Questions tagged [exchanges]
Exchanges are sites which allow for the conversion of Bitcoins to various world currencies as well as alternate cryptocurrencies.
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Is there a service like localbitcoins.com for Litecoin?
At the moment, I use localbitcoins.com to find people to buy bitcoins from who have bank accounts so I don't have to fund an online wallet before I can buy. In order to sell bitcoins, yes the online ...
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Where do these coins gain their value?
I have been mining coins for a long time (started with BTC/LTC years ago, moved to altcoins recently) and have realized I am not clear on the actual source of the value.
Do the exchanges deem the ...
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Want to buy bitcoin from Bangladesh
I'm from Bangladesh. I would like to buy bitcoins. So I went to Buybitcoin.com and filled an order. Later I googled that site and read a lot about if being a scam site. So I'm a bit scared now. do ...
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How do bitcoin exchanges set prices?
What do exchanges base their Bitcoin and alt currency prices on? What makes them say that they will sell bitcoins for certain amount? Do they increase and decrease their price based on what other ...
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So I closed my wallet in MultiBit and there isn't a trace of my wallet
I've looked through every file imaginable and I can't find the Wallet I had all my bitcoin in. I'm about to faint, you have no idea how much money I just lost. I'm trying my best not to curse up a ...
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how to develop trading platform for bitcoin [duplicate]
I would like to know how to start developing trading platform for BTC,LTC where the user can create his wallet, send and receive coins, Buy and sell coins.
i have checked the trading platforms and i ...
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What states is Kraken doing business in
Is there a list of states that the kraken exchange is currently doing business in?
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How do bitcoin exchanges work?
I'm relatively new to the world of Bitcoins and understand the basic principles of wallets and addresses etc, but was wondering how exchanges (like Coinbase) work exactly.
Is the entire exchange ...
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how much is the initial capital needed to start a bitcoin exchange?
For anyone who has done the math on opening their own bitcoin exchange, how much capital do you need to start an exchange, of course excluding the obvious variables like marketing budget, setup and ...
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How do I interpret Mt Gox market depth streaming data?
You can get streaming market depth data form Mt Gox as described here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/MtGox/API/Streaming#Depth.
I understand what market depth is but how do I interpret this data?
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Do bitcoin exchanges own the bitcoins they trade with?
If I have a balance in USD with any exchange, and I placed an order to buy bitcoins, how does it work for the exchange? do they need to hold enough bitcoins to cover all the "buy" transactions and ...
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is it possible to launder bitcoin by exchanging it for litecoin and then back to bitcoin?
The scenario I was thinking of was I have some bitcoin from doing Bad Things (TM) that I want to launder. I could register with kraken.com and trade only virtual currencies with the L1 verification ( ...
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Why are there such huge differences between commissions on different exchanges?
Why are there such huge differences between the commissions applied by sites like Bitstamp.org (0.5-1%) and other sites (I have seen 5-10% fees)?
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Is there any bitcoin exchange software that does not split net income?
I'm going to create a bitcoin exchange service and I am trying to find a platform to do this. All the platforms I have found so far (bex.io and buttercoin), propose to split income with you. Is there ...
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BTC/USD price on BTC-e
Can you explain me in detail, what affect the price on BTC-e ? I understand the mechanic, like if there is strong demand and limited supply the price goes up. But how does it work on BTC-e? Because to ...
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I want to start my own exchange [duplicate]
I want to start my own exchange like btc-e.com I have plenty of money to invest please guide me in this. I myself have knowledge of php but dont want to experiment on things I want it to up and ...
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Is it faster to retrieve bitcoins from exchanges than fiat?
Quite often there are threads on various forums and complains on IRC channels that this or that exchange is not "playing nice" and has withdrawals (to a fiat currency like USD) taking a very long time....
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Exchange multiple Cryptocurrencies [closed]
Does anybody know a good exchange site for various cryptocurrencies like LTC, NMC, IXC, DVC, BTC etc.
One I found was Vircurex but it is very cumbersome to use.
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What would it take to create my own Bitcoin exchange?
I'm looking into creating a Bitcoin / crypto currency trading platform (say, like Tradeking), as I've noticed there are a few sites out there already, except they all have pretty hefty fees.
So, to ...
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Buying Bitcoins without identity checks?
Are there any exchanges that offer Bitcoins without identity checks? I would like to remain anonymous while buying the currency.
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Can I first open an account on an exchange then later on transfer to my wallet?
I'd like, at one point, to create myself a bitcoin wallet using an offline computer and then store that wallet in a safe (either printed, encrypted, on a sheet of paper or encrypted on a USB stick). ...
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What is the difference between these two "instruments" ICBIT charts
Sorry for the vague question, I will improve it once I get an answer...
In the picture bellow I marked two "Instruments" that are being used for trading on ICBIT. I don't understand what the ...
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From where do portals who sell bitcoins buy bitcoins?
The internet is now full of portals who are selling bitcoins to single users.
Where do these companies buy bitcoins and at what prices?
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Is there an opensource crypto-currency exchanges engine?
I'm looking for an opensource crypto-currency exchange engine.
My preference would be for something easy to use like joomla or drupal. My exchange setup needs support for alt-coins and bitcoin.
I ...
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How can I buy Mastercoins? [closed]
What is currently the best way to purchase Mastercoins?
Are there exchanges out yet?
Do I need some special Mastercoin-Address/Wallet?
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Bitcoin exchange, local or foreign?
