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A site which allows you to find a bitcoin to cash dealer near you, or list your own advertisement and make money by running your own cash exchange. It also allows online transactions and offers escrow and other security services, as well as a reputation system.
A site that facilitates P2P Bitcoin sales by allowing users to list their own buy/sell advertisements. It makes it very easy to run your own bitcoin-cash exchange. It also allows online transactions and offers escrow and other security services, as well as a reputation system for buyers/sellers.


The site boasts with exchangers [https://localbitcoins.com/statistics from 142 countries] and 1733 cities.
In October 2019, LocalBitcoins implemented mandatory KYC for customers<ref>https://localbitcoins.com/blog/id-verification-update/</ref>


Peer-to-peer exchanges such as [[Bisq]] and [[Hodl Hodl]] can be good alternative platforms for direct KYC-less trading. For a full list of no-KYC exchanges see: https://github.com/cointastical/P2P-Trading-Exchanges/


The site boasts exchangers [https://localbitcoins.com/statistics from 246 countries] and 10322 cities.


*[https://localbitcoins.com Localbitcoins.com]
LocalBitcoins closed down in 2023. The front page of the website was replaced with an announcement of the decision.
 
==See Also==
 
* [[:Category:Exchanges|Exchanges]]
* [[Bitcoin_Map_(Collaborative_map)|Bitcoin Map]]
* [[Bitcoin-otc|Bitcoin OTC]]
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://localbitcoins.com LocalBitcoins.com] web site
* [http://localbitcoins.com/affiliate LocalBitcoins.com affiliate program]
* [https://localbitcoins.com/api-docs/ LocalBitcoins.com API docs]
 
== References ==
<references />
 
[[Category:Local]]
[[Category:Directories]]
[[Category:Exchanges]]
[[Category:eWallets]]
[[Category:Block chain browsers]]

Latest revision as of 13:53, 15 December 2024

A site that facilitates P2P Bitcoin sales by allowing users to list their own buy/sell advertisements. It makes it very easy to run your own bitcoin-cash exchange. It also allows online transactions and offers escrow and other security services, as well as a reputation system for buyers/sellers.

In October 2019, LocalBitcoins implemented mandatory KYC for customers[1]

Peer-to-peer exchanges such as Bisq and Hodl Hodl can be good alternative platforms for direct KYC-less trading. For a full list of no-KYC exchanges see: https://github.com/cointastical/P2P-Trading-Exchanges/

The site boasts exchangers from 246 countries and 10322 cities.

LocalBitcoins closed down in 2023. The front page of the website was replaced with an announcement of the decision.

See Also

External Links

References