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Topic: Neo EasyCoin Official - Buy BTC With Cash [UK,USA,Russia,Denmark,Sweden,Norway] (Read 187391 times)

sr. member
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EasyCoin will officially launch prior to December 31st 2013.

Huh What are you waiting for ?
hero member
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Seems like Russia definitely banned Bitcoin, it surely is more of a problem for them than for easycoin.
newbie
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 Sad Looks like some bad news:

"The Bank of Russia has warned that Russian legal entities providing services for exchanges of cryptocurrencies in rubles and/or foreign currencies, as well as for services and products, will be considered possibly involved in the implementation of suspicious transactions…"

From: http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2014/01/28/breaking-news-central-bank-russian-federation-bans-bitcoin-violates-aml-legislation/


Calling it a "ban" might be exaggeration. But it certainly seems like Russia is taking a hard stance. If this is true, would it preclude EasyCoin operation in Russia...?
sr. member
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"anyone who sells products and services for Bitcoin is to be considered a potential money launderer and terrorist aid"
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1wa87s/the_central_bank_of_russia_calls_bitcoin_money/

Is EasyCoin dead in Russia?
newbie
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Not at all. Easy coin never had exclusivity.

So what EasyCoin had if not exclusivity? Whats left?


Our operations hinge in no way on one payment processor. EasyCoin hopes to provide the widest choice of top-up methods and selection of crypto currencies.

Would you be able to expand on the relationship you do have with ZipZap and other payment processors?
newbie
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Not at all. Easy coin never had exclusivity.

So what EasyCoin had if not exclusivity? Whats left?


Our operations hinge in no way on one payment processor. EasyCoin hopes to provide the widest choice of top-up methods and selection of crypto currencies.
sr. member
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Not at all. Easy coin never had exclusivity.

So what EasyCoin had if not exclusivity? Whats left?
newbie
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EasyCoin is still undergoing the BETA phase of testing in some jurisdictions as we continue to add payment options for varying jurisdictions.

EasyCoin will have a delayed roll out in the US, this is due to awaiting the written clarification from FinCEN with regards to the basis of license requirements for our specific operation. This is unfortunate in the short term, however having these clarifications in writing will benefit the long term operations.

Availability in the UK will be online once the payment service provider goes online there, the same applies for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Russia. We are working closely with other payment service providers to enable the platform to become available in other jurisdictions throughout Europe and the Rest of the World.

We offer apologies to those BETA testers and the wider public who are awaiting the commencement of operations in the US.


With ZipZaps recent release of cashcoin (http://cashcoin.zipzapinc.com/) what is happening with easycoin now?
Has your involvement with ZipZap been lost?

Not at all. Easy coin never had exclusivity.
newbie
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EasyCoin is still undergoing the BETA phase of testing in some jurisdictions as we continue to add payment options for varying jurisdictions.

EasyCoin will have a delayed roll out in the US, this is due to awaiting the written clarification from FinCEN with regards to the basis of license requirements for our specific operation. This is unfortunate in the short term, however having these clarifications in writing will benefit the long term operations.

Availability in the UK will be online once the payment service provider goes online there, the same applies for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Russia. We are working closely with other payment service providers to enable the platform to become available in other jurisdictions throughout Europe and the Rest of the World.

We offer apologies to those BETA testers and the wider public who are awaiting the commencement of operations in the US.


With ZipZaps recent release of cashcoin (http://cashcoin.zipzapinc.com/) what is happening with easycoin now?
Has your involvement with ZipZap been lost?
legendary
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The porn industry awaits for you honey, don't waste your time here no one cares for your brain, tits look promising!

It trolls all start-ups trying to get a lucky hit.  So they can try to look knowledgeable if it does fail.
legendary
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The porn industry awaits for you honey, don't waste your time here no one cares for your brain, tits look promising!
hero member
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I still think this is the biggest news of the year so far ...

Agreed.

Lmao.

Attention Neo & Bee imbeciles:

First mistake you've made was going with a no-name venue, replicating the error that is still weighing as a millstone around Asicminer's neck. I still don't care whether they choose to fuck their investors over, but meanwhile those investors have started caring.

Second mistake you made was investing yourselves into solving a problem that didn't need solving, and a problem whose solution is way above your resources.

It's a simple point of competition for finite resources. This is not quite as visible in fiat, because in fiat bs gov'ts can create and do create fake money to prop up wasteful/pointless paraeconomic ventures run by the "right people", which is just another way of saying "popular" (which is, of course, the wrong game to play if you aim for prosperity).

