Buying Bitcoin in Hong Kong
Now that China is selling new yuan bills in Hong Kong, people are still buying bitcoin to store value rather than support a failing currency. Having one of the best economies in the world has made Hong Kong one of the most popular crypto countries in the world and buying or selling bitcoin has been popular for years.
Best Bitcoin Exchanges in Hong Kong
The country loves crypto and provided you have no problems with the know your customer procedures large exchanges are doing, the options are plenty for bitcoin exchanges in Hong Kong. With regulation picking up in the country many are wise enough to avoid the KYC processes exchanges are starting to request, the anonymous options are still available below for buying bitcoin without identification in Hong Kong.
The best bitcoin exchanges in Hong Kong currently are:
| Hong Kong Trusted Exchange | Type | KYC | Currencies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LocalBitcoins | Peer to Peer Bitcoin Buying and Selling | Yes | CNY, USD, EUR, Alipay, Wechat Pay for BTC, LTC, ETH | Continue |
 | EXMO | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, RUB, EUR (Cashback on Trades) | Continue |
 | BTCC | Exchange / Trading | CNY | Continue |
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 | LakeBTC | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | All National Currencies, BTC, ETH, LTC | Continue |
 | CEX.IO | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, BTC, ETH, LTC + more | Continue |
 | Kraken | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | EUR, CAD, USD, CNY, BTC, ETH, XMR, XRP, many more | Continue |
 | Coinbase | Exchange / Trading Platform | Yes | USD, CAD, CNY, GBP, EUR | Continue |
 | BitMEX | Trading Platform | No | BTC | Continue |
Anonymously Buy Bitcoin in Hong Kong
Now that data breaches are common with everyone giving information to companies, anonymity (especially in financial issues) is more important than ever before. The 27 bitcoin ATMs in Hong Kong provide a few options for those that use one of the lower fee’s ATMs in the country. The bitcoin ATMs at 1-3% (there are a few) are at least reasonable compared to some countries with 15% fees on bitcoin ATM purchases.
For the best anonymous exchanges to buy bitcoin in Hong Kong, be sure to check out:
| Hong Kong Anonymous Exchanges | Type | KYC | Currencies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HodlHodl | Peer to Peer BTC Exchange / Trading Platform | No | EUR, USD, HKD | |
 | Paxful | Anonymous Bitcoin Purchases | No | Alipay, WeChat Pay, Visa Prepaid Cards, Amazon Gift Cards | |
 | BISQ | Anonymous Person to Person Exchange / Trading Platform | No | EUR, GBP,HKD, INR, JPY, ZAR (More) | |
 | CoinMama | Exchange | Under $150 No | Visa, MasterCard, AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, JPY, NZD, RUB, SEK, ZAR | |
 | Wall of Coins | No | USD, CAD, MXN | Continue |
The bitcoin meetup group in Hong Kong is also full of bitcoiners willing to buy and sell from time to time.
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