Comment · Fri, December 9, 2016
Circle Discontinues Bitcoin Support
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 14 points
So it looks like Circle just rage-quit Bitcoin today. They seem to be frustrated by the transaction limit issue the past year, and would prefer to move to their own proprietary blockchain currency called Spark. I think they are going to fail miserably, but we will see.
Circle removes ability to buy and sell Bitcoin as it doubles down on mobile payments
What this means is that anyone with a Circle account can no longer use it for the only real purpose it had. You can no longer buy/sell BTC, nor can you send the BTC already in your account to another wallet. This means that you cannot pay for orders via Circle anymore, which sucks. Unfortunately, the only real alternative with the same ease of use is Coinbase. So for now, we suggest using Coinbase to purchase your BTC. Then I would suggest using an intermediate wallet, like blockchain.info or Electrum, to actually pay for the orders. Coinbase has been a bit strict with closing people's accounts. So it is best to use an intermediate wallet for payments for the time being.
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Also, after doing some more digging, Bitsquare seems to be a really good decentralized exchange for those looking for more privacy/not having to deal with exchanges closing your account. It's basically an app that allows buyers and sellers to connect, and process buys/sells of BTC directly with each other. So no having to get verified, add funds to an account, and worry about having your account frozen. It's a little more advanced, but seems like a nice option.