About Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes through the use of cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people under the name Satoshi Nakamoto and released as open-source software in 2009.

Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services. As of February 2015, over 100,000 merchants and vendors accepted bitcoin as payment. Research produced by the University of Cambridge estimates that in 2017, there were 2.9 to 5.8 million unique users using a cryptocurrency wallet, most of them using bitcoin.

 

 

Where to buy?

Rank SiteMargin tradingFiatSafetyAPIReferralLocationLanguagesBuy with User Vote Score
1CoinbaseYesAYesYesSan Francisco, USAENbank transfer, card
(1256 Votes)
9.6
2BitstampNoYesAYesNoSloveniaENEUR, USD
(2441 Votes)
9.5
3BitfinexYesYesAYesNoHong KongENEUR, USD
(4522 Votes)
9.4
4CoingiNoYesAYesYesEuropeEN, CZ, SKUSD, EUR
(325 Votes)
9.3
5KrakenYesYesAYesNoSan Francisco, California, United StatesENUSD, EUR, JPY, CAD
(1124 Votes)
9.2
6PoloniexYesNoAYesNoBoston, MA, USAENBTC
(2311 Votes)
9.2
7BinanceYesYesAYesYesChina, JapanENBTC
(4345 Votes)
9.1
8BittrexNoNoAYesNoSeattle, Washington, USAENBTC
(1643 Votes)
8.9
9HitBTCNoNoAYesYesHong-KongEN, JP, CN, KNBTC
(866 Votes)
8.9
10CEX.IOYesYesAYesYesLondon, United KingdomENUSD, EUR
(445 Votes)
8.6
11WEXNoYesAYesNoRussiaEN, RU, CNUSD, EUR
(2633 Votes)
8.6
12BithumbNoYesBYesNoSeoul, KoreaENKRW
(386 Votes)
8.5
13BitMEXNoYesBYesYesHong KongEN, RU, CN, KR, JPUSD, CNY, JPY
(624 Votes)
8.5
14CryptopiaNoNoAYesNoNew ZealandENBTC
(943 Votes)
8.1
15GDAXNoYesBYesNoUSAENUSD, EUR, GBP
(1322 Votes)
8.1
16HuobiYesNoBYesNoChina, SingaporeEN, RU, CN, KR, JPBTC
(594 Votes)
8
17OKExNoNoBYesNoHong KongEN, CNBTC
(245 Votes)
7.9
18bitFlyerNoYesAYesNoTokyo, JapanJP, EN, CN, FR, KOJPY
(184 Votes)
7.8
19UpbitNoNoBNoNoSeoul, KoreanKRKRW
(151 Votes)
7.8
20Bit-ZNoNoBYesNoHong KongENUSD, CNY
(114 Votes)
7.5
21BiboxYesNoBNoNoChinaEN, JP, CN, RUUSDT, BTC, ETH
(108 Votes)
7.4
22CobinhoodNoNoBYesYes EN, DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, PLBTC
(214 Votes)
7.3
23CoinMateNoYesAYesYesCzechEN, DEEUR, CZK
(87 Votes)
7.3
24BitpandaNoYesBYesNoVienna, AustriaEN, DEEUR
(144 Votes)
7.2
25BTCCNoYesAYesNoChinaCN, ENUSD
(233 Votes)
7.2
26Gate.ioNoNoBYesNo ENBTC
(171 Votes)
7.1
27xBTCeNoYesYesNoRussiaENEUR, USD, RUB
(211 Votes)
7.0
28GeminiNoYesYesNoNew YorkENUSD
(241 Votes)
6.9
29KucoinNoNoAYesYesSingaporeEN, RU, FR, PT, NL, ES, CNBTC
(155 Votes)
6.9
30LunoNoYesBYesNoLondon, EnglandEN, IDEUR, IDR, MYR, ZAR, NGN
(236 Votes)
6.9
31ZebpayNoNoBNoNoIndiaENBTC
(214 Votes)
6.9
32BitbankNoYesBYesNoJapanJPJPY
(47 Votes)
6.8
33BitbnsNoYesBNoYesIndiaENINR
(211 Votes)
6.8
34BTCBOXYesYesBYesNoJapanJP, EN, CNJPY
(82 Votes)
6.8
35YoBitNoYesBNoNoRussiaEN, RU, CNUSD, RUR
(133 Votes)
6.8
