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Topic: USA citizen - how can I buy/sell btc without using Coinbase or LocalBitcoins? (Read 2937 times)

newbie
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Wall of Coins allows same day purchase with cash of BTC and Dash. You search on the page what the local offers are and which bank to deposit the cash.

Going to the bank can be a major PITA (pain-in-the-ass) in my area. So many people!

I tried bank deposit once at a BofA. I was told the branch would not allow me to deposit in another person's account.

Would that be the same as transferring money to another's account?
sr. member
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Wall of Coins allows same day purchase with cash of BTC and Dash. You search on the page what the local offers are and which bank to deposit the cash.

Going to the bank can be a major PITA (pain-in-the-ass) in my area. So many people!

I tried bank deposit once at a BofA. I was told the branch would not allow me to deposit in another person's account.
That doesn't surprise me, although my own local bank allows this.  I'd estimate that 30% of people doing this are up to shady deals.  I could be wrong.

It's a damn shame that Circle is no longer with us, because they were quite convenient.  No one has stepped up to fill their shoes, unfortunately.  The only way to buy bitcoin with fiat reliably is to do the whole KYC thing with Kraken or whoever.  Not a lot of people are comfortable with that, although it was the same thing with Circle.  Buy from users on this forum.  You'll always see plenty of offers.
hero member
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Wall of Coins allows same day purchase with cash of BTC and Dash. You search on the page what the local offers are and which bank to deposit the cash.

Going to the bank can be a major PITA (pain-in-the-ass) in my area. So many people!

I tried bank deposit once at a BofA. I was told the branch would not allow me to deposit in another person's account.
sr. member
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Wall of Coins allows same day purchase with cash of BTC and Dash. You search on the page what the local offers are and which bank to deposit the cash. You must have access to text messaging. There is no KYC only info they get is email and text messaging number. After you deposit the cash you they send you an email, you take 2 pictures of the receipts and email the pictures to them.

I had a snag where they didn't send the email and I was stuck waiting but after I contacted customer support they sent the email, I sent the pictures and got the coins.

There is somewhat of a markup but it is less than local bitcoins. The coins are held in escrow from the sellers. There are many banks to choose from
hero member
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I haven't tried anything that required wire transfers until today. Just sent $ to Gemini. I didn't realize I can wire money from my online bank portal.

Kraken says they work in my state now but there is an error. I have contacted support again.

I have tried many other methods in the past for buying but none were reliable for long-term. Western Union, MoneyGram, PayPal, various credit card transfers. They all start asking questions after certain limits.
hero member
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Circle shut me down before they closed shop.

I tested Gemini in the past and found $60 in my account! I will probably go back to them but I hate having funds tied up for 3-5 days.
legendary
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Funny this thread should pop up again. I am looking for a new supply of bitcoin.

Kraken still does not appear to support my state. I am checking with support.

Circle shut me down.

They shut you down or they shut everyone down?
I thought they got out of the btc business within the last year.


Gemini ng for you?

Have you tried Bitstamp?
hero member
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Funny this thread should pop up again. I am looking for a new supply of bitcoin.

Kraken still does not appear to support my state. I am checking with support.

Circle shut me down.

sr. member
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Paxful, or announce a trading here from Bitcointalk.org.  For your both security of your buyer, get a trusted escrow. You can start posting from the Currency exchange section of this forum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=53.0
legendary
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A quick google should help lol. Paxful, virvox are good. I'd recommend them, but other than that I'm not sure as I'm not American. Google reviews before you use any exchange.

btc-mike stated in this thread (it was over a year ago): "Virwox - Very high fees".

legendary
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I've ended up with Bitstamp; Kraken; Poloniex.
Have an application pending with Bitfinex.

Gemini claimed they couldn't verify me although obviously the other 3 had no problem with that.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for BTC exchanges, especially ones accepting USD, for a USA citizen living in the USA?
Coinbase still works, though they're kinda funny.  I've heard good things about Kraken but have yet to try any of the ones you listed using USD.  I really, really, miss Circle.

Is Gemini an exchange?  I thought they were the ETF or something like that.  Didn't know you could actually buy bitcoin through the Winklevii.


