Buy Bitcoin In Canada

Coinbase is one of the most popular digital currency exchanges. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, it offers both an all-in-one exchange and a wallet, making it one of the easiest starting points with Bitcoin. Coinbase’s wallet and merchant services, which have won the trust of over 30 million users, have their payment platform integrated with more than 48,000 businesses worldwide.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CNY & 50+ more

Payment methods include: Bank Account Debit Card Credit Card Wire Transfer SEPA Transfer

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, U.S

Founders: Brian Armstrong Fred Ehrsam

Bitbuy is a Canadian owned and operated cryptocurrency exchange offering customers access to Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies. Bitbuy offers two trading interfaces: Express Trade, a simple interface for amateur traders, and Pro Trade, which includes advanced features, crypto-to-crypto trading and a proprietary low latency order matching engine designed for high-frequency trading. Bitbuy follows Canadian KYC regulations, so be prepared to have your ID and proof of address on hand when signing up.

Supported Fiat: CAD

Payment methods include: Bank Transfer Cryptocurrency Express Interac e-Transfer Flexepin Interac e-Transfer SWIFT

Headquarters: Toronto, Canada

Founders: Adam Goldman

Canadian Bitcoins is a brokerage service that is designed to handle the buying and selling of Bitcoin within Canada. Registration is a simple process, the interface is clean, and the site has been operating for over 7 years.

Supported Fiat: CAD

Payment methods include: Cash (via mail or in-person in Ottawa) Interac e-Transfer Bill Payment via online banking Direct debit from a bank account Flexepin voucher Credit Card Debit Card

Headquarters: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Founders: James Grant

Coinmama is a leading cryptocurrency exchange that allows you to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with a credit card and/or bank transfers. Since its foundation in 2013, it has grown to serve over 2 million customers across 188 countries and today has over 40 employees. Coinmama is a really simple exchange, which makes a perfect platform for safe, secure and quick transactions.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and JPY + more

Payment methods include: Cash (via Western Union) Credit Card Debit Card Bank Transfer (SEPA) SWIFT

Headquarters: Slovakia

Founders: Laurence Newman Nimrod Gruber Ilan Schuster

LocalBitcoins works as a decentralized exchange, facilitating P2P (peer-to-peer) Bitcoin sales by allowing users to list their own buy/sell advertisements. By using the site users can create and list advertisements, communicate with prospective buyers and sellers and confirm all the transaction details before finalizing any trade. Users can either meet in person or trade online. LocalBitcoins allows for private purchases and can be used worldwide; it also allows users to make purchases via a number of different payment methods and doesn’t impose buying or selling limits.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CNY & 50+ more

Payment methods include: BPAY Cash Credit Card Cryptocurrency Debit Card Flexepin iDEAL Neosurf Neteller PayPal Perfect Money Bank Transfer (SEPA) SWIFT Western Union

Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland

Founders: Jeremias Kangas

With millions of active users, an international market, and strategic investors on board, Kraken, joins Coinbase and Binance to become the big three cryptocurrency exchanges in the global market. Kraken provides cryptocurrency to fiat trading and provides price information to Bloomberg Terminal. In February 2019, Kraken announced that it had raised US$100 million in a direct offering to its largest customers at a $4 billion valuation.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CAD

Payment methods include: Electronic Funds Transfer Bank Transfer (SEPA) Wire Transfer

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, U.S

Founders: Jesse Powell

OKCoin is a Chinese-based exchange that was founded in 2013 and is currently one of the more dominant platforms for Bitcoin trading. OKCoin primarily services users from China and the Asian markets but accepts traders from all over the world.

Supported Fiat: USD, CNY

Payment methods include: Bank Transfer Wire Transfer

Headquarters: Beijing, China

Founders: Star Xu

Gemini is a digital asset exchange and custodian, founded in 2014 by brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, that allows customers to buy, sell, and store digital assets such as bitcoin and ether. Gemini is regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) and also the first exchange to launch bitcoin futures contracts in December 2017.

Supported Fiat: USD

Payment methods include: Wire Transfer Electronic funds transfer Cryptocurrency

Headquarters: New York City, New York, U.S

Founders: Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss

Paxful works as a peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform. Established in 2015, the peer-to-peer marketplace allows buyers and sellers to interact by posting trade offers. Users can choose to make purchases using PayPal, MoneyGram, Amazon/iTunes gift cards and many more payment methods.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, CNY & 50+ more

Payment methods include: Cash Credit Card Debit Card Flexepin iDEAL Neosurf Neteller PayPal Perfect Money SWIFT Western Union Moneygram Giftcards

Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S

Founders: Ray Youssef Artur Schaback

ShakePay is a mobile crypto exchange and peer-to-peer wallet that is only available in Canada. It offers easy signup, a clean interface, and great customer service. Shakepay has also received a license as a Money Service Business from Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).

Supported Fiat: CAD

Payment methods include: Wire Transfer Interac e-Transfer

Headquarters: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Founders: Jean Amiouny Roy Breidi

Wall of Coins is a peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that lets users buy and sell bitcoin, working similarly to LocalBitcoins. Wall of Coins is run by Genitrust, a privately-funded corporation that has specialized in Bitcoin software solutions since 2013. Despite only accepting cash payments for bitcoin, Wall of Coins serves over 120,000 locations in the United States alone, including popular remittance centers like Western Union and MoneyGram.

Supported Fiat: USD, AUD, GPB, CAD

Payment methods include: Cash Bank of America’s Teller Assist Moneygram

Headquarters: Sarasota, Florida, U.S

Founders: Robert Genito

Changelly allows one to exchange one cryptocurrency for another and also buy using a bank card. All this is done through a convenient and clean user-interface and a quick registration via email or social media account. Changelly’s conversion mechanism is integrated into some of the biggest cryptocurrency platforms such as Poloniex, Bittrex, and Binance. There are no geographical restrictions to the service that Changelly provides, so it can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Supported Fiat: USD, EUR, GBP

Payment methods include: Credit Card Debit Card

Headquarters: Valletta, Malta

Founders: Alex Melikhov Konstantin Gladych