@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ http://www.coinbase.com[Coinbase]:: A US-based bitcoin wallet and platform where
Cryptocurrency exchanges such as these operate at the intersection of national currencies and cryptocurrencies. As such, they are subject to national and international regulations, and are often specific to a single country or economic area and specialize in the national currencies of that area. Your choice of currency exchange will be specific to the national currency you use and limited to the exchanges that operate within the legal jurisdiction of your country. Similar to opening a bank account, it takes several days or weeks to set up the necessary accounts with these services because they require various forms of identification to comply with((("AML (Anti-Money Laundering) banking regulations")))((("banking regulations and bitcoin")))((("KYC (Know Your Customer) banking regulations"))) KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) banking regulations. Once you have an account on a bitcoin exchange, you can then buy or sell bitcoins quickly just as you could with foreign currency with a brokerage account.
You can find a more complete list http://bitcoincharts.com/markets[online], a site that offers price quotes and other market data across many dozens of currency exchanges.
You can find a more complete list at http://bitcoincharts.com/markets[bitcoin charts], a site that offers price quotes and other market data across many dozens of currency exchanges.
There are four other methods for getting bitcoins as a new user:
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