On this dialog, performed on the Oslo Freedom Discussion board, Vera Xavier, LocalBitcoins’ Group Supervisor and Elena Tonoyan, Chief Buyer Success Officer, describe what the Helsinki-based firm does, the way it obtained began, how its escrow system works and why the corporate usually retains a low profile. We additionally cowl who their typical customers are (trace: it’s a broad swath), how utilization differs throughout geographically and sorts of economies, and the way LocalBitcoins can be utilized in nations with authoritarian regimes. We additionally cowl some regulatory points corresponding to why it needed to cease service in Iran not too long ago.Crypto workshop: Virtues of the Crypto Revolution at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York
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Episode hyperlinks:
LocalBitcoins: https://localbitcoins.com
LocalBitcoins bans buying and selling in Iran: https://www.coindesk.com/localbitcoins-bans-bitcoin-buying-in-iran-in-blow-to-rising-crypto-commerce
FinCen steerage indicating LocalBitcoins sellers within the US are cash transmitters: https://www.fincen.gov/websites/default/information/2019-05/FinCENpercent20Guidancepercent20CVCpercent20FINALpercent20508.pdf
Removing of Native Money Advertisements: https://twitter.com/LocalBitcoins/standing/1135872083962081281