If I live in the USA, and buy/sell bitcoins from a Japanese exchange, are their any advantages/disadvantages for doing this, instead of buying bitcoins from a USA exchange?
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Which rate is the best rate to go by for Bitcoin prices
There are so many exchanges and local exchanges out there. If I want to buy a bitcoin, how do you decide which value to go by? Some of these exchanges vary from few dollars to $200 difference. I know ...
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What is needed to make a bitcoin exchange?
What do I need to setup a bitcoin exchange website like:
BTC China
Mt Gox
Bitstamp
I have my own web development team and we can code pretty much anything so that is not a problem.
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Do bitcoin exchanges based outside of the US who serve US customers have to register with FinCEN as MSBs?
From what I understand, Bitstamp is not registered with FinCEN, whereas Mt.Gox is, does this mean Bitstamp is in danger of being shut down?
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What is the strategy behind a sell wall?
I understand the idea behind 'bid walls', but on Kraken, prices are being kept low through the use of 'sell walls'. The volume on this exchange is too low to have a chance of getting through these ...
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How to cash out E*Trade stocks (transfer funds from US to the EU) with Bitcoins?
My company has an employee stock purchase plan with etrade.com, but as I'm in Europe, I thought I could sell the stocks and save the bank transfer fees by using bitcoins.
You can sell the stocks ...
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How can I temporarily move my value to something other than bitcoin without providing identifiaction?
Bitcoin is in a bubble right now, I would like to sell them as I believe the value will drop within a couple of days. I tried registering an account on mtgox, but it's complicated and they seem to ...
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Why does anyone use MtGox?
Why would anyone buy BTC using MtGox when the price is so much higher than other exchanges (e.g. CoinBase)? And why would anyone sell using MtGox if you have to wait an outrageous amount of time to ...
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Are there bitcoin exchanges that do not require an extensive verification process?
Are there bitcoin exchanges that do not require an extensive verification process to begin trading? I do not want to submit forms on MtGox.
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How do Bitcoin exchanges fill orders?
If the order book looks like the following…
A) Ask: 2 bitcoin at $100
B) Bid: 2 bitcoin at $100
A trade will be done from A to B.
But what happens in the following situation:
C) Ask: 1 bitcoin ...
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Does LTC price correlates to BTC price?
I always expected the LTC and BTC exchange rate to show synchronous tops/bottoms, but to my surprise LTC seems to remains stable during BTC crashes (and vice versa).
Is this because I'm a novice at ...
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Buying on one exchange then selling on the other
I'm curious as to what is keeping the majority of the people from buying on one exchange, where the going USD/BTC rare is cheaper, and selling it on another, where the rate can be USD$50 to USD$100 ...
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Internals of MtGox
I'm curious as to how the MtGox exchange works. I'm looking for some comprehensive information. Below are specific questions, phrased in the terminology common for stock exchanges.
Is MtGox based on ...
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Is buying BTC on localbitcoins.com safe? [duplicate]
Hi I'm looking into getting some bitcoins, and was wondering if buying locally from someone on localbitcoins.com would be safe.
Has anyone had any experience with that?
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Can bitcoins be exchanged by mailed check? [duplicate]
I am wondering as I'm (obviously) a newbie to Bitcoins. I'm not necessarily looking to do so, simply wondering how transactions can be made/what options there are for exchanges
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How will a bitcoin ETF be any different from a bitcoin exchange?
The W.Twins bitcoin ETF/trust stock can be converted to real bitcoins. This means that we can buy $100 worth of stock and convert it to maybe 0.5 BTC depending on the current rate. And we can buy 0.5 ...
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Need an explanation as to why the exchange of BTC for USD is legal
Many have asked if the exchange of BTC for USD is legal, and they will cry "legal" and simultaneously cite FinCEN's regulations for a MSB.
However, they never explain if an individual trading BTC ...
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Personal details disclosure when buying bitcoin
What personal information do you have to provide to buy bitcoins in the UK via a bank transfer?
I recently created a wallet on bitbargain.co.uk with the intention of buying my first bitcoins. I ...
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What EURO exchanges have web APIs currently?
I'm wondering what exchanges in that operate in native euro, who most likely support sepa transactions have web apis?
Bitcoin-24.com was great until they had banking problems. now who is left? Is ...
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bitcoin exchange for other virtual (centralized) currencies
i was wondering if there are any exchanges which trade centralized virtual currencies for decentralized virtual currencies. for example, air miles for bitcoin or vice versa. my thinking is that this ...
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Choosing bitcoin exchanges [closed]
On a bitcoin exchange one buys, sells, and stores bitcoins. Having sold them, one might want to withdraw dollars, euros, pounds sterling, etc. It is suggested that the fact that MtGox is running two ...
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Is there a way to identify exchanges in the blockchain?
Is there a way to identify transactions that occur on exchanges (such as Mt. Gox) in the blockchain?
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Why don't people buy at one exchange and sell at another?
Bitcoinity.org shows that for the past 30 days, bitstamp's price is high at 101.00, low at 77.00, and current price is 98.04. On contrast, mtgox's price for the past 30 days is high at 115.00, low at ...
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Are there any legal implications when using localbitcoins.com?
You can get BitCoins for under 100 bucks via CoinBase and there are people on LocalBitCoins who are advertising offers to buy BitCoin for over 100 bucks. The spread is around $10; so I was ...
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BTCUSD mean value
Recently I've heard of a site which gathers prices from some exchanges, and gives you a mean value.
I've tried googling for it and I failed, couldn't find anything related for some reason.
Could you ...
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