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Comment by throwaway7767 | Hacker News Reader

How to buy bitcoin anywhere in the world, as long as it's in one of the 31 countries on the list.

This genuinely pissed me off. It's a blatant clickbait!

Well, looking fast through the resource, I'd say it's perfect for those selling services or products through Bitcoin. There must be a lot of clients asking "How do I pay with Bitcoin?". Now you just give them this link and you're done with the support responsibility.

As long as the client is in one of those 31 countries.

Use Bitsquare. It is completely decentralised and all traffic is routed over Tor, so quite secure.

If you can send/receive International bank transfers then you should be good to go.

The only condition is that it requires that you already own a small amount of bitcoin used as security deposit..

Signed up and ... it's a news letter. sigh

That's a dark pattern. Clicking on the "x" on the top right to close that full page popup takes one to the actual article and the list of countries, Bitcoin exchanges and requirements.

No, ALL countries really are covered [1]. These 31 countries happen to have country-specific recommendations. The page could benefit from a redesign and many people seem to think only 31 countries are covered...

[1] Generally the site say "use https://coinatmradar.com/ or use LocalBitcoins"

Is it sufficient if your Tor exit node is in one of those 31 countries?

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