HOW TO BUY CRYPTO
Online service exchange
In almost any country, a person who wants to buy bitcoins can use the exchange service. The largest aggregators of such services are localbitcoins.com and www.bestchange.com. You need to decide how to buy cryptocurrency (using a bank card, money transfer, electronic payment systems, etc.) and choose the right trader. Pay attention to reviews. It is worth choosing a seller with no complaints and many good reviews.
- Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Europe
- North America
- South America
China
Exchanges:The Chinese bitcoin market is the most liquid in the world. The leading exchanges here are Huobi, OKCoin and BTC China. They charge zero fees and as a result there is a very tight spread.
Japan
Direct Purchase: A variety of options for buying and selling bitcoins are offered by coinplug.com. They have two dedicated ATMs in Seoul. You can also buy bitcoins from thousands of ATMs across the country, as well as with gift cards.
Exchanges: There are three of them: Quine, Koinchek and Kraken. Of course, the liquidity on them is lower than on Chinese exchanges, but it is quite possible to buy bitcoins there cheaply.
Thailand
Direct Purchase:The main Thai bitcoin broker is bitcoin.co.th. There is another one called coins.co.th. It provides a convenient online wallet.
Exchanges: Thailand has its own exchange called bx.in.th.
Korea
Direct Purchase:A variety of options for buying and selling bitcoins are offered by coinplug.com. They have two dedicated ATMs in Seoul. You can also buy bitcoins from thousands of ATMs across the country, as well as with gift cards.
Exchanges:In South Korea, there is a well-established exchange korbit.co.kr offering not only bitcoin trading, but also wallets for all devices and money transfer services. It offers not only bitcoin trading, but also wallets for all devices and money transfer services.
India
The biggest platform in India is unocoin.com. Here you can buy, sell, store and share bitcoins. The same opportunity is offered by another large platform called zebpay.com. Both services require user authentication.
Philippines
The two main platforms are buybitcoin.ph and coins.ph. The latter accepts payments in a variety of ways, including cash from a bank account, online transfers, and vouchers that can be purchased at stores across the country.
Vietnam
VBTC is an entry-level Vietnamese cryptocurrency exchange. This means that the company allows locals to exchange their dongs (VND) for bitcoin.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, you can buy bitcoins using Indodax.
Taiwan
MaiCoin is a Taiwan-based one-stop digital asset exchange platform providing trading and payment services.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, the coins.my platform provides an online wallet and the ability to buy and sell bitcoins.
Turkey
BTCTurk.com is the first bitcoin exchange in Turkey. On the koinim.com platform, you can buy bitcoins and litecoins with Turkish lira.
UAE
A citizen of the United Arab Emirates can directly buy bitcoins on the Bitoasis website.
Kuwait
In Kuwait, you can buy cryptocurrency on the bitfils.com platform.
China
Exchanges:The Chinese bitcoin market is the most liquid in the world. The leading exchanges here are Huobi, OKCoin and BTC China. They charge zero fees and as a result there is a very tight spread.
Japan
Direct Purchase: A variety of options for buying and selling bitcoins are offered by coinplug.com. They have two dedicated ATMs in Seoul. You can also buy bitcoins from thousands of ATMs across the country, as well as with gift cards.
Exchanges: There are three of them: Quine, Koinchek and Kraken. Of course, the liquidity on them is lower than on Chinese exchanges, but it is quite possible to buy bitcoins there cheaply.
Thailand
Direct Purchase:The main Thai bitcoin broker is bitcoin.co.th. There is another one called coins.co.th. It provides a convenient online wallet.
Exchanges: Thailand has its own exchange called bx.in.th.
Korea
Direct Purchase:A variety of options for buying and selling bitcoins are offered by coinplug.com. They have two dedicated ATMs in Seoul. You can also buy bitcoins from thousands of ATMs across the country, as well as with gift cards.
Exchanges:In South Korea, there is a well-established exchange korbit.co.kr offering not only bitcoin trading, but also wallets for all devices and money transfer services. It offers not only bitcoin trading, but also wallets for all devices and money transfer services.
India
The biggest platform in India is unocoin.com. Here you can buy, sell, store and share bitcoins. The same opportunity is offered by another large platform called zebpay.com. Both services require user authentication.
Philippines
The two main platforms are buybitcoin.ph and coins.ph. The latter accepts payments in a variety of ways, including cash from a bank account, online transfers, and vouchers that can be purchased at stores across the country.
Vietnam
VBTC is an entry-level Vietnamese cryptocurrency exchange. This means that the company allows locals to exchange their dongs (VND) for bitcoin.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, you can buy bitcoins using Indodax.
Taiwan
MaiCoin is a Taiwan-based one-stop digital asset exchange platform providing trading and payment services.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, the coins.my platform provides an online wallet and the ability to buy and sell bitcoins.
Turkey
BTCTurk.com is the first bitcoin exchange in Turkey. On the koinim.com platform, you can buy bitcoins and litecoins with Turkish lira.
UAE
A citizen of the United Arab Emirates can directly buy bitcoins on the Bitoasis website.
Kuwait
In Kuwait, you can buy cryptocurrency on the bitfils.com platform.
BitPesa and Binance is a digital currency exchange and payment platform. It is available for many African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Morocco, etc. On the exchange, you can use debit cards, mobile money and systems such as Paga, MTN and Airtel Money.
