BitBargain - Revision history

NotATether: Replace BitBargain: past-tense UK marketplace, Defunct exchanges, close date unverified, drop ambox.

2026-09-22T06:47:39Z

Replace BitBargain: past-tense UK marketplace, Defunct exchanges, close date unverified, drop ambox.

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			'''BitBargain''' was a marketplace for bitcoin sales in the United Kingdom. It matched buyers with sellers for GBP trades. The product page named bank transfers, Pingit and Ukash as example payment methods.

			A Wayback capture of the homepage dated 26 December 2020 still showed a live buy flow.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201226000000/https://bitbargain.co.uk/ Wayback capture of bitbargain.co.uk, 26 December 2020]</ref>

	~~{{ambox~~		== How offers worked ==
	~~\| type~~ = ~~warning~~		Sellers created offers. An offer named bitcoin as the item, a payment method such as a bank transfer, Pingit or Ukash, and limits such as a minimum, a maximum, a price formula and a trust setting.
	~~\| text = '''Warning: This exchange has discontinued its services~~.~~''' Any acquisition of~~ the ~~domain does not represent the original owners~~, ~~nor does it reflect the accuracy of the information shared here~~.
	}}

			The buying flow did not open a direct chat between buyer and seller. The buyer made a request. The seller had a short time to accept it. The marketplace page put that window at 100 seconds. After an accept, the buyer received the details needed to pay. After the seller marked the payment as received, the coins were released into the buyer's BitBargain wallet, from which they could be sent to a bitcoin address.

	~~'''BitBargain''' is a marketplace for bitcoin sales in~~ the ~~United Kingdom that facilitates fast~~ and ~~secure GBP to bitcoin transactions using instant~~ payment ~~methods such as bank transfers, Pingit or Ukash~~.		The interface used countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notices to keep that short window usable. Screenshots of the confirm and payment screens were uploaded with the original article.

			== History ==
			BitBargain.co.uk launched on 26 December 2012.<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=133342.0 Bitcoin for GBP in the United Kingdom - Quick exchange]</ref>

	==~~=Offers=~~==		== See also ==
			* [[Buying bitcoins]]
			* [[Selling bitcoins]]

	~~Sellers create offers. An offer includes an item (Bitcoin), a payment method (bank transfer, Pingit, Ukash) and some other settings (minimum, maximum amount per transaction, price formula, trust).~~		== External links ==
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201226000000/https://bitbargain.co.uk/ Wayback capture of bitbargain.co.uk, 26 December 2020] (still a live marketplace that day)
	===~~Buying process~~===

	~~No direct communication is established between buyer and seller~~. ~~The buyer makes a request and the seller has a very short time to accept it (100 seconds currently)~~. ~~The buyer then gets the details necessary to make the payment~~. ~~After receiving the payment, the seller releases the buyer's coins which are immediately moved to the buyer's BitBargain wallet, ready to be sent to any bitcoin address~~.

	~~===Trade speed===~~

	~~Countdowns~~, ~~sound alerts and SMS notifications speed up the trade.~~

	~~=== Screenshots ===~~

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==~~History~~==		== References ==
			<references />
	~~BitBargain.co.uk launched on December 26, 2012~~<~~ref>[http://bitcointalk.org~~/~~index.php?topic=133342.0 Bitcoin for GBP in the United Kingdom - Quick exchange]</ref~~>.

	~~===External Links===~~

	* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]
	* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]

	[[Category:~~Exchanges~~]]		[[Category:Defunct exchanges]]
	[[ru:BitBargain]]		[[ru:BitBargain]]

WikiR: Added a warning box to clarify that the exchange is no longer operational and any domain acquisition does not reflect the original entity.

2025-12-04T16:35:58Z

Added a warning box to clarify that the exchange is no longer operational and any domain acquisition does not reflect the original entity.