36ZB.COMNoNoBYesNoChinaCN, EN, AR, JA, KO, THBTC
(177 Votes)
6.8
37BitlishNoYesBYesNoLondon, EnglandEN, ES, FR, RU, CN USD, EUR, RUB
(46 Votes)
6.7
38OkCoinNoYesBYesNoHong KongEN, CNUSD
(69 Votes)
6.7
39ZaifYesYesBYesYesJapanJP, ENJPY
(47 Votes)
6.7
40CoinsquareNoYesBYesNoCanadaEN, FRCAD
(63 Votes)
6.6
41LiquiNoNoBYesNoUkraineENBTC
(51 Votes)
6.6
42BitBayNoYesAYesYesKatowice, PolandEN, PL, RUEUR, USD, PLN
(141 Votes)
6.5
43BTCTurkNoYesBYesTurkeyTR, ENTRY
(44 Votes)
6.5
44CoinEggNoNoBYesNoLondon, EnglandEN, CN, TW, BTC
(52 Votes)
6.5
45LbankNoNoBYesHong-KongEN, CNBTC
(38 Votes)
6.5
46AEXNoNoBYesNoEden Island, SeychellesENBTC
(117 Votes)
6.4
47CoinExchangeNoNoBYesNo ENBTC
(86 Votes)
6.4
48CryptoGoNoYesBYesNoLondon, UKENbank transfer, card
(21 Votes)
6.4
49BX ThailandNoYesYesYesThailandTH, ENTHB
(156 Votes)
6.3
50CoinfloorNoYesBYesNoLondon, EnglandENGBP, EUR
(133 Votes)
6.3
51ACXNoYesBYesNoAustraliaENAUD
(47 Votes)
6.2
52BL3PNoYesBYesNoBaarn, NederlandEN, NLEUR
(47 Votes)
6.2
53ExmoNoYesYesYesPolegate, EnglandEN, ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, RU, PLUSD, EUR, RUB
(211 Votes)
6.2
54itBitNoYesYesNoU.S.ENUSD
(23 Votes)
6.0
55BisqNoNoBYesNo EN 
(21 Votes)
5.9
56Bitcoin IndonesiaNoYesBYesNoIndonesiaENRP
(35 Votes)
5.7
57BraziliexNoYesBYesNoSão Paulo, BrazilEN, PT, ES, NLBRL
(64 Votes)
5.2
58AllcoinNoNo   
(24 Votes)
1.1
59AbucoinsNoYesCYesNoPoznań, PolandEN, PL, RU, DE, FR, TR, KR, ITEUR, USD
(7 Votes)
1
60Altcoin TraderNoNoGauteng, South AfricaEN 
(6 Votes)
1
61Bitsane (SCRAM)NoYesBYesNoDublinENEUR, USD
(329 Votes)
1
62Bancor NetworkNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
63Bit2CNoYesNo   
( Votes)
64BitcoinTradeYesBrasilBR 
( Votes)
65BitFlipYesYesYes EN, RUEUR, USD, RUR
( Votes)
66BitinkaNoYesNoPeru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil  
( Votes)
67BitKonanNoYesYesNoSplit, CroatiaENUSD
( Votes)
68BitMarketYesYesNoPolandEN, PLPLN, EUR
( Votes)
69BitmaszynaNoYesNoNo PL, ENPLN
( Votes)
70BitsoNoYesNoMexicoES, ENMXN
( Votes)
71BleutradeNoNoYesYes EN 
( Votes)
72BTC MarketsNoYesYesNoMelbourne, AustraliaENAUD
( Votes)
73BTC Trade UANoYesNoYesUkraineUKUAH
( Votes)
74BTC-AlphaNoYesYesNoUnited KingdomEN, RUUSD
( Votes)
75BtcTrade.imNoNoYesNoChinaCN, EN 
( Votes)
76C-CEXNoYesYesYes EN, RU, CN, FRUSD
( Votes)
77C-PatexNoNoNoPatagonia, ArgentinaEN, SP, CN 
( Votes)
78C2CXNoNoYesNoBeijing, ShanghaiEN, CN 
( Votes)
79CfinexNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
80CoinbeNoNoYesYesWarsaw, PolandPL 
( Votes)
81CoinExNoNoYesNo EN 
( Votes)
82CoinFalconNoYesYesNoLondon, EnglandENEUR
( Votes)
83CoinhouseNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
84CoinnestNoYesYesNoSeoul, KoreaENKRW
( Votes)
85CoinoneNoYesYesNoKoreanKR, ENKRW
( Votes)
86CoinrailNoYesCNoNoSeoul, KoreaKRKRW
( Votes)