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Mozambique / Kenya
NairaEx and Binance is the leading Nigerian bitcoin exchange where users can buy and sell bitcoins, fine money and other e-currencies with Nigerian Naira at the best exchange rate.
South Africa
The iCE3X and LUNO exchange operates in South Africa. The exchange uses the South African rand and the Nigerian naira as fetal ties. The fee structure is transparent and the trading mechanism provides.
Australia
Direct Purchase:There are a number of options in Australia. Bit Trade supports the POLi-Payments payment system, Cointree supports both, bitcoin.com.au allows you to buy bitcoins by paying at kiosks, Coinjar not only sells bitcoins, but also maintains its own bitcoin wallet.
Exchanges: There is an exchange in Australia called the Independent Reserve.
New Zealand
Direct Purchase: You can buy bitcoins on the Coined.co.nz platform using online banking. Vimba offers a wallet and the ability to regularly invest in bitcoins using automatic bank transfers.
Exchanges: NZBCX is a full featured Bitcoin exchange trading platform.
Direct Purchase: Due to unclear regulation in the Eurozone, there are a dozen services for buying Bitcoin directly, with a wide range of payment channels. Depending on the payment method, most of these brokers charge their clients 0.5-5% and earn on the spread. Coinbase and Circle online wallets are also available in most European countries with the ability to buy bitcoins by bank transfer or credit card.
Peer-to-peer exchangers: Bitcoin.de is a peer-to-peer marketplace for all European countries, money is accepted as SEPA transfers. Considering the 0.5% fee and tight spread, this is probably the cheapest way to buy bitcoins other than exchanges.
Exchanges:First of all, this is the Kraken and a little less well-known - Bitstamp. They require full identification.
Great Britain
Direct Purchase: Many Brits use Bittylicious. This platform, along with bank transfers and credit cards, offers local payment systems including Paym and Barclays Pingit. However, in some payment options, the transaction cost can be quite high.
Exchanges: The most popular exchange in the UK is Coinfloor.
Austria
Austrian citizens can buy bitcoins with bitcoinbon.at gift cards sold in Traffic stores. This is a convenient but relatively expensive way to buy bitcoins.
Germany
The Germans have Fidor-Bank, which cooperates with Bitcoin.de and Kraken, which makes shopping on these platforms much faster and more convenient. On the Bitcoin.de platform, Fidor clients are automatically identified and can use the ExpressTrade feature. It allows you to buy an unlimited amount of bitcoins at relatively low prices and becomes available in just a few minutes after logging into the site.
Spain
In Spain, the easiest way to buy bitcoins on Bit2Me.com and Chip-Chap is to use one of the thousands of ATMs.
Norway
In Norway, there is only one exchange called bitcoinsnorway.com. Trading volume on it is quite low, so the operation will cost a lot
Sweden
There are two bitcoin brokers in Sweden that trade using the Swedish krona. These are bt.cx and fybse.se.
Denmark
The only such service in Denmark is coinify.com.
Poland
There are three exchanges in Poland where you can buy bitcoins using złoty on relatively good terms. These platforms are BitMarket.pl, BitBay.net and bitmaszyna.pl.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian exchange that accepts hryvnia is called kuna.io.
Russia
You can buy bitcoins for rubles on matbea.com. Registration with your phone number is required here.
USA
Direct Purchase: Kraken and Coinbase services offer low-fee Bitcoin direct purchase and online wallet storage. These platforms accept both bank transfers and credit cards.
Peer-to-Peer Exchanges:The Bitquick and Paxful platforms are available for US users. In Bitkik, the buyer deposits cash into the seller's bank account. At Paxful, a merchant can choose any payment method they want, including PayPal, Western Union, credit and debit cards, gift cards, and more.
Exchanges: If you want to buy bitcoins on an exchange with dollars, then this is also possible. The largest Exchanges are located here: Bitstamp, GDAX, Bitfinex, as well as Kraken and Gemini. Most exchanges only accept bank transfers.
Canada
Direct Purchase: Kraken and Coinbase are working with Canadian clients. There are platforms exclusively for Canadians. First up is QuickBT and canadianbitcoins.com where you can buy up to 150 Canadian dollars worth of bitcoins directly.
Peer-to-Peer Exchanges: Canadians can buy bitcoin on international peer-to-peer exchanges such as Paxful and LocalBitcoin to buy bitcoin on P2P marketplaces.
Exchanges: There are several exchanges that deal with Canadian dollars, including Kraken and CoinSquare.
Mexico
Gift Cards: The Chip-Chap.com app will help you buy Bitcoin gift cards from over 5 stores.
Direct Purchase:On the Volabit.com platform, you can buy bitcoins with Mexican pesos. You can send money by bank transfer or deposit cash at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Banamex and ATMs.
Exchanges: Bitso.com is a Mexican exchange.
In some Central and South American countries, multiple exchanges are available to users. Satoshi Tango operates in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Bitex.la offers services in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay. CryptoMKT is the fastest growing cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America, operating in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Europe. Local peer-to-peer exchangers are available in most countries in Latin America.
Brazil
Direct Purchase: Brazilians can buy bitcoins directly from www.mercadobitcoin.com.br. The server claims to be the largest bitcoin exchange in Latin America.
Exchanges: One of the main Brazilian exchanges is called FlowBTC. You can deposit funds by bank transfer. The second major exchange is Foxbit.com.br.
Argentina
Ripio is a bitcoin wallet application that allows you to buy cryptocurrencies even on credit and serves as a payment gateway when paying for goods and services.
