How to Buy Cryptocurrency in Uruguay
Buying cryptocurrency in Uruguay
Thanks to Uruguay’s blockchain and cryptocurrency-friendly stance, trading cryptocurrency is quite easy. No official regulation banning or permitting cryptocurrencies exists in Uruguay, making it a bit of a borderline case. Despite these unclarities, the citizens of Uruguay are free to own crypto, so long as they don’t use them for any illegal activities. Furthermore, Priapolis, a popular beach resort in Uruguay, has found a new use for cryptocurrency. People are encouraged to deposit plastic waste at a designated location, where they receive cryptocurrencies in return. The project was created having in mind the fact that the country has been dealing with over-tourism and beach pollution for years. So, Juan Rivero and Nicole Wyaus, two environmentalists and crypto enthusiasts, managed to convince a government authority, the National Agency for Development (ANDE), to pilot this project. Named plasticoin, the project was an attempt to help clean up coastal lines by using cryptocurrency.
As of 20/03/2021
Exchanges Info
These exchanges all accept customers from Uruguay. While they broadly offer the same services and you can buy cryptocurrency at all of them, there can be differences in transaction fees, security, verification requirements, deposit methods and features, as shown below
Bybit
Based in Singapore and registered in the British Virgin Islands, Bybit is a P2P cryptocurrency exchange offering perpetual futures products with 100:1 leverage. Bybit can process 100k transaction per second which is a great feature for leveraged trading.
- Advanced and secure technology
- Anonymous accounts
- Attractive trading bonuses
- Very low fees
- Limited asset coverage
- No option instruments
Kraken
Kraken has a good reputation for security and protection of your funds and operates across the USA (except NY), Canada, the EU and Japan
- It can be used to trade against fiat options
- Robust security measures
- Free SEPA deposits in Europe
- Not a very beginner-friendly interface.
- No card deposit options