Open a new Bitcoin exchange in Colombia

The idea of ​​the Chilean exchange company is to operate in all countries of South America and join them through the main cryptocurrency.

The Chilean exchange SURBTC announced on his blog that from August 11 you can buy and sell bitcoins in SURBTC with Colombian pesos. That is an important what aims this exchange step: a presence in twelve countries in South America to create "one big community where possible move money instantly, inexpensively and without discriminating by age, gender or nationality . "

He further reported that this is the first step "in a series of plans we have designed to connect Colombia and Chile in ways that were not even possible to imagine a few years ago."

He noted that operate through SURBTC Colombia will be equivalent to the operation of SURBTC Chile. In this regard, he said the exchange:

"The services that are start buying / selling and simplified trading platform for more advanced users.

In addition, during the next few days we will be enabling transfers between currencies, allowing pass Colombian pesos to Chilean pesos and vice versa instantly without having to worry about Bitcoin.

The fee structure for using the service is the same as for SURBTC Chile's own collections of the Colombian financial ecosystem, they are, for now, impossible to jump. You can find all this information here. "
At the beginning they only operate via bank transfers (with bank accounts in Banco de Bogotá and Davivienda). Gradually incorporate new payment methods. Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals are processed 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday, and automatically.

It is curious that this exchange opens in Colombia a few days after the first Colombian Bitcoin, Colbitex market was forced to temporarily shut down by legal issues.

Also, SURBTC Chile, who had recently had problems with Banco Santander, said it has already reached an understanding with this institution.