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Topic: how to buy bitcoins for argentinian pesos (Read 2967 times)

sr. member
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November 10, 2013, 12:35:09 AM
#4
I'm from Argentina, but I'm not sure I understand exactly what it is that you need.

These are the ways to buy BTC with Arg. pesos:

+ Virwox using your CC or Paypal (you buy in USD and pay Pesos to VISA/MC/etc.)
+ Local Bitcoins
+ Act as exchange for a tourist coming to Argentina (he gives you USD/EUR and you give him Pesos to use during his stay; he avoids getting scammed at black market/airport exchange (yes! they scam over here)).
+ Buy from someone in the forum whom you absolutely trust and willing to sell you through a service like Square or Paypal (so you can use your CC's and pay them in Pesos). For this to happen, he must really trust you given he is accepting a CC trade which can be abused in your favor.

Expect above average fees in all of the above.
hero member
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September 18, 2013, 01:05:40 AM
#3
There are some volume in Argentina.

There is mail list where people place bids/asks[1] and also some facebutt groups.

There exchange price is in between bitstamp and mtgox AND the USD/ARS rate is the so called 'Dollar Blue' (we called just as this, in english indeed). Here you have a site with a reference price[2]. You can trade in localbitcoins but there is a big gap. Also there is a new site like localbitcoins but only for local market[3].

Just to complete the information there is a lot of activity in the local bitcoin community due the well known market restrictions. The Argentinian Bitcoin Foundation is being consolidated[4], and we are making a lot of events where trade occurs and we work around bringing bitcoin to the people[5].

Hope that serves! Just ask for anything you need to know.

[1] http://wiki.eudemocracia.org/bitcoin > [email protected]
[2] http://www.mercado-bitcoin.com.ar/
[3] http://cryptocueva.com/
[4] http://www.bitcoinargentina.org/
[5] http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Buenos-Aires/
sr. member
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Commander of the Hodl Legions
September 17, 2013, 09:33:07 PM
#2
Ask in the spanish subforums... there are some reputed traders from argentina there... And yes, you can ask in english..
full member
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September 17, 2013, 10:21:20 AM
#1
So my parents have been wanting to do business with people from Argentina.
But they say they can't move money out the country.
So I thought to myself, woot here comes captain bitcoin.
But then I realized that most places only accept money for bitcoins do it in either dollars, pounds, euros or rubbles.
The only place I could find argentinian pesos for bitcoins is localbitcoins.
But that place is too risky to move large amounts of money.
halp.
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