Lumpy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, tulo said: Is the deposit to revolut free? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centaurus Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Wirex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaVeil Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) If you look for alternative ways of buying XRP and avoiding this long scheme, try out exchanges that accept fiat money. I've actully run into one exchange called https://www.getex.com/ What's interesting, they offer fiat-to-crypto transactions. I've read about EUR but there are many more pairs to come up soon as promised. You can leave your contact on their page to be notified on when it's opened. Edited February 19, 2019 by LanaVeil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrippled Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/10/2018 at 6:08 AM, FlyingFox said: Being from the UK and fairly new to the XRP HODLing game, I thought I'd share my experiences with buying XRP and see if anyone else here has good (and bad?) pathways to share so that others may benefit. My route initially was in early December, reading about XRP and wanting to invest. Bitstamp was the first broker I heard about that seemed reasonably well spoken about, so I signed up with an account there and waited a long time (best part of 4 weeks) for verification. Bitstamp only accept USD or EUR fiat deposits, so I transferred EUR via SEPA from my first direct GBP account (subsidiary of HSBC) to Bitstamp's bank in Slovenia with the details given on Bitstamp when you go to make a "Deposit". After about 2 days Bitstamp confirmed the deposit and I placed my limit order to buy. All in all, quite simple and easy. Whilst first direct don't charge any fees for SEPA transfers, the exchange rate applied for the GBP->EUR SEPA was not the best (not unsurprisingly). So I went about trying to find the best way of getting max Euros for min GBP, looking at establishing EUR accounts at Irish banks and money transfer services. Eventually, I found a route to minimise fees and exchange rate issues like this: I established an account at TransferWise (a money transfer service) using their Borderless Account (which gives you virtual bank accounts in your name in GBP, EUR, USD and some others), then did a normal GBP bank transfer to my GBP account at TransferWise. This arrives pretty much instantly, and can sit there until you want to convert it to EUR; to do this, you simply make the conversion there and then between your Transferwise GBP and EUR accounts, at the spot rate plus small fee (much lower than the bank's artificial exchange rate). This is instant too, and in theory could now be sent to Bitstamp EUR account as a deposit, if it wasn't for the fact that Transferwise block transfers to Bitstamp (and other exchanges). So, another step is required to get the EUR out of Transferwise and into Bitstamp... Enter Fire.com bank account, set up on your iPhone or Android device. Again, you sign up free for 2 bank accounts in your name (one GBP, one EUR). Send the EUR from Transferwise (SEPA transfer) to your Fire EUR account. Wait approx 24 hours for it to arrive, then send it from Fire EUR account to Bitstamp EUR account (SEPA again, another 24 hours), with minimal (a few cents) fee. TLDR; GBP from UK Bank account --> Transferwise Borderless Account --> Convert to EUR within Transferwise account (small conversion fee at spot exchange rate) --> Send EUR from Transferwise (small fee of pennies) to Fire.com --> Send EUR from Fire.com (small fee of 0.60EUR) to Bitstamp. Does anybody have any alternative ways of buying significant XRP with GBP for minimal fees? Give Gatehub a try. Even though customer service was poor in the past, I've been impressed of late. They've streamlined and noticeably improved their new account verification process. And I like the fact that their Ripple Wallet transacts on the Ripple Ledger. GateHub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulyS Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 +1 for gatehub, my go to exchange for XRP now. I transfer £ to revolut, convert to euro and transfer to gatehub. The transfer usually takes a few hours if done in the morning. GateHub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBS Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Try https://cryptomate.co.uk/ for UK, large orders are done OTC with vendors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbieboy Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/10/2018 at 11:43 AM, Wolf said: Download the app 'Revolut'. They allow up to £5K free exchange to EUR and give great exchange rates. Then follow these steps: (All in all you only end up paying the Binance fee of 0.1% to buy XRP with your GBP!) Your Uk Bank --> Revolut (Convert up to £5K into EUR for free) --> Coinbase --> Gdax (buy ETH in Euros) --> Binance (Convert Eth to Xrp) crappy 25 k lifetime limit though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbieboy Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 