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			{{ambox
			\| type = warning
			\| text = '''Warning: This exchange has discontinued its services.''' Any acquisition of the domain does not represent the original owners, nor does it reflect the accuracy of the information shared here.
			}}


	'''BitBargain''' is a marketplace for bitcoin sales in the United Kingdom that facilitates fast and secure GBP to bitcoin transactions using instant payment methods such as bank transfers, Pingit or Ukash.		'''BitBargain''' is a marketplace for bitcoin sales in the United Kingdom that facilitates fast and secure GBP to bitcoin transactions using instant payment methods such as bank transfers, Pingit or Ukash.

Luke-jr: /* Offers */

2014-06-08T04:32:44Z

Offers

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	===Offers===		===Offers===

	Sellers create offers. An offer includes an item (Bitcoin ~~or Litecoin~~), a payment method (bank transfer, Pingit, Ukash) and some other settings (minimum, maximum amount per transaction, price formula, trust).		Sellers create offers. An offer includes an item (Bitcoin), a payment method (bank transfer, Pingit, Ukash) and some other settings (minimum, maximum amount per transaction, price formula, trust).

	===Buying process===		===Buying process===

Taras at 20:10, 5 April 2014

2014-04-05T20:10:11Z

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	===Trade speed===		===Trade speed===

	Countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notifications ~~help every step of the way to~~ speed up the trade.		Countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notifications speed up the trade.

	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===

Sgornick: Add history section with launch announcement.

2013-01-07T20:46:59Z

Add history section with launch announcement.

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	File:Bitcoin-deal-buyer-screen.jpg\|Buyer makes the payment		File:Bitcoin-deal-buyer-screen.jpg\|Buyer makes the payment
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==History==

			BitBargain.co.uk launched on December 26, 2012<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=133342.0 Bitcoin for GBP in the United Kingdom - Quick exchange]</ref>.

	===External Links===		===External Links===

Torvpn at 08:27, 22 December 2012

2012-12-22T08:27:33Z

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	Countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notifications help every step of the way to speed up the trade.		Countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notifications help every step of the way to speed up the trade.

	~~===External Links===~~

	* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]
	* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]

	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
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	File:Bitcoin-deal-buyer-screen.jpg\|Buyer makes the payment		File:Bitcoin-deal-buyer-screen.jpg\|Buyer makes the payment
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			===External Links===

			* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]
			* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]

	[[Category:Exchanges]]		[[Category:Exchanges]]
	[[ru:BitBargain]]		[[ru:BitBargain]]

Torvpn at 08:27, 22 December 2012

2012-12-22T08:27:06Z

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	* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]		* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]
	* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]		* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]

			=== Screenshots ===

			<gallery>
			File:Bitcoin-deal-terms-confirm.jpg\|Buyer confirms amount and price
			File:Bitcoin-deal-buyer-screen.jpg\|Buyer makes the payment
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Exchanges]]		[[Category:Exchanges]]
	[[ru:BitBargain]]		[[ru:BitBargain]]

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2012-12-22T08:13:46Z

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'''BitBargain''' is a marketplace for bitcoin sales in the United Kingdom that facilitates fast and secure GBP to bitcoin transactions using instant payment methods such as bank transfers, Pingit or Ukash.

===Offers===

Sellers create offers. An offer includes an item (Bitcoin or Litecoin), a payment method (bank transfer, Pingit, Ukash) and some other settings (minimum, maximum amount per transaction, price formula, trust).

===Buying process===

No direct communication is established between buyer and seller. The buyer makes a request and the seller has a very short time to accept it (100 seconds currently). The buyer then gets the details necessary to make the payment. After receiving the payment, the seller releases the buyer's coins which are immediately moved to the buyer's BitBargain wallet, ready to be sent to any bitcoin address.

===Trade speed===

Countdowns, sound alerts and SMS notifications help every step of the way to speed up the trade.

===External Links===

* [https://bitbargain.co.uk BitBargain UK]
* [http://blog.bitbargain.com BitBargain blog]

[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[ru:BitBargain]]