Talk:LocalBitcoins

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Contested deletion[edit]

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because other traditional Bitcoin exchanges are features on wikipedia as well, and local in-person exchanges are an unique phenomenon in Bitcoin space which has gained wide attention. The Localbitcoins website has been features on several medias, such as American Banker (http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/in-person-bitcoin-exchanges-are-thriving-1060061-1.html), Business Week (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-less-iranians-discover-virtual-currency), Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dc18a5be-c872-11e2-8cb7-00144feab7de.html) etc. --Jerguismi (talk) 10:22, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, in-person trading is an important aspect of the Bitcoin community. Mcavic (talk) 01:12, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cases[edit]

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan-man-facing-charges-for-running-bitcoin-exchange-in-bloomfield-twp-

There are several similar cases of traders getting arrested. Benjamin (talk) 20:19, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]