2017 best brokers to buy cryptocurrencies! Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash and more…

If you are a regular Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other altcoins buyer, you have to buy it on a broker’s website.

With a SEPA transfer or a credit card payment, this broker will sell you Bitcoin for sure and possibly other cryptocurrencies like Litecoin, Dash, Ethereum…etc.

Before, I have to point out several aspects of brokers :

  • 1/ They take a commission
  • 2/ KYC validation process are pain in the ass. You’ll probably need to scan your ID Card, Credit Card and send a picture of your face to sell or buy Bitcoins.
  • 3/ Cryptocurrencies value is constantly moving. So you have to check the actual price of the altcoin you want in order to buy it at low price.
  • 4/ Cryptocurrencies are like real money, except there is no banks to secure them. You are your own bank, so you have to take the responsibility to secure your virtual money.
  • 5/ Most of brokers offer affiliation programs. Use them to make your wallet grow.
  • 6/ Before buying an altcoin, take a look at the associated project. Is this a serious project with a beautiful destiny ?
  • 7/ SEPA transfer takes time. You won’t be able to buy a dip at time. Don’t forget that.

Mostly brokers sell Bitcoin. And with Bitcoins which is the referral money, you’ll be able to buy other cryptocurrencies.

BitPanda

I like this one because it’s easy to you. You can pay with SEPA Transfer or Credit Card. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, Litecoin (LTC) are available.

Litebit

Litebit is the first one i tested. It’s a company from Netherlands where you can buy a lot of different cryptocurrencies. You can pay with SEPA Transfer only.

Bitit

Bitit is new in the game. It’s a French company and you can buy Bitcoins with a credit card, or with cash.

Cex.io

You can put real euros or dollars on your Cex.io account and then buy Bitcoins or Ethereum with it. You can pay with Credit Card or SEPA transfer.

Changelly

Changelly is very easy to use. You can buy and sell everything you want: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, ZCash, Dash, Ripple, Ethereum Classic (ETC), Litecoin, Dogecoin (DOGE), Aragon (ANT), Synereo (AMP), Decred (DCR), Edgeless (EDG), Expanse (EXP), Gamecredits (GAME), ByteBall (GBYTE), Gnosis (GNO), LBRY (LBC), Lisk (LSK), NavCoin (NAV), Pivx, Potcoin (POT), Radium (RADS)…etc. The choice is amazing.

And you can spend at max 50 bucks without justifying your identity.

Bitstamp

Based in Europe, Bitstamp offer Bitcoins, Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC) and others in exchange for a SEPA transfer.

Coinbase

Very famous, Coinbase offer to buy and sell Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum and can host online wallets for you (that can be a temporary solution to store your money, but never store it long term).

CoinMama

This Israelian broker offer Bitcoin only with Credit Card. Easy and quick.

Kraken

Trading platform and a broker, Kraken is the old boy of the team (2011). You can transfer euros or dollars via SEPA directly to your account and then buy Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), Stellar/Lumens (XLM), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Zcash (ZEC), Dogecoin (XDG)…etc. And they also have a bug bounty program ;-).

Localbitcoins

This platform is like Craiglist for Bitcoin. You can pay with SEPA transfers, Paypal, Western Union, Credit Card or cash.

Bisq

Bisq is a decentralized P2P software which uses Tor and end-to-end encryption to allow users to buy and sell Bitcoins without any central authority. Bisq is available on macOS, Windows and Linux.

La Maison du Bitcoin / Coinhouse

If you are in Paris (France) for holidays, you can visit La maison du Bitcoin which is an Exchange counter where you can buy and sell Ethereum and Bitcoin with a credit card and cash. An online version is available here Coinhouse.

That’s it. Never forget that you are the only one in charge of your cryptocurrencies, so never neglect the security. Use solid passwords and 2FA if it’s available.

Have a nice day!

Manuel Dorne (Korben)

Written by

YesWeHack.com / BountyFactory.io co-founder and tech blogger @ https://korben.info

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