87CoinroomNoYesYesNoWarszawa, PolandPL, ENPLN, EUR, USD, GBP
( Votes)
88CoinsBankNoYesNoNoTallinn, EstoniaENEUR, USD, GPB
( Votes)
89CoinutNoYesYesNo EN, CNUSD
( Votes)
90COSSNoNoYesNo EN 
( Votes)
91CRXzoneNoYesYesYesSingaporeENSGD, USD
( Votes)
92Crypto.com   
( Votes)
93CryptoBridgeNoNoNoNo EN, CN, FR, JP, DE, ES, IT, TR, RU 
( Votes)
94CryptohubNoNoYesNo EN, ES, BR, RU 
( Votes)
95CryptoxNoNoYesNoPolandEN 
( Votes)
96DgtmarketNoYesYesNoPolandPLPLN
( Votes)
97DSXNoYesYesNoLondon, EnglandENUSD, EUR, GBP, RUB
( Votes)
98ExratesNoYesNo EN, RU, CH, ID, ARUSD
( Votes)
99FatbtcNoNoYesNoChinaEN, CN 
( Votes)
100FiscoNoYesYesNoJapanJPJPY
( Votes)
101FreiExchangeNoNoYesNo EN, ES, RU 
( Votes)
102FTX   
( Votes)
103GatecoinNoYesYesNoHong KongEN, FR, CN, FREUR, USD
( Votes)
104GetBTCNoYesYesNoVincent and the GrenadinesEN, RU, CNUSD
( Votes)
105GOPAXNoYesYesNoSeoul, KoreanKR, ENKRW
( Votes)
106ChaoEXNoNoNoNoHong KongCN, EN 
( Votes)
107Independent ReserveNoYesYesNoSydney, AustraliaENAUD, USD, NZD
( Votes)
108IquantNoNoNoNoHong KongEN, CN 
( Votes)
109KoineksNoYesYesNoİstanbul, TurkeyTRTL
( Votes)
110KoinexNoYesNoNoIndiaENRS
( Votes)
111KorbitNoYesYesNoSeoul, KoreaKR, ENKRW
( Votes)
112LiteBit.euNoYesYesYesRotterdam, The NetherlandsEN, NLEUR
( Votes)
113LivecoinNoYesYesNo EN, ZH, ES, PT, RU, IT, FR, ID, TRUSD, EUR, RUR
( Votes)
114LocalTradeNoYesNoNo EN, CN, ES, RU, ID, TRUSD
( Votes)
115Mercado BitcoinNoYesNoBrasilPT 
( Votes)
116MercatoxNoNoYesYes EN, RU, ZH 
( Votes)
117Mr. ExchangeNoYesNoNoJapanJP, ENJPY
( Votes)
118NanexNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
119Negocie CoinsNoNoYesNo PT 
( Votes)
120NeraexNoYesYesNoJapanEN, JP, CNJPY
( Votes)
121NIX-ENoYesNoNo ENUSD
( Votes)
122OctaexNoYesYesNo EN, CNUSD, CNY
( Votes)
123OEXNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
124ooobtcNoNoYesNo EN 
( Votes)
125Ore.BzNoYesYesNo EN, RUUSD
( Votes)
126OTCBTCNoNoYesNo EN, CN, TW 
( Votes)
127OvisNoYesNoNoTurkeyEN, TRTRL
( Votes)
128ParibuNoYesNoNoTurkeyTRTRL
( Votes)
129QuadrigaCXNoYesYesYesCanadaENCAD
( Votes)
130QuoinexNoYesYesNo EN, JPJPY
( Votes)
131RightBTCNoNoNoNo EN, CN 
( Votes)
132SouthXchangeNoYesYesNo EN, ESUSD
( Votes)
133Stocks.ExchangeNoNoYesNo EN 
( Votes)
134StrongholdNoNoNoNo EN 
( Votes)
135TDAXNoNoYesNo EN, CN, TH 
( Votes)
136The Rock TradingNoYesYesNoMaltaEN, ITEUR
( Votes)
137TidebitNoYesNoNoHong KongEN, CNUSD
( Votes)
138TidexNoNoYes EN, RU, CN 
( Votes)
139TOPBTCNoNoNoNo EN, CN, KR 
( Votes)
140Trade By TradeYesYesNoNo EN 
( Votes)
141Trade SatoshiNoNoYesLondon, EnglandEN 
( Votes)
142TradeOgreNoNoYesNo EN 
( Votes)
143Tripe Dice ExchangeNoYesNoNoJapanEN, CN, JPJPY, USD
( Votes)
144Tux ExchangeNoNoYesNoCanadaEN 
( Votes)
145UnocoinNoYesYesNoIndiaENINR
( Votes)
146VebitcoinNoNoYesNoTurkeyTR 
( Votes)