"I've heard good things about Kraken but have yet to try any of the ones you listed using USD."

Poloniex is altcoin only, no fiat from anywhere.

But all the others mentioned deal with USD from USA.
legendary
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A quick google should help lol. Paxful, virvox are good. I'd recommend them, but other than that I'm not sure as I'm not American. Google reviews before you use any exchange.
legendary
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I've ended up with Bitstamp; Kraken; Poloniex.
Have an application pending with Bitfinex.

Gemini claimed they couldn't verify me although obviously the other 3 had no problem with that.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for BTC exchanges, especially ones accepting USD, for a USA citizen living in the USA?
Coinbase still works, though they're kinda funny.  I've heard good things about Kraken but have yet to try any of the ones you listed using USD.  I really, really, miss Circle.

Is Gemini an exchange?  I thought they were the ETF or something like that.  Didn't know you could actually buy bitcoin through the Winklevii.
legendary
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I've ended up with Bitstamp; Kraken; Poloniex.
Have an application pending with Bitfinex.

Gemini claimed they couldn't verify me although obviously the other 3 had no problem with that.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for BTC exchanges, especially ones accepting USD, for a USA citizen living in the USA?
legendary
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Thanks for the feedback to this thread from 1 year ago - I'd like to update it.

I'd like to establish an account or accounts at businesses where I can sell BTC, other than Coinbase.
(Coinbase I avoid due to their lack of privacy and other issues).


Can anyone offer alternatives for selling BTC for USA residents?

Any recent buys made from non-Coinbase businesses, including any updates/comments/recent experiences on the ones mentioned in this thread?

Thank you.
legendary
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Circle's maximum is $300/week so they are useless.


If you use Coinbase, do NOT use them as a wallet.
Buy and then move them elsewhere.
Otherwise Coinbase will eventually ask you to account for every withdrawal/deposit you've made.

What do you mean that Coinbase will eventually ask you to account for every withdraw or deposit?

My statement was probably unintentionally exaggerated - they probably have a certain total USD/BTC amount of deposits/withdrawals.
When you reach that, it's exactly as I stated: They will demand you account for where you sent every withdrawal, and where every deposit came from.
They do that as their interpretation of KYC ("Know Your Customer") USA banking regulations.

If you do not comply you are barred from using their services for buy/sell.

There is no warning of this beforehand, and they can request this long after the dates of your deposits/withdrawals.


So much for the "anonymity" of btc.
hero member
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Circle's maximum is $300/week so they are useless.


If you use Coinbase, do NOT use them as a wallet.
Buy and then move them elsewhere.
Otherwise Coinbase will eventually ask you to account for every withdrawal/deposit you've made.

What do you mean that Coinbase will eventually ask you to account for every withdraw or deposit?
hero member
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~snip~

Added a few more

You can use perfectmoney or neteller..
They both accept direct deposit in from of bitcoin.

Neteller charge is little high like 5% but perfect money has the lower deposit charge.
Although localbitcoin is always a good choice.


Perfectmoney/OKPAy/Webmoney do not allow US customers. It is possible to make account with VPN, but harder to get verified.

I attempted Bittylicous. They require identity verification. I am not going to do all that because i will not use them again anyway.
hero member
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lol  Wink yeah i was wondering there why you didnt even know a vpn was, doh

if you where to try to purchase at say https://bittylicious.com/ with a visa/mastercard, would it not just work as if you where on holiday?  like you said you are willing to try, good luck....Smiley

infact i just checked and they accept debit cards from the US at bittylicous, it is one of the top UK bitcoin sites.  i use it all the time almost instant bitcoin payment.

10% fee - ouch!

I need to go out IRL, will try a small purchase when I return.

10% not so good...... Undecided
hero member
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lol  Wink yeah i was wondering there why you didnt even know a vpn was, doh

if you where to try to purchase at say https://bittylicious.com/ with a visa/mastercard, would it not just work as if you where on holiday?  like you said you are willing to try, good luck....Smiley

infact i just checked and they accept debit cards from the US at bittylicous, it is one of the top UK bitcoin sites.  i use it all the time almost instant bitcoin payment.

10% fee - ouch!

I need to go out IRL, will try a small purchase when I return.
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