<p>Dwolla imposed a 30-day probationary period for new accounts.  After your first funds have been added to Dwolla from your bank account, you then cannot trade those funds with a Bitcoin exchange for 30 days.</p>

<p>Dwolla did that to prevent hackers or other scammers from getting cash out of an innocent person's bank account before there is time for the individual to notice.</p>

<p>There are a lot of individuals who are not considered bitcoin exchanges who will gladly trade their Mt. Gox USD funds for your Dwolla USD funds:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=78512.0" rel="nofollow">http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=78512.0</a></li>
</ul>

<p>If you want an alternate method, there are numerous.  Since you are using Dwolla, then presumably you are in the U.S.</p>

<p>BitMe accepts cash deposited through Chase:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.BitMe.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.BitMe.com</a></li>
</ul>

<p>The next fastest and convenient method is BitInstant:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.BitInstant.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.BitInstant.com</a></li>
</ul>

<p>But once you are through the 30-day Dwolla probationary period, then Dwolla works pretty well for moving funds to and from the exchanges.  Camp BX, Intersango, and Mt. Gox all accept Dwolla USDs for their market exhanges.   Bit-Instant accepts Dwolla for direct purchases of bitcoins.</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins" rel="nofollow">http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins</a></li>
</ul>

<p>If none of those options work well for you, you can also try doing an in-person trade:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.LocalBitcoins.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.LocalBitcoins.com</a></li>
</ul>

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2012-07-28T20:45:16.587Z
2013-07-16T16:34:38.310Z
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Stephen Gornick
<p><a href="http://coinbase.com" rel="nofollow">http://coinbase.com</a></p>

<p>Great for buying directly from bank account, very cheap fees, but only allows 100$ worth/day at this point I believe.</p>

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2012-12-16T11:50:06.600Z
2012-12-16T12:44:22.790Z
2012-12-16T12:44:22.790Z
leximus prime
<p>I just wanted to update this post, having just been through the arduous process of getting money into my bitcoin wallet. I didn't have to wait 30 days to send from Dwolla to bitcoin, but the process was no cakewalk:</p>

<ol>
<li>Signed up at Dwolla</li>
<li>Linked bank account and verified (took almost a week!)
3.Transferred money from my approved account to Dwolla (took almost another week!)</li>
<li>Set up a bitcoin wallet at blockchain.info</li>
<li>Went to bitinstant and selected to send from Dwolla to my bitcoin wallet address.</li>
<li>Was prompted by a Dwolla plugin to scan and upload a photo ID.</li>
<li>Called Dwolla and pleaded with them to approve my photo immediately and not make me wait more "business days" for this process.</li>
<li>Dwolla called me back in an hour to say they had approved my photo.</li>
</ol>

<p>I was then finally able to send money from Dwolla to my bit coin wallet via bitinstant. In fact, Dwolla/bitinstant will now allow me to send directly from my approved bank accounts to my wallet.</p>

<p>Long story short, 30-day waiting period is either no longer in effect, or bypassed by this method. But it's still a slog.</p>

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2013-06-25T05:22:18.580Z
BitInstant does not appear to accept Dwolla (anymore).
Ponkadoodle
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2012-12-15T20:06:04.090Z
2012-12-16T12:25:01.680Z
2012-12-16T12:25:01.680Z
AtariBaby
<p>If you're in the US (which AFAIK you must be if you could open a Dwolla account), I'd say your best bet is to use the services of <a href="https://www.bitinstant.com/" rel="nofollow">BitInstant</a>.</p>

<p>You can also wire funds directly to Mt. Gox, but that could be more expensive for small amounts.</p>

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2012-07-28T19:37:03.750Z
2012-07-28T19:37:03.750Z
Meni Rosenfeld
<p>If you live in the Netherlands, you can get Bitcoins very easily via <a href="http://www.bitonic.nl" rel="nofollow">Bitonic</a>. You pay via iDEAL.</p>

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2013-07-17T20:50:39.440Z
2013-07-17T20:50:39.440Z
jobukkit
<p>Another option: <a href="http://www.aurumxchange.com" rel="nofollow">Aurumxchange.com</a></p>

