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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Coinbase banned Germany & Luxembourg
by
groll
on 09/07/2016, 12:48:47 UTC
Hey,

I am logged into my account Coinbase to buy Bitcoins.

I get the following message:

Sorry! Buy & Sell not available in Germany

We are not able to Provide exchanging bitcoin in your region yet. Consider Contacting your local government. Learn More>


It seems to be also affected Luxembourg alongside Germany.
The rest of Europe (32) are not affected.

Since Localbitcoin is banned in Germany, seems probably because the German "local government" there which prohibit.

Does anyone have any info, is on what legal basis prohibited here?

Well since there are regulations banning bitcoins in your area the best way to have bitcoins is not to buy them but produce them through online jobs that pays bitcoin. In our country there is no declaration banning ownership or use of bitcoins but given the area that I am living in there are no place where you can purchase bitcoin, if I wanted to but I will need to travel 43 kilometers but there's no guarantee that I can buy one. The best alternative is to register on online jobs or get a signature campaign so you can own bitcoins. Hope this helps.