LocalBitcoins.com is a person-to-person bitcoin exchange site.
At LocalBitcoins.com, people from different countries can exchange their local currency for bitcoins. The users of the site publish advertisements in which they specify the exchange rate and payment methods for the purchase and / or sale of bitcoins. You can respond to these ads and meet in person to buy bitcoins in cash, or trade directly through electronic payments. The bitcoins are stored in your LocalBitcoins.com portfolio, from where you can pay directly for your bitcoin purchases.
Because we are different?
LocalBitcoins.com is decentralized, in accordance with the philosophy of bitcoin.
At LocalBitcoins.com, you trade with human persons. Unlike other centralized bitcoin trading sites, such as a stock market, you exchange directly with another person. This makes the process quick and agile, since there is no corporate bureaucracy. Receive your bitcoins at the moment. In addition, LocalBitcoins.com can accept any form of payment that our community of users admits. For each exchange, LocalBitcoins.com offers transaction services and escrow to protect the buyer of bitcoins.
The process of trading from user creation to having bitcoins in your wallet is a few minutes.
LocalBitcoins.com offers a wide variety of forms of payment on a global scale.
You will find more information on security features in the LocalBitcoins.com security guide.
Mission
Connect everyone to the Internet economy.
At LocalBitcoins.com, we focus on our users and the community they create. We are constantly expanding and we want to bring the exchange of bitcoins and its economy to all the cities of the world. We believe that bitcoin is a "black swan", a highly unlikely event that fundamentally changes the functioning of the financial world. Bitcoin has the potential to attract more prosperity, especially in developing countries.
Bitcoin allows online transactions to places beyond the reach of the traditional banking industry.
Saving your savings in bitcoins puts you safe from political risks.
Contact information
How to contact the LocalBitcoins.com team.
Our office is located at:
LocalBitcoins Oy
Porkkalankatu 20
00180 Helsinki
Finland
NIF: FI28554152
Become our partner
LocalBitcoins.com is looking for partners who want to contemplate and boost the growth of the bitcoin economy.
Would you like to see the bitcoin economy grow? LocalBitcoins.com is looking for partners, affiliates, and investors who are willing to take bitcoin to the next level. No matter the size of your business, or where your headquarters are
Do you have bitcoins or do you manage them? Start a local exchange point in cash or an online bitcoin exchange point .
Become a member of LocalBitcoins.com and earn bitcoins with new visitors that you bring to our website.
For other proposals, contact the LocalBitcoins.com team through the support form.
LocalBitcoins.com
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Finland
Risk capital achieved: € 0
President: Nikolaus Kangas
Careers at LocalBitcoins
LocalBitcoins.com allows people to exchange local currencies to Bitcoin and back effortlessly everywhere in the world. Our service is one of the foundation pillars of the Bitcoin economy. LocalBitcoins.com was founded in 2012 and is nowadays getting 1000-2000 new registrations each day.
As a pioneer in the borderless new era economy, our customers come from every imaginable country and culture. Our mission is to enable frictionless access to Bitcoin and global trade for everyone in the world.
Currently we employ about 10 professionals. Some work in Helsinki, Finland and others work around the world. Depending on the work we are seeking either on-site employees or remote freelancers. International background and language skills are useful in our work.
While we are in a growing and hectic industry, we try to maintain healthy work-life balance. Our company has been profitable since january 2013, and our future looks stable. We are in this long-term, and believe that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is here to stay and will be used by masses in the future.
As we are a young company, our positions are more directional than specific. Flexibility, ability to step out from your comfort zone and open-mindedness is a good attitude for this job. Interest in Bitcoin is considered positive.
Customer support agent in Guadalajara (Mexico)
Department: Support team
Location: Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara
Creation date: 2018-04-13
LocalBitcoins Commissions
Bitcoin Exchange
Register, buy and sell bitcoins is completely free .
LocalBitcoins users who create ads are charged a 1% commission for each completed transaction.
Commission for bitcoins transactions
Portfolio transactions of other LocalBitcoins users are free .
A transaction fee is applied to the bitcoin network in transactions with other Bitcoin portfolios. The current commission can be viewed on your portfolio page under the Commissions header of the bitcoin network . The amount of the commission varies depending on the current usage rate of the Bitcoin block chain. The commission is adjusted automatically based on the current network congestion in order to make sure that transactions are confirmed as quickly as possible. Commissions for transactions are paid into your LocalBitcoins portfolio once the transaction is sent.
When sending funds to the LocalBitcoins portfolio, a commission from the Bitcoin network is deducted from the deposit. The commission varies according to the degree of congestion of the Bitcoin network. If the amount of the deposit is less than the deposit fee of bitcoins, the deposit will not be processed. The current commission for shipping can be found on the portfolio page under the heading Incoming transactions and commissions .
Other charges
When using the billing service for merchants, a commission of 0.5% of the amount of each invoice paid is deducted . In the amount of the invoice the deposit fee of the Bitcoin network is also withheld if the payment is made through an external transaction.
Tailored jobs, such as the investigation of possible external problems, are paid at 200 EUR / hour with Bitcoin according to the current exchange rate of the market. Billable minimum amount: 200 EUR.
LocalBitcoins security contact and vulnerability reporting
LocalBitcoins recognizes the importance of security, researchers in helping keep our community safe. We encourage responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilties.
Responsible Disclosure
Responsible disclosure includes
Providing us a reasonable amount of time to fix the issue before publishing it elsewhere.
Making a good faith effort to not leak or destroy any LocalBitcoins user data.
Not defrauding LocalBitcoins users or LocalBitcoins itself in the process of discovery.
In order to encourage responsible disclosure, we promise not to bring legal action against workers.
Thank you for helping keep the bitcoin community safe!
Reporting security issues
Security issues can be reported via email to [email protected]
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Old hall of fame
LocalBitcoins credits the following people who have helped with the security:
Madhu Akula
Kesav Viswanath
Gopinath Madurai
Ahmed Jerbi
Sunil Modi
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