<p>How about localbitcoins.com? 
231 countries support,  can meet 
people face to face from this website in country where you go and exchange your bitcoins for cash in local fiat currency. </p>

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2014-11-20T05:21:42.583Z
Thanks; I had thought of this also - ideally I'd lie something that is equivalent to coinbase in the uS, only in this case it would link the wallet to a local bank - I'll keep looking. I say this because I may need to do this often, but I will look, thanks!
user21078
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2014-11-15T14:59:26.053Z
2014-11-15T14:59:26.053Z
Arsenius
<p>I <em>think</em> you might find what you are looking for at <a href="http://xapo.com" rel="nofollow" title="Xapo">Xapo</a></p>

<p>They offer a VISA debit card that lets you pay normally in the local currency. If I understood correclty they pay and then debit the corresponding amount in BTC from your wallet (your Xapo-wallet, though).</p>

<p>This is what I have found out about their service:
At registration they ask for personal information, address, ID number and a valid mobilenumber. You have to confirm your telephone number before being able to transfer bitcoins. They send you a SMS with a verification code.<br>
Also, before you can use the card, you have to confirm or validate your Xapo-account via a moneytransfer to an bankaccount of theirs. After that you can use the debit card to buy stuff.<br>
The card has a monthly fee of about EUR3,95 imposed by VISA. <a href="http://help.xapo.com/95219-What-fees-are-associated-with-the-Xapo-Debit-Card" rel="nofollow">Xapo pays this back if you get charged</a>. They say their service has no monthly fee.</p>

<p>I have no affiliation with them! AND I'm not at all well versed in things bitcoin, <strong>so please take time to investigate this</strong>.<br>
I have opened an account at xapo but cannot validate my account with an international moneytransfer, so I have not been able to test anything related to the debit card.</p>

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2014-11-20T05:17:26.703Z
Thanks very much- like you said, I am still doing due diligence, thanks for making me aware of this.
user21078
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2014-11-17T03:37:10.663Z
2014-11-17T03:37:10.663Z
leugim
<p>I receive rent income in the US. I'm using coinbase.com to convert from USD into BTC, with no problems.</p>

<p>I will be traveling outside the US, so I would like to convert back from BTC into a local currency. (I'm going to Ecuador; there are several exchanges but they seem set up for people to buy BTC.) </p>

<p>What I want is to convert from BTC into the local currency. What is the most efficient way to do this? (I may need to do this several times, which is why I'm interested in doing this efficiently.)</p>

<p>How should I set it up?</p>

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2014-11-14T13:43:47.620Z
I leave this as a comment as it perhaps dodges the question about converting from Bitcoin to arbitrary national currencies: USD is in fact the official currency of Ecuador, so there is no need to convert to anything else.
Ian Maxwell
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2014-11-14T21:32:04.697Z
Ian, I think you missed my point: whether Im in Ecuador, which yes uses USD or another country, my question still remains: how to convert from btc into the local currency wherever I happen to be.  I may be in coutries where not many merchants accept btc.
user21078
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2014-11-19T01:44:08.723Z
user21078, if I had missed your point I would have given an answer rather than a comment. Note I explicitly pointed out that I was not answering the broader question of converting Bitcoin to other national currencies.
Ian Maxwell
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Convert back from BTC into a local currency, efficiently
user21078
# Convert back from BTC into a local currency, efficiently

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-14)

I receive rent income in the US. I'm using coinbase.com to convert from USD into BTC, with no problems.

I will be traveling outside the US, so I would like to convert back from BTC into a local currency. (I'm going to Ecuador; there are several exchanges but they seem set up for people to buy BTC.)

What I want is to convert from BTC into the local currency. What is the most efficient way to do this? (I may need to do this several times, which is why I'm interested in doing this efficiently.)

How should I set it up?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I leave this as a comment as it perhaps dodges the question about converting from Bitcoin to arbitrary national currencies: USD is in fact the official currency of Ecuador, so there is no need to convert to anything else.  
> **username_0**: Ian, I think you missed my point: whether Im in Ecuador, which yes uses USD or another country, my question still remains: how to convert from btc into the local currency wherever I happen to be.  I may be in coutries where not many merchants accept btc.  
> **username_1**: username_0, if I had missed your point I would have given an answer rather than a comment. Note I explicitly pointed out that I was not answering the broader question of converting Bitcoin to other national currencies.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-15. Score: 1

How about localbitcoins.com?
231 countries support, can meet
people face to face from this website in country where you go and exchange your bitcoins for cash in local fiat currency.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks; I had thought of this also - ideally I'd lie something that is equivalent to coinbase in the uS, only in this case it would link the wallet to a local bank - I'll keep looking. I say this because I may need to do this often, but I will look, thanks!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-17. Score: 0

I *think* you might find what you are looking for at [Xapo](http://xapo.com "Xapo")

They offer a VISA debit card that lets you pay normally in the local currency. If I understood correclty they pay and then debit the corresponding amount in BTC from your wallet (your Xapo-wallet, though).

This is what I have found out about their service:
At registration they ask for personal information, address, ID number and a valid mobilenumber. You have to confirm your telephone number before being able to transfer bitcoins. They send you a SMS with a verification code.  
Also, before you can use the card, you have to confirm or validate your Xapo-account via a moneytransfer to an bankaccount of theirs. After that you can use the debit card to buy stuff.  
The card has a monthly fee of about EUR3,95 imposed by VISA. [Xapo pays this back if you get charged](http://help.xapo.com/95219-What-fees-are-associated-with-the-Xapo-Debit-Card). They say their service has no monthly fee.

I have no affiliation with them! AND I'm not at all well versed in things bitcoin, **so please take time to investigate this**.  
I have opened an account at xapo but cannot validate my account with an international moneytransfer, so I have not been able to test anything related to the debit card.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks very much- like you said, I am still doing due diligence, thanks for making me aware of this.  

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