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(Add deposit methods Bank transfer through Bank of Brazil and Liberty Reserve.) |
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Formerly a market exchange where bitcoins were bought and sold. | |||
The only currency traded for bitcoins by this service | The only currency traded for bitcoins by this service was BRL (Brazilian Real). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The service was announced in July 13, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoinbrasil.com.br/?p=177 The first Exchange in Brazil!]</ref>. The market did open to a limited trial later that month and opened registration to all on August 08, 2011<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=35623.0 Nova versão do Mercado Bitcoin no ar!]</ref> | The service was announced in July 13, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoinbrasil.com.br/?p=177 The first Exchange in Brazil!]</ref>. The market did open to a limited trial later that month and opened registration to all on August 08, 2011<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=35623.0 Nova versão do Mercado Bitcoin no ar!]</ref> | ||
On March 28, 2013 the service shut down citing losses from a security breach<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=160150.0 Problema do Mercado Bitcoin]</ref>. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 07:56, 18 April 2013
Formerly a market exchange where bitcoins were bought and sold.
The only currency traded for bitcoins by this service was BRL (Brazilian Real).
History
The service was announced in July 13, 2011[1]. The market did open to a limited trial later that month and opened registration to all on August 08, 2011[2]
On March 28, 2013 the service shut down citing losses from a security breach[3].
See Also
External Links
- Mercado Bitcoin website
- Bitcoin Brasil blog