any U.S. Bank Account]</ref>.

On December 5, 2012, Coinbase launched its Merchant Tools<ref>[http://coinbase.com/post/37274999622/how-to-accept-bitcoin-on-your-website How To Accept Bitcoin On Your Website]</ref>.

On May 7, 2013, Coinbase announced that it had received five million dollars in funding led by the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. It was the largest funding round to date for a bitcoin company<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/05/07/coinbase-nabs-5m-in-biggest-funding-for-bitcoin-startup/ Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup]</ref>.

On July 11, 2013, Coinbase launched instant buys for fully verified users<ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/55203204550/instant-bitcoin-purchases-at-coinbase Instant Bitcoin Purchases at Coinbase]</ref>.

On December 12, 2013, Coinbase announced Series B funding of $25 million dollars led by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. It is the largest round of funding received by a bitcoin company<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/12/bitcoin-wallet-coinbase-deposits-25-million-from-andreessen-horowitz/ Bitcoin's Biggest Investment]</ref>.

On February 27th, 2014, Coinbase announced that 1 Million consumer wallet accounts have been opened on their platform <ref>[http://blog.coinbase.com/post/78016535692/a-major-coinbase-milestone-1-million-consumer-wallets 1 Million Consumer Wallets]</ref>.

On May 7th, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the content-sharing platform Kippt. <ref>[http://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-boosts-team-acquisition-kippt-developers/ Coinbase Boosts Team with Acquisition of Kippt Developers]</ref>

On August 18th, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the block explorer company Blockr.io. <ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/18/coinbase-acquires-blockchain-explore-blockr-io/ Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Explorer Blockr.io]

==See Also==

* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* [[Selling bitcoins]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.Coinbase.com Coinbase.com] website

==References==
<references />

[[Category:EWallets]]
[[Category:Wallets]]
[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:Shopping Cart Interfaces]]
[[Category:Services]]
[[Category:Frontends]]
[[Category:Clients]]
[[Category:Mobile]]
[[Category:Block chain browsers]]