<p>I have used them for SEPA transfers and it worked like a charm.</p>

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2013-06-25T05:23:04.100Z
Aurumxchange has discontinued all operations.
Ponkadoodle
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2012-07-30T13:45:43.607Z
2012-07-30T13:45:43.607Z
KKK
<p>I decided to check out bitcoin 3 weeks ago. And I have yet to buy my first bitcoin. It took a week to get a Dwolla account. Now when I go to MtGox to buy I find I need to go through even more hoops. I am starting to think that Bitcoin is just some kind of myth. A great idea but if you can not get the they are useless.</p>

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2013-09-13T15:39:54.960Z
possible duplicate of [How do you obtain bitcoins?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/91/how-do-you-obtain-bitcoins)
Murch
<buy-bitcoins>
Is there an easy way to purchase Bitcoins?
Rich
# Is there an easy way to purchase Bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-07-28)

I decided to check out bitcoin 3 weeks ago. And I have yet to buy my first bitcoin. It took a week to get a Dwolla account. Now when I go to MtGox to buy I find I need to go through even more hoops. I am starting to think that Bitcoin is just some kind of myth. A great idea but if you can not get the they are useless.

**Tags:** buy-bitcoins

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: possible duplicate of [How do you obtain bitcoins?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/91/how-do-you-obtain-bitcoins)  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-07-28. Score: 9

Dwolla imposed a 30-day probationary period for new accounts. After your first funds have been added to Dwolla from your bank account, you then cannot trade those funds with a Bitcoin exchange for 30 days.

Dwolla did that to prevent hackers or other scammers from getting cash out of an innocent person's bank account before there is time for the individual to notice.

There are a lot of individuals who are not considered bitcoin exchanges who will gladly trade their Mt. Gox USD funds for your Dwolla USD funds:

* <http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=78512.0>

If you want an alternate method, there are numerous. Since you are using Dwolla, then presumably you are in the U.S.

BitMe accepts cash deposited through Chase:

* <http://www.BitMe.com>

The next fastest and convenient method is BitInstant:

* <http://www.BitInstant.com>

But once you are through the 30-day Dwolla probationary period, then Dwolla works pretty well for moving funds to and from the exchanges. Camp BX, Intersango, and Mt. Gox all accept Dwolla USDs for their market exhanges. Bit-Instant accepts Dwolla for direct purchases of bitcoins.

* <http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins>

If none of those options work well for you, you can also try doing an in-person trade:

* <http://www.LocalBitcoins.com>


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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-12-16. Score: 3

<http://coinbase.com>

Great for buying directly from bank account, very cheap fees, but only allows 100$ worth/day at this point I believe.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-12-15. Score: 2

I just wanted to update this post, having just been through the arduous process of getting money into my bitcoin wallet. I didn't have to wait 30 days to send from Dwolla to bitcoin, but the process was no cakewalk:

1. Signed up at Dwolla
2. Linked bank account and verified (took almost a week!)
   3.Transferred money from my approved account to Dwolla (took almost another week!)
3. Set up a bitcoin wallet at blockchain.info
4. Went to bitinstant and selected to send from Dwolla to my bitcoin wallet address.
5. Was prompted by a Dwolla plugin to scan and upload a photo ID.
6. Called Dwolla and pleaded with them to approve my photo immediately and not make me wait more "business days" for this process.
7. Dwolla called me back in an hour to say they had approved my photo.

I was then finally able to send money from Dwolla to my bit coin wallet via bitinstant. In fact, Dwolla/bitinstant will now allow me to send directly from my approved bank accounts to my wallet.

Long story short, 30-day waiting period is either no longer in effect, or bypassed by this method. But it's still a slog.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: BitInstant does not appear to accept Dwolla (anymore).  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-07-28. Score: 1

If you're in the US (which AFAIK you must be if you could open a Dwolla account), I'd say your best bet is to use the services of [BitInstant](https://www.bitinstant.com/).

You can also wire funds directly to Mt. Gox, but that could be more expensive for small amounts.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2013-07-17. Score: 0

If you live in the Netherlands, you can get Bitcoins very easily via [Bitonic](http://www.bitonic.nl). You pay via iDEAL.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2012-07-30. Score: 0

Another option: [Aurumxchange.com](http://www.aurumxchange.com)

I have used them for SEPA transfers and it worked like a charm.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Aurumxchange has discontinued all operations.  

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