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  <p>From where these companies buy bitcoins and at what prices?</p>
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<p>From people selling them at market rate of an exchange likely. People selling them at the END all got them from miners - that is how bitcoins come into existence.</p>

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  <p>is there any central regulator who can decide critical issue on bitcons?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>No. That is by design.</p>

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2013-12-02T12:31:01.367Z
2013-12-02T12:31:01.367Z
TomTom
<p>They most likely acquire coins via the large exchanges like MtGox and BitStamp.</p>

<p>Bitcoin has no centralized regulator. Since it is an open source project, it evolves by consensus and critical issues are decided between the developers and miners.</p>

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2013-12-02T12:32:06.693Z
2013-12-02T12:32:06.693Z
DAC
<p>The internet is now full of portals who are selling bitcoins to single users.</p>

<p>Where do these companies buy bitcoins and at what prices?</p>

<p>Is there any central regulator who can decide critical issue on bitcons?</p>

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2013-12-03T14:15:19.407Z
related: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1530/who-controls-the-bitcoin-software
Murch
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2013-12-03T14:24:52.627Z
also related: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/91/5406
Murch
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From where do portals who sell bitcoins buy bitcoins?
Sean Black
# From where do portals who sell bitcoins buy bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-02)

The internet is now full of portals who are selling bitcoins to single users.

Where do these companies buy bitcoins and at what prices?

Is there any central regulator who can decide critical issue on bitcons?

**Tags:** exchanges

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: related: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1530/who-controls-the-bitcoin-software  
> **username_1**: also related: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/91/5406  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-12-02. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> From where these companies buy bitcoins and at what prices?

From people selling them at market rate of an exchange likely. People selling them at the END all got them from miners - that is how bitcoins come into existence.

> is there any central regulator who can decide critical issue on bitcons?

No. That is by design.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-02. Score: 1

They most likely acquire coins via the large exchanges like MtGox and BitStamp.

Bitcoin has no centralized regulator. Since it is an open source project, it evolves by consensus and critical issues are decided between the developers and miners.


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