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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: wordisbond on July 13, 2013, 04:55 pm
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Is Localbitcoins the only service available in the US (currently) that can get bitcoins on to SR?
Thanks in advance!
WiB
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I think so. There's also the VirWox thing, where you use a credit card.
I was just looking at local bitcoins. It actually seems to be the best, and I'm not sure why I haven't used it.
A lot of vendors take moneygram, so it would basically be the same process as you went through with BitInstant. There's even an escrow system. The fact that it's decentralized (i.e. it isn't one monolithic agency doling out coins) seems to be a benefit. They haven't fallen victim to the whole anti-laundering that BI has.
I haven't used it, but it seems to be better than BitInstant since you can always supply fake info quite easily.