In BTC however, where resources are absolutely finite, there will only be so much BTC available for investment at any given time. This BTC will be allocated to the available investments somehow. Part of it will be allocated by idiots, on paraeconomic criteria like "we don't like MPEx". Part of it will be allocated economically. As time goes on the share available to the idiots to allocate as they see fit dwindles, and the share available to the rational players increases. Since human behavior is reinforced by success and (usually, except in the case of a really limited pile of hardcore idiots) discouraged by failure, the flow is even faster as individual people realize they are being part of the idiot group and jump ship.

Soon enough the situation reaches equilibrium, which is pretty much where we're at. In short, the beauty of economy is that it works.

None of this is to mean MPEx is perfect, by any means. That's not the point at all. It just means MPEx is the standard, and because stock exchanges are fundamentally a convergent, naturally standardizing market it also means the accretion trend will continue, exactly in the same way and fundamentally for the same reasons Bitcoin grows against fiat currencies.

It's by now impractical for any serious company contemplating being listed in BTC to forego the significant capital available on MPEx in order to favor a different venue (in fact, the cost of doing so can be calculated on the basis of the volume difference, and is in any case significant) for a variety of reasons, and certainly such an attempt would imply the modification of said company to include "being an exchange", which requires rare and valuable skills (programming notably NOT being one of them) and other human capital. Such an effort necessarily spells a movement away from said corp's core mission, whatever it may be (*).

A willingness to move away from the core mission, a cavalier attitude towards incurring costs and foregoing benefits all work together to paint a very unflattering picture in the eye of the discerning investor (If these people have any confidence in their business, why are they working on moving away from it to do something else? If they have the capital to pursue reinventing the wheel, why do they need my investment? If they're not interested in cashing in now why should I expect they ever will get my shares dividends?) and rapidly the convergence effects become very strong indeed.

And hey, happy one year anniversary, O post!

Third mistake you made was failing to abjectly apologize to MP for being so fucking stupid. So he'd have asked for the head of your CEO on a platter, big fucking deal. You can find CEOs of the same quality as what you've got if you throw a rock out the window.

But by now...stooping to the level of creating forum sock puppets to try and give the impression anyone cares about your braindamaged stuff? I can't rightly conceive how fucking stupid you bunch must be to imagine anyone actually is this dumb.

Oldest shit in the book, yo.

(Yeah, as those keeping score at home are probably inferring by now, this means Neo&Bee has no chance in hell or else I wouldn't have made it public. 'Tis true. Sucks for them, but you can't be part of the cool crowd when you're as dumb as rocks. It's what it is, you can divest now.)
newbie
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Availability in the UK will be online once the payment service provider goes online there, the same applies for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Russia.

Who is payment provider for that countries ? ZipZap ? When they'll be ready ?

The exact payment locations will be disclosed by our partner once they take the decision to do so
newbie
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I still think this is the biggest news of the year so far ...

Agreed.
sr. member
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If we were buying and selling yes, this is correct. We now have legal council with two of the best lawyers in the business, both agree our situation is a grey area only Fincen can make a decision on. The advice we received prior to this came from someone  who no longer works with, or for the company.

Thanks for the update.  I still think this is the biggest news of the year so far ... best of luck with the rollout!
sr. member
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Availability in the UK will be online once the payment service provider goes online there, the same applies for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Russia.

Who is payment provider for that countries ? ZipZap ? When they'll be ready ?
newbie
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If we were buying and selling yes, this is correct. We now have legal council with two of the best lawyers in the business, both agree our situation is a grey area only Fincen can make a decision on. The advice we received prior to this came from someone  who no longer works with, or for the company.
legendary
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You'll need to register in every single US state separately AFAIK.
newbie
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Sounds good. I hope the service soon becomes available throughout Central Europe too.
newbie
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EasyCoin is still undergoing the BETA phase of testing in some jurisdictions as we continue to add payment options for varying jurisdictions.

EasyCoin will have a delayed roll out in the US, this is due to awaiting the written clarification from FinCEN with regards to the basis of license requirements for our specific operation. This is unfortunate in the short term, however having these clarifications in writing will benefit the long term operations.

Availability in the UK will be online once the payment service provider goes online there, the same applies for Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Russia. We are working closely with other payment service providers to enable the platform to become available in other jurisdictions throughout Europe and the Rest of the World.

