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| A [[currency exchange]] market where bitcoins may be exchanged to and from U.S. dollars. Exchange Bitcoins Inc. is a corporate entity registered with the State of California.
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| ExchangeBitcoins.com has a simple look, a basic set of trading features, and a well-documented API. Accounts can be funded with Dwolla, wire transfer, check and of course bitcoin. Orders executed on the site cause the USD and BTC account balances to be debited and credited in accordance with the amount and price of the order. All trades take place with funds that were previously deposited with the company.
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| ==Trading==
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| ===Buying===
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| A buy order is executed partially or in full when the price bid can be matched against a sell order that is at or below the bid amount.
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| ===Selling===
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| A sell order is executed partially or in full when the price asked can be matched against a buy order that is at or above the ask amount.
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| ===Fees===
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| Exchange Bitcoins subtracts a 0.29% commission from both the funds going to the buy and seller in each trade that is executed. The price reflected in the Transaction History is true price at which bitcoins were sold however the quantity of USD or BTC going into the account shown in the corresponding +/- column will be lower by the amount of the commission.
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| ==Adding Funds==
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| ===BTC===
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| There are no fees incurred when transferring bitcoins to an Exchange Bitcoins account. On viewing the Deposit page, a temporary address is issued that remains active for the logged-in account for 24 hours. After 72 hours this address becomes eligible to be assigned to process deposits from another account. Funds are available once [[confirmation|confirmed]] (6 blocks) and manually approved by the company. This process is stated to take 8 hours or less with an email option to expedite the deposit.
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| ===Dwolla===
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| This option is among the fastest and least expensive methods for adding funds to an Exchange Bitcoins account. The transaction fee on [[Dwolla]] costs $0.25. The process is stated to take 8 hours or less with an email option to expedite the deposit.
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| ===International USD Bank Wire===
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| Funds in USD may be wired to the exchange's bank in California. Each wire is subject to an $18 incoming wire fee.
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| ==Withdrawing Funds==
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| ===Dwolla===
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| [[Dwolla]] is among the fastest and least expensive methods for withdrawing USD funds from an Exchange Bitcoins account. The transaction fee costs $0.25.
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| [[Dwolla]] withdrawals are stated to take 8 hours or less with an email option to expedite the withdrawal.
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| ===BTC===
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| Bitcoins may be withdrawn at no charge.
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| ===Check===
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| This withdrawal method causes a check to be sent to you by mail. A $3 fee applies.
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| ===Direct Deposit===
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| ====U.S.====
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| There is currently no option for withdrawing funds through a direct deposit bank transaction. Funds withdrawn to Dwolla may then, in turn, be withdrawn with bank funds deposited as an ACH transaction.
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| ==Customer Service==
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| The preferred method for obtaining service is to send e-mail with the request. There is also a toll-free +1-855 phone number on the Help Page where a message can be left.
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| ==API==
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| Exchange Bitcoins offers a [https://www.exchangebitcoins.com/api trading API] which can be used to automate operations described above. There is also a [https://github.com/viorels/mtgox-trader Python library] for interacting with this and other exchange's APIs.
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| ===Web===
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| * [[Bitcoin Charts]]
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| * [https://github.com/viorels/mtgox-trader Python trading library]
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| ==History==
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| The exchange went online on June 14, 2011.<ref>[ http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=16890 ExchB announcement on forum]</ref>
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| ==See Also==
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| * [[Buying bitcoins]]
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| * [[Selling bitcoins]]
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| ==External Links==
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| * [https://www.exchangebitcoins.com ExchangeBitcoins.com] website
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Exchanges]]
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