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== History == | == History == | ||
In 2014, the company expanded its services to Belgium by implementing the payment method, Bancontact, formerly known as Mister Cash. Initially, Anycoin Direct was called Bitplaats (Dutch for Bit[coin]place). However, the name changed to fit the geographic area served. <ref>[https://cointelegraph.com/news/anycoin-direct-makes-bitcoin-available-all-over-europe-in-under-5-minutes Cointelegraph - Anycoin Direct makes bitcoin available all over Europe]</ref> The company name also changed from Bitplaats B.V. to Phoenix Payments B.V. for the same reason. | |||
The same year, Anycoin Direct further expanded its services to the European Economic Area (EEA) with the addition of Single Euro Payments (SEPA). Additional local payment methods | The same year, Anycoin Direct further expanded its services to the European Economic Area (EEA) with the addition of Single Euro Payments (SEPA). <ref>[https://www.coinspeaker.com/anycoin-direct-makes-bitcoin-available-all-over-europe/ Coinspeaker- Anycoin Direct makes bitcoin available all over Europe]</ref> Additional local payment methods were added: Giropay & Mybank in September, Sofort in October, and Trustpay in March 2015. | ||
Anycoin Direct announced a €500.000 private investment funding in January 2015.<ref>[https://www.coindesk.com/anycoin-direct-e500k-funding Coindesk - Anycoin Direct receives 500k funding]</ref> The funding allowed the company to expand outside the European Economic Area into Canada. Anycoin Direct partnered with San Francisco-based Salt Technology, Inc. to provide Interac Online Payments services to its Canadian customers. It discontinued service to Canada in late December 2016. | |||
In March 2018, Anycoin Direct became the first European crypto broker to implement SegWit, a protocol upgrade that reduces the load placed on the Bitcoin network and improves scalability.<ref>[https://www.btc-echo.de/anycoin-direct-aktiviert-segwit/ BTC-Echo - Anycoin Direct activates SegWit]</ref> | |||
==Mission Statement== | |||
Anycoin Direct’s mission statement is “Cryptocurrencies: easily available for everyone, fully under your control.” It aims to achieve this by focusing on three pillars: convenience, speed and security.<ref>[https://anycoindirect.eu/en Anycoin Direct - Easy, Fast, Secure]</ref> | |||
==Support== | ==Support== | ||
Anycoin Direct | <p>You can contact Anycoin Direct through all of the following channels:</p> <ul> <li>Live-chat</li> <li>Support ticket</li> <li>Telephone</li> <li>Facebook</li> </ul> <p> | ||
==Supported payment methods== | ==Supported payment methods== | ||
* SEPA<br/> | * SEPA<br/> | ||
* Giropay<br/> | * Giropay<br/> | ||
* Sofort banking<br/> | * Sofort banking<br/> | ||
* Bancontact | * Bancontact<br/> | ||
* iDEAL<br/> | * iDEAL<br/> | ||
* MyBank<br/> | * MyBank<br/> | ||
==Fees and rates== | ==Fees and rates== | ||
The | Concurrently, Anycoin Direct’s product folio consists of 21 cryptocurrencies available for buy, sell, and trade orders. The overall commission ranges between 0.3 and 1.0% without account (maintenance) fees. | ||
The various payment methods charge a fixed and a variable amount.<br/> | The various payment methods charge a fixed and a variable amount.<br/> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:16, 29 June 2022
Anycoin Direct is a cryptocurrency brokerage platform headquartered in the Netherlands. The company was registered at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce by Lennert Vlemmings, Bram C. L. Ceelen, and Julian A. W. van der Wijst under the name Bitplaats B.V. in April 2013.[1]
History
In 2014, the company expanded its services to Belgium by implementing the payment method, Bancontact, formerly known as Mister Cash. Initially, Anycoin Direct was called Bitplaats (Dutch for Bit[coin]place). However, the name changed to fit the geographic area served. [2] The company name also changed from Bitplaats B.V. to Phoenix Payments B.V. for the same reason. The same year, Anycoin Direct further expanded its services to the European Economic Area (EEA) with the addition of Single Euro Payments (SEPA). [3] Additional local payment methods were added: Giropay & Mybank in September, Sofort in October, and Trustpay in March 2015.
Anycoin Direct announced a €500.000 private investment funding in January 2015.[4] The funding allowed the company to expand outside the European Economic Area into Canada. Anycoin Direct partnered with San Francisco-based Salt Technology, Inc. to provide Interac Online Payments services to its Canadian customers. It discontinued service to Canada in late December 2016.
In March 2018, Anycoin Direct became the first European crypto broker to implement SegWit, a protocol upgrade that reduces the load placed on the Bitcoin network and improves scalability.[5]
Mission Statement
Anycoin Direct’s mission statement is “Cryptocurrencies: easily available for everyone, fully under your control.” It aims to achieve this by focusing on three pillars: convenience, speed and security.[6]
Support
You can contact Anycoin Direct through all of the following channels:
- Live-chat
- Support ticket
- Telephone
Supported payment methods
- SEPA
- Giropay
- Sofort banking
- Bancontact
- iDEAL
- MyBank
Fees and rates
Concurrently, Anycoin Direct’s product folio consists of 21 cryptocurrencies available for buy, sell, and trade orders. The overall commission ranges between 0.3 and 1.0% without account (maintenance) fees.
The various payment methods charge a fixed and a variable amount.
External links
References
- ↑ Chamber of Commerce - Registration
- ↑ Cointelegraph - Anycoin Direct makes bitcoin available all over Europe
- ↑ Coinspeaker- Anycoin Direct makes bitcoin available all over Europe
- ↑ Coindesk - Anycoin Direct receives 500k funding
- ↑ BTC-Echo - Anycoin Direct activates SegWit
- ↑ Anycoin Direct - Easy, Fast, Secure