Localbitcoins

Exchanges, brokerages, money transmitters and other service providers that serve as the “on-ramps” and “off-ramps” between bitcoin and fiat currency, form an important part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. But from a privacy and fungibility perspective, a heavy reliance on these companies is not ideal: Practically all fiat-facing bitcoin-companies are required to apply AML/KYC-checks on their customers.

Anthony Di Iorio was one of the original founders of the Ethereum project, which has received ample attention in 2016 as it passed a billion...

LocalBitcoins is the largest Bitcoin marketplace, decentralized and worldwide; the company operates in over 4,500 cities and 150 countries. Founded in Finland, the business...

It had been a while since I last had correspondence with Borja and Elvis. Elvis had communicated once, which was posted by LocalBitcoins, but his...

I’ve gotten in touch with Borja part-way into his trek throughAfrica. He has recently crossed the Mauritanian border and is currently in Senegal.Mauritania is situated...

Change happens all around us. For Moroccans, it shows up as a kiss that sends a couple to jail. For them, change comes as plans...

Jeremias Kangas is the CEO and founder of localbitcoins.com, as well as several other Bitcoin ventures. He is a software developer from Finland and...

As Coinsetter CEO Jaron Lukasiewicz pointed out in his letter last week, Bitcoin exchange is rapidly becoming a capital-intensive industry. On a technical level,...