<p>There have been numerous reports of exactly this happening on bitcointalk.  This thread lists several people talking about this problem: <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=255174.0;topicseen" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=255174.0;topicseen</a>.  Another person also asked why this happens so regularly right here on stackexchange and received what sounds like a pretty good answer: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1949/why-so-many-bitcoin-exchanges-have-their-bank-accounts-closed-and-have-problems?rq=1">Why so many bitcoin exchanges have their bank accounts closed and have problems establishing bank accounts?</a></p>

<p>I do not live in the UK, so I cannot speak with personal experience about UK banks' opinions about Bitcoin.  But if you are interested in buying bitcoins and concerned about having your bank account closed, I would encourage you to open an account with the Internet Credit Union: <a href="https://internetcreditunion.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://internetcreditunion.org/</a>  They went on record at last year's Bitcoin Conference saying that they will support Bitcoin with their Credit Union, see their presentation for more details: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6fVNGEnlI&amp;list=PLUOP0P68GJ3BGjfqoLLnzAefk3ZzXQtJ7&amp;index=5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6fVNGEnlI&amp;list=PLUOP0P68GJ3BGjfqoLLnzAefk3ZzXQtJ7&amp;index=5</a>  Unfortunately, I don't remember where in the 34 minutes it was that they said that, but it's in there somewhere.</p>

<p>Their bank is based in the United States, but their signup page (<a href="https://internetcreditunion.org/form-membership-application/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://internetcreditunion.org/form-membership-application/</a>) says you can use a foreign passport and United States tax ID number to get an account.  So if you're willing to get a tax ID number, you can get an account with them.  That would be my recommendation if you're interested in buying bitcoins without having to worry about having your bank account closed.</p>

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Evan Lynch
<p>I'm based in the UK and am worried that my UK bank might have a problem with me transferring money to or from a bitcoin exchange, for example, Mt Gox.</p>

<p>I know that Paypal will suspend an account if it's involved with bitcoins, but does that also go for high street banks?</p>

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Suprisingly there is no popular UK exchange, so it might be possible that British banks do not like bitcoin.
ripazha
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To be fair this is kind of a financial question out of the reach of this community. You may want to consult an accountant or someone experienced with finance.
John T
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When transferring money between a bank and bitcoin exchanges, might the bank suspend my account?
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# When transferring money between a bank and bitcoin exchanges, might the bank suspend my account?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-02)

I'm based in the UK and am worried that my UK bank might have a problem with me transferring money to or from a bitcoin exchange, for example, Mt Gox.

I know that Paypal will suspend an account if it's involved with bitcoins, but does that also go for high street banks?

**Tags:** exchanges, banks, money-transfer

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Suprisingly there is no popular UK exchange, so it might be possible that British banks do not like bitcoin.  
> **username_2**: To be fair this is kind of a financial question out of the reach of this community. You may want to consult an accountant or someone experienced with finance.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-06-22. Score: 2

There have been numerous reports of exactly this happening on bitcointalk. This thread lists several people talking about this problem: <https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=255174.0;topicseen>. Another person also asked why this happens so regularly right here on stackexchange and received what sounds like a pretty good answer: [Why so many bitcoin exchanges have their bank accounts closed and have problems establishing bank accounts?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1949/why-so-many-bitcoin-exchanges-have-their-bank-accounts-closed-and-have-problems?rq=1)

I do not live in the UK, so I cannot speak with personal experience about UK banks' opinions about Bitcoin. But if you are interested in buying bitcoins and concerned about having your bank account closed, I would encourage you to open an account with the Internet Credit Union: <https://internetcreditunion.org/> They went on record at last year's Bitcoin Conference saying that they will support Bitcoin with their Credit Union, see their presentation for more details: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6fVNGEnlI&list=PLUOP0P68GJ3BGjfqoLLnzAefk3ZzXQtJ7&index=5> Unfortunately, I don't remember where in the 34 minutes it was that they said that, but it's in there somewhere.

Their bank is based in the United States, but their signup page (<https://internetcreditunion.org/form-membership-application/>) says you can use a foreign passport and United States tax ID number to get an account. So if you're willing to get a tax ID number, you can get an account with them. That would be my recommendation if you're interested in buying bitcoins without having to worry about having your bank account closed.


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