Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitplaats Expands to Belgium

Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitplaats Expands to Belgium

Dutch bitcoin exchange Bitplaats has announced the expansion of its service into neighbouring country Belgium. Belgian users can now trade digital currency from Bitplaats using the country's dominant online payments platform, Bancontact/Mister Cash. Bitplaats (which translates as 'bit place' in Dutch) claims transactions on its platform will be completed instantly as it uses the Bancontact/Mister Cash payment method, which offers transactions in real-time. Bancontact/Mister Cash is widely used for transactions in the country. Lennert Vlemmings, a Bitplaats co-founder, said: "We received....


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