We offer apologies to those BETA testers and the wider public who are awaiting the commencement of operations in the US.
sr. member
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There will be further comments on the situation on Monday. Apologies

Thanks for the update! Smiley
newbie
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There will be further comments on the situation on Monday. Apologies
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Unfortunately we have encountered a small delay in the launch of EasyCoin. The launch will now be rolled back approximately 7-10 days. This delay was unforeseeable in nature but only ranks in at trivial. Beta testers have been organised and updated already abut the delay. Apologies to anyone waiting to either use the service or get an update about what’s happening.

Tom

Ok, that is certainly not great news, but I still think an update should have been given (anyway it is "late" now). I hope this service starts working fine in the next days and/or the silence is broken at least, for bad or for good news.
newbie
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Unfortunately we have encountered a small delay in the launch of EasyCoin. The launch will now be rolled back approximately 7-10 days. This delay was unforeseeable in nature but only ranks in at trivial. Beta testers have been organised and updated already abut the delay. Apologies to anyone waiting to either use the service or get an update about what’s happening.

Tom
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So, will there be an update regarding the launching of this service? I have posted in the other thread but was obviously ignored, so I hope here I get some answer. The last update had a lot news which we hadn't here anything more detailed since then, and we shareholders remain ignored (conference/public presentation? referral program? central bank of cyprus position on bitcoin? easycoin lauching?). You must understand that it is perfectly plausible for us to demand and be eager for new information regarding this company and its services for a thousand reasons. We do our best to comprehend that you are "working hard and nonstop" in this project yet we want to be up to date with the steps you are taking and the deadlines you have given.
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Hello! Long time lurker and new member of the forum. Finally registered due to serious interest in easyco.in and the ZipZap partnership.

Regarding easyco.in specifically, how likely is the December 31st/Jan 1st launch?
As someone involved with Internet business development and strategy, launch dates on holidays, EOD Fridays, over the weekends, beginning of a new year, etc. rarely work out as intended.

What are the web development, design and user experience plans for easyco.in?
I don't intend to be rude, but the Neo sites are not designed very well from either an artistic or user-friendly perspective. Given the stakes and the audience being targeted, easyco.in should reflect a more serious investment in design and UX. Then, in the future, maybe your other products can follow suit.

How soon can an official press release be posted about the partnership with ZipZap?
A Dec 31/January launch date has been posted in multiple locations, including the official updates seen through your Havelock profile. However, I have not seen any official updates from Neo's web portals or ZipZap's website/blog regarding easyco.in's partnership with ZipZap. How soon can we expect to see this?

Thank you for any additional information you can provide.

EDIT:

I want to add that it may be smart to move to a different domain ccTLD/gTLD. Given the recent raids in India, they may decide to confiscate or terminate bitcoin businesses on .in. I understand the .in usage is purely for the clever domain branding, but I don't think it's worth the risk given India's current reaction.

All the best.

Welcome Coinhuddle, absolutely thrilled to see your interest.

1) Save some operational hiccup we haven't spotted yet we expect to be online in at least beta mode by Dec 31st. Our Dev team has been working very hard to multiple deadlines including easyco.in with more than one of the team working xmas day to keep us on track.

2) Sorry to hear you haven't been pleased with the current Neo sites, presumably you mean the shareholders website? We have used a Web designer in the development of easycoin but the UI has been in house. Based on its user demographic a lot more time has been invested in the layout and user experience, hopefully this will show. Based on any feedback we receive we are open to change but I'm confident we have made a great site in easyco.in

3)We are working closely with ZipZap to push this out in the form of an official press release when it suits us both best. So far we ourselves have officially announced it to shareholders via the Neo and Bee thread and to the rest of the Bitcoin community in a thread in service announcements as well as reddit. We will be holding off any mass marketing until we have had a chance to fully test easycoin during the beta period. Although we don't expect any bugs or snags, we are well aware how important the project is and we want it to run like clockwork before we attempt to bring thousands of customers into the equation.

4) Your raise a very good point here. I don't expect that we would be of any interest since we don't run any operations there but the hardline stance of the Indian government certainly doesn't bode well. We are discussing this internally on how best to proceed.

Tom


What an excellent and quick response. Thank you! I will respond in the future with more constructive critiques of design and UX once there's something to comment on!
newbie
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Hello! Long time lurker and new member of the forum. Finally registered due to serious interest in easyco.in and the ZipZap partnership.

Regarding easyco.in specifically, how likely is the December 31st/Jan 1st launch?
As someone involved with Internet business development and strategy, launch dates on holidays, EOD Fridays, over the weekends, beginning of a new year, etc. rarely work out as intended.

