Buying Bitcoin in Peru
One of South America’s more stable economic regions buying bitcoin currently, Fugishock may have been decades ago but the countries hyperinflation period is still remembered by many. With Venezuelan’s now migrating to Brazil, Columbia and Peru now, the interest in bitcoin and crypto currencies is picking up across South America.
Best Bitcoin Exchanges in Peru
The most popular exchanges in Peru, closely follow a lot of South America exchanges serving Brazil, Columbia and Argentina. While many in Peru want to buy bitcoin with the most secure exchanges, KYC and identification requirements take awhile to verify an account. While none of the most popular exchanges allow anonymous bitcoin transactions, they are selling hundreds of bitcoin weekly for USD, PEN, BRL, ARS or even VEF.
The best exchanges in Peru to buy bitcoin currently are:
BTC Exchanges in Peru | Type | KYC | Currencies | ||
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Satoshi Tango | Exchange / Trading | Yes | ARS, USD, EUR, RapiPago, PagoFacil | ||
Buda | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | ARS, CLP, COP, PEN, BTC, ETH, LTC | ||
Ripio | Exchange / Trading platform | Yes | BRL, ARS, Rapipago, Easy Payment | ||
LocalBitcoins | Person to Person Bitcoin Buying and Selling | Yes | National Currencies Around the World and Bitcoin | ||
Kraken | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | EUR, CAD, USD, JPY, BTC, ETH, XMR, XRP, many more | ||
CEX.IO | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, BTC, ETH, LTC + more |
Buying Bitcoin Anonymously in Peru
The volume of trades on localbitcoins across South America is quite high for person to person trades. With the new KYC requirements, a lot of people have started using the similar HodlHodl exchange for bitcoin and altcoin purchases.
Coinmama and Paxful are popular for the smaller purchases of bitcoin with gift card Visa and Mastercards.
The best exchanges for anonymous bitcoin purchases in Peru currently are:
Anonymous Exchanges in Peru | Type | KYC | Currencies | ||
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HodlHodl | Person to Person BTC Exchange / Trading Platform | No | AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR (More) | ||
Paxful | Anonymous Bitcoin Purchases | No | Western Union, MoneyGram, Visa Prepaid Cards, Amazon Gift Cards | ||
Changelly | Anonymous Bitcoin and Altcoin Buying | No | BTC, ETH, LTC and Hundreds of Altcoins | ||
BISQ | Anonymous Person to Person Exchange / Trading Platform | No | AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR (More) | ||
CoinMama | Exchange | Under $150 No | Visa, MasterCard, AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR | ||
Wall of Coins | Peer to Peer Exchange | No | USD, CAD, MXN | ||
More Places to Buy Bitcoin in Peru
The Bitcoin ATM popularity is limited in many countries and Peru is no exception. While is one Peru Bitcoin ATM available, the fee’s charged aren’t available online and that is never a good sign with Bitcoin ATM’s. There are always Colombian’s, Venezuelan’s and Brazilians that are into crypto currencies and willing to sell.
The Peru bitcoin and blockchain meetups around the country are a great way to meet people interested in buying and selling bitcoin.