11/5/2018 at 3:12 AM, PunishmentOfLuxury said: Has anyone used Fire.com in place of Revolut? Any blocks on withdrawing EUR from Bitstamp/Kraken/etc. to Revolut/Fire? fire is no longer an option, they were great until the last few weeks when they started blocking all crypto exchanges. PunishmentOfLuxury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbieboy Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 looks like coinbase to barclays could be a way to go now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaVeil Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 19 hours ago, Robbieboy said: looks like coinbase to barclays could be a way to go now... Do they have a GBP option now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RycNoosh Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Cryptomonster worked well for me. I've used lbx.com but they haven't got a stable system and their small withdrawal limits are irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbieboy Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 6:19 PM, LanaVeil said: Do they have a GBP option now? I don't know for certain because i haven't cashed out in a while (bear market), but if you believe the press then it seems they have a GBP option now, and a deal with barclays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 crypto monster very good and excellent customer service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GO3D Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) On 2/10/2018 at 11:08 AM, FlyingFox said: Being from the UK and fairly new to the XRP HODLing game, I thought I'd share my experiences with buying XRP and see if anyone else here has good (and bad?) pathways to share so that others may benefit. My route initially was in early December, reading about XRP and wanting to invest. Bitstamp was the first broker I heard about that seemed reasonably well spoken about, so I signed up with an account there and waited a long time (best part of 4 weeks) for verification. Bitstamp only accept USD or EUR fiat deposits, so I transferred EUR via SEPA from my first direct GBP account (subsidiary of HSBC) to Bitstamp's bank in Slovenia with the details given on Bitstamp when you go to make a "Deposit". After about 2 days Bitstamp confirmed the deposit and I placed my limit order to buy. All in all, quite simple and easy. Whilst first direct don't charge any fees for SEPA transfers, the exchange rate applied for the GBP->EUR SEPA was not the best (not unsurprisingly). So I went about trying to find the best way of getting max Euros for min GBP, looking at establishing EUR accounts at Irish banks and money transfer services. Eventually, I found a route to minimise fees and exchange rate issues like this: I established an account at TransferWise (a money transfer service) using their Borderless Account (which gives you virtual bank accounts in your name in GBP, EUR, USD and some others), then did a normal GBP bank transfer to my GBP account at TransferWise. This arrives pretty much instantly, and can sit there until you want to convert it to EUR; to do this, you simply make the conversion there and then between your Transferwise GBP and EUR accounts, at the spot rate plus small fee (much lower than the bank's artificial exchange rate). This is instant too, and in theory could now be sent to Bitstamp EUR account as a deposit, if it wasn't for the fact that Transferwise block transfers to Bitstamp (and other exchanges). So, another step is required to get the EUR out of Transferwise and into Bitstamp... Enter Fire.com bank account, set up on your iPhone or Android device. Again, you sign up free for 2 bank accounts in your name (one GBP, one EUR). Send the EUR from Transferwise (SEPA transfer) to your Fire EUR account. Wait approx 24 hours for it to arrive, then send it from Fire EUR account to Bitstamp EUR account (SEPA again, another 24 hours), with minimal (a few cents) fee. TLDR; GBP from UK Bank account --> Transferwise Borderless Account --> Convert to EUR within Transferwise account (small conversion fee at spot exchange rate) --> Send EUR from Transferwise (small fee of pennies) to Fire.com --> Send EUR from Fire.com (small fee of 0.60EUR) to Bitstamp. Does anybody have any alternative ways of buying significant XRP with GBP for minimal fees? Hi, Have you tried Cryptomate ? They sell a bundle of different Coins including XRP for GBP. I've never had a problem with them, support is very good, it's simple to use and you don't have to wait long before the purchase is in your wallet. Edited March 6, 2019 by 3GO3D spelling error BBS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenys Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I have encountered the same problem of consecutive exchanges in order to buy XRP. Good that now many platforms support fiat payment nd withdrawal. It is much more convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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