What are the web development, design and user experience plans for easyco.in?
I don't intend to be rude, but the Neo sites are not designed very well from either an artistic or user-friendly perspective. Given the stakes and the audience being targeted, easyco.in should reflect a more serious investment in design and UX. Then, in the future, maybe your other products can follow suit.

How soon can an official press release be posted about the partnership with ZipZap?
A Dec 31/January launch date has been posted in multiple locations, including the official updates seen through your Havelock profile. However, I have not seen any official updates from Neo's web portals or ZipZap's website/blog regarding easyco.in's partnership with ZipZap. How soon can we expect to see this?

Thank you for any additional information you can provide.

EDIT:

I want to add that it may be smart to move to a different domain ccTLD/gTLD. Given the recent raids in India, they may decide to confiscate or terminate bitcoin businesses on .in. I understand the .in usage is purely for the clever domain branding, but I don't think it's worth the risk given India's current reaction.

All the best.

Welcome Coinhuddle, absolutely thrilled to see your interest.

1) Save some operational hiccup we haven't spotted yet we expect to be online in at least beta mode by Dec 31st. Our Dev team has been working very hard to multiple deadlines including easyco.in with more than one of the team working xmas day to keep us on track.

2) Sorry to hear you haven't been pleased with the current Neo sites, presumably you mean the shareholders website? We have used a Web designer in the development of easycoin but the UI has been in house. Based on its user demographic a lot more time has been invested in the layout and user experience, hopefully this will show. Based on any feedback we receive we are open to change but I'm confident we have made a great site in easyco.in

3)We are working closely with ZipZap to push this out in the form of an official press release when it suits us both best. So far we ourselves have officially announced it to shareholders via the Neo and Bee thread and to the rest of the Bitcoin community in a thread in service announcements as well as reddit. We will be holding off any mass marketing until we have had a chance to fully test easycoin during the beta period. Although we don't expect any bugs or snags, we are well aware how important the project is and we want it to run like clockwork before we attempt to bring thousands of customers into the equation.

4) Your raise a very good point here. I don't expect that we would be of any interest since we don't run any operations there but the hardline stance of the Indian government certainly doesn't bode well. We are discussing this internally on how best to proceed.

Tom
newbie
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Hello! Long time lurker and new member of the forum. Finally registered due to serious interest in easyco.in and the ZipZap partnership.

Regarding easyco.in specifically, how likely is the December 31st/Jan 1st launch?
As someone involved with Internet business development and strategy, launch dates on holidays, EOD Fridays, over the weekends, beginning of a new year, etc. rarely work out as intended.

What are the web development, design and user experience plans for easyco.in?
I don't intend to be rude, but the Neo sites are not designed very well from either an artistic or user-friendly perspective. Given the stakes and the audience being targeted, easyco.in should reflect a more serious investment in design and UX. Then, in the future, maybe your other products can follow suit.

How soon can an official press release be posted about the partnership with ZipZap?
A Dec 31/January launch date has been posted in multiple locations, including the official updates seen through your Havelock profile. However, I have not seen any official updates from Neo's web portals or ZipZap's website/blog regarding easyco.in's partnership with ZipZap. How soon can we expect to see this?

Thank you for any additional information you can provide.

EDIT:

I want to add that it may be smart to move to a different domain ccTLD/gTLD. Given the recent raids in India, they may decide to confiscate or terminate bitcoin businesses on .in. I understand the .in usage is purely for the clever domain branding, but I don't think it's worth the risk given India's current reaction.

All the best.
legendary
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Will you guys support GreenDot as a payment? That is a very popular cash option in America.
We have no plans to use green dot at this moment in time

Hmm. It  is a widely used option. I would recommend you use add it at some point in time!
newbie
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Will you guys support GreenDot as a payment? That is a very popular cash option in America.
We have no plans to use green dot at this moment in time
legendary
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nahtnam.com
Will you guys support GreenDot as a payment? That is a very popular cash option in America.
newbie
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NeoEasyCoin could you confirm locations? Is it going to be as explained in this reply?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3850812

Thanks
newbie
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Following a successful top-up you will then have the ability to execute your order whenever you choose and those coins will be delivered to your wallet within a matter of seconds.

How many seconds, exactly?

Unless for some reason our servers were extremely busy the transaction would be actioned immediately.  After that, standard blockchain confirmation time
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very good news for the UK market, I hope you all the best  Smiley
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Cuddling, censored, unicorn-shaped troll.
Following a successful top-up you will then have the ability to execute your order whenever you choose and those coins will be delivered to your wallet within a matter of seconds.

