Buying Bitcoin in Italy
While Italians wait for their politicians to finish arguing with the European Union about spending more money than country can afford (again), Italians buying bitcoin has only increased. The euros stability with Brexit and the previous debt crisis makes bitcoin a great store of value, that European and Italian bankers can’t manipulate.
Best Bitcoin Exchanges in Italy
Italians looking for the most secure and trusted exchanges to buy bitcoin will have no problem as the larges exchanges have been growing throughout Europe. Ever since Germans became obsessed with bitcoin years ago, the options continue to grow for the KYC requiring exchanges (the ones that require your identification and personal information) as well as the anonymous ones.
The best bitcoin exchanges in Italy currently are:
| Italia BTC Exchanges | Type | KYC | Currencies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CoinCorner | Exchange | Yes | AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD, SEK, ZAR | Continue |
 | LocalBitcoins | Peer to Peer Bitcoin Buying and Selling | Yes | EUR, GBP, USD, CNY, JPY, BTC, LTC, ETH | Continue |
 | Remitano | Peer to Peer | Yes | EUR, GBP, KES, ZAR, VND, IDR, USD, | Continue |
 | EXMO | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, RUB, EUR (Cashback on Trades) | Continue |
 | Bitpanda | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | EUR, CHF, GBP and USD. BTC, ETH, LTC and Hundreds of Altcoins | Continue |
 | LakeBTC | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | All National Currencies, BTC, ETH, LTC | Continue |
 | Spectro | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, HRK, UAH, KZT, Perfect Money, Skrill, Payeer, OKPay | Continue |
 | CEX.IO | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, EUR, GBP, VND, BTC, ETH, LTC + more | Continue |
Best Anonymous Bitcoin Options in Italy
While the popular and most trusted bitcoin exchanges in Italy have good working relationships with Italian banks, many people are realizing privacy isn’t guaranteed by banks. Rather than hope personal information isn’t just taken from the banks that store all of this data, many come into crypto with anonymity and privacy being their first priority.
Fortunately, the anonymous exchanges listed below have been trusted by thousands of customers around the world buying bitcoin and won’t ask for identification or personal details.
The Mycelium trader app is also one of the few ways to trade bitcoin for euros person to person without any identification requirements, not covered on the list below.
The best anonymous bitcoin exchanges for Italians currently are:
| Anonymous Exchanges | Italia | Type | KYC | Currencies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HodlHodl | Peer to Peer BTC Exchange / Trading Platform | No | EUR, USD | Continue |
 | Paxful | Anonymous Bitcoin Purchases | No | Western Union, Alipay, Visa Prepaid Cards, Amazon Gift Cards | Continue |
 | BISQ | Anonymous Person to Person Exchange / Trading Platform | No | AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR (More) | Continue |
 | Changelly | Anonymous Bitcoin and Altcoin Buying | No | BTC, ETH, LTC and Hundreds of Altcoins | Continue |
 | Binance | Trading Platform | No (under 2BTC) | BTC, ETH, LTC, Hundreds of Alt-coins | Continue |
 | CoinMama | Exchange | Under $150 No | Visa, MasterCard, AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR | Continue |
Other Options for Purchasing Bitcoin in Italy
Some of the bitcoin ATM’s in Italy have fee’s as high as other countries (9% fee on buying bitcoin) which is reminiscent of greedy capitalist bankers fee’s charged around the world.
The Milano Bitcoin, Torino Bitcoin, Roma Bitcoin, Venezia and Bologna Bitcoin Meetups are full of crypto enthusiasts that buy and sell bitcoin all the time.