Where to buy crypto, country by country
Every route that works in your country, what it costs and how much verification it asks for. No rankings, no referral codes — just what is actually available where you live.
The five ways to buy
Availability differs by country; the mechanics do not. Each one has its own guide: how it works, what it really costs and what goes wrong.
Local bank transferBANK
Move your own currency to an exchange over the local payment system, then buy.
0.1–1.5% · minutes to 2 days Read the guide →Debit or credit cardCARD
Fastest route and almost always the most expensive one.
2–5% · minutes Read the guide →Peer-to-peerP2P
You pay another person directly; the exchange holds the coins until you confirm.
0–2% · 15 min to a few hours Read the guide →Crypto ATMATM
Cash in, coins to your wallet. Convenient, and the most expensive of the cash options.
5–15% · minutes Read the guide →Cash desk / OTCOTC
A physical counter or a desk for larger amounts, usually with an appointment.
1–4% · same day Read the guide →The same five routes, fifteen different answers
Where a route works, where it technically exists but barely functions, and where it is closed. Pick your country below for the detail — fees, limits and what each one verifies.
A route marked limited is usually one that works but has thinned out — fewer platforms serve it, the banks are difficult, or the law changed and the market has not caught up. Whether the platform is registered is a separate question, and the more important one.
See the numbers as a table
| Country | Bank | Card | P2P | ATM | Cash desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Available | Limited | Available | Limited | Limited |
| Brazil | Available | Limited | Available | Limited | Limited |
| Canada | Available | Limited | Limited | Available | Limited |
| Germany | Available | Available | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| India | Available | Limited | Limited | Not usable | Limited |
| Indonesia | Available | Limited | Limited | Not usable | Limited |
| Nigeria | Available | Limited | Available | Not usable | Limited |
| Philippines | Available | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Poland | Available | Available | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| South Africa | Available | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Switzerland | Available | Available | Limited | Available | Available |
| Turkey | Available | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| United Kingdom | Available | Limited | Limited | Not usable | Limited |
| United States | Available | Limited | Limited | Available | Available |
| Vietnam | Limited | Limited | Available | Not usable | Limited |