Amid the threat of bankruptcy and the closure of banks since Monday (29/6), the people of Greece began to turn to the online trading platform to see the potential of digital money bitcoin replaces euros. Trade the world's largest bitcoin reveals to CNNMoney existence waves business from Greece.
For example in Germany, the marketplace is bitcoin on Bitcoin.de, CEO of Oliver Flaskaemper reported the number of people who register for Greece trade bitcoin up 10 times more than usual. Bitcoin trade of Greece rose 79 percent from the average trading 10 weekend at Bitstamp, trading the world's third largest bitcoin.
Even trade bitcoin on China also attracted the attention of businessmen Greece. LakeBTC, headquartered in Shanghai, found 40 percent increase in visitors who use computers in Greece.
During the weekend yesterday, trading in the bitcoin Poland, Bitcurex, received a flood of questions via email from the people of Greece. Most of their questions is: "what is bitcoin legal currency in the EU?", "can I use Bitcurex as my bank account?", "do you have a bitcoin network in Greece?".
Bitcurex then do direct marketing to Greece in their website. They write: "sign up on Bitcurex and trade free for 3 months. There is no cost for Greece people! "
The problem, trade is not as easy to reverse the bitcoin palms. As reported by CNNMoney, there is only one ATM bitcoin in Greece, which is in a bookstore in Athens. Then, the purchase of the bitcoin still use common methods, buy it at the online store with the transfer money to a bank. The problem, banks in Greece was closed.
But, actually, it's not 100 percent impossible. Bitcoin.de for example, says people can still buy bitcoin Greece along had access to online banking. While LakeBTC said Greece could people try to find ' LakeBankers ' local who are willing to sell their bitcoin with cash payments or PayPal.
Another challenge is all about wearing the bitcoin to make a purchase. Not many stores that accept payment with bitcoin. According to BitcoinMaps, there are only about six stores that accept bitcoin payments in Greece. Among them was a family restaurant called Angel Tavern and yacht rental company.
Bitcoin was created as an independent currency and computerised since 2009. But believed to still need a long time before it can ' Shine ' in Greece who are going through economic pressure.
"I'm not sure the people of Greece will begin buying cheese with bitcoin tomorrow," said Filip Godecki, spokeswoman for Bitcurex. "But I think there's a change in their thinking (with the closure of the bank). People will start to think that Greece is now unsafe to be stored in the bank. "
Only, the value of bitcoin itself is indeed very easy to change. On December 2012 a bitcoin worth US $ 11. Its value soared so US $ 1,000 a year later. But per Monday (29/6), the value is there in a position of US $ 253.