How many seconds, exactly?
sr. member
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https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3850812

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It's not a single company with 28,000 locations. Every small local shop in the UK has a paypoint or payzone terminal. They'll connect to ZipZap through those terminals. I presume it will be like buying mobile phone credit.

I would assume the above is the case. If so, very nice Smiley
newbie
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Do zipzap locations already exist in the UK? I've never heard of them. zipzap's website seems to be completely devoid of details. Are these 28000 locations going to spring out of nowhere on December 31st?
sr. member
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Congrats.  An awesome innovation, just in time for the Jan 3 -- 5 year anniversary -- of the block chain!
newbie
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Nice! From where will be the price of BTC-LTC be derived from?

It completely depends on the exchange we source the coins from. Hopefully you understand we can't divulge our pricing formula except to say that we WILL be competitive to the likes of localbitcoins, especially in times of high market volatility
newbie
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How much of the 4 % fee will go to Neo, and how much to ZipZap? Or does it all go to ZipZap and Neo gets profit some other way?

Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to give that information as much as it may help our case for stating that sending money via cash internationally is understandably expensive
legendary
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How much of the 4 % fee will go to Neo, and how much to ZipZap? Or does it all go to ZipZap and Neo gets profit some other way?
legendary
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I cannot wait for this, and will hopefully find a a ZipZap close to my home. Nice work.
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This looks great!

Are there any plans for a smart phone wallet/app? If I could withdraw cash from an ATM, top up at my nearest payment centre, then buy my bitcoins before I leave the store, I would be very impressed.  Shocked

The site can be used from most smartphones so yes, is quite possible you can purchase your coins while collecting the rest of your groceries. As for a smartphone app it's something we will definitely be considering in the future.
newbie
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If it's not too early to ask, how is the service going to be marketed in these countries?

(And congrats!)

Exact marketing strategy is still under formulation but expect online articles, advertisements etc. We won't be mass marketing the service from launch since we want a period of time to check we have the processes involved down to a T before trying to expand our customer base massively. The site will be fully beta tested before launch but when launching a new system like this it isn't beneficial to run before we can walk
legendary
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Nice! From where will be the price of BTC-LTC be derived from?
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This looks great!

Are there any plans for a smart phone wallet/app? If I could withdraw cash from an ATM, top up at my nearest payment centre, then buy my bitcoins before I leave the store, I would be very impressed.  Shocked
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EasyCoin charges no further fees when converting the top up into either Bitcoin or Litecoin.

I've seen this discussion on the Reddit pages of both currencies. Great news indeed!
sr. member
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If it's not too early to ask, how is the service going to be marketed in these countries?

(And congrats!)
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bvt
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Good job Tom. Easycoin is going to be great! Wink
newbie
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Looking forward to see this in action. Well done everyone, this is a major move towards ease of access.
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In its efforts to search for innovative new ways to bring crypto-currencies to the masses Neo is proud to announce EasyCoin (easyco.in), the newest, simplest, hassle free way to buy crypto-currencies online without the need for a bank account

You will be able to create an account in less than three minutes at easyco.in, top-up your account at one of hundreds of thousands of payments locations worldwide. Following a successful top-up you will then have the ability to execute your order whenever you choose and those coins will be delivered to your wallet within a matter of seconds.

Initially launching across the UK, USA, Russia, Denmark, Sweden and Norway with more to follow, customers can trial our services hassle free by just confirming an email address and phone number before making your first top up.

Once topped up use either some, or all of your top up to purchase one or more different types of crypto-currency. To bring us into compliance with AML/KYC legislation customers will be required to verify their identity before being able to make a second top up.

EasyCoin supports industry standard security like 2 factor authentication as well as text message authentication to secure customers accounts against fraudulent use. We also lead the way with automated ID verification allowing us to verify customers identities faster than ever before; no more waiting days to have full access to a service.

EasyCoin echos Neo's core principles of transparency and ease of use through its clear fee structure and simple site navigation. The fee for topping up your account is 3.99% of the total money given to the agent plus a small convenience fee payable in store. EasyCoin charges no further fees when converting the top up into either Bitcoin or Litecoin.

EasyCoin aims to be a competitive solution for purchasing crypto-currencies internationally with a special focus on being a sustainable option for countries like the UK where lack of co-operation with the banks seems to pose a significant hurdle for Bitcoin related start ups.

EasyCoin will officially launch prior to December 31st 2013.

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