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- Exchange currency for USD I have few hundred EUR, GBP and CAD. What's the cheapest way to convert them to USD. I see that currency exchanges at airports rip off people so wanted to know if someone knows of a better way. Can I exchange coins too or only notes?
- vote USD/CAD exchange platform suggestions? I need to transfer small amount of USD ($500-$1000) to CAD on a monthly basis. Any suggestions on minimizing forex fees? What's your experience like, using Knightsbridge vs. Wise? TIA!
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- Cheapest way to exchange foreign currency for USD I want to transfer $150k worth of foreign currency from a foreign bank account to my US account. What're the cheapest ways to do this?
- Best place to exchange CAD to USD in downtown SF? I have ~3k CAD, wondering where is the best place to buy some USD?
- Why can't we continue to print more USD? Many developing nations are happy to take USD in exchange of real goods & services. We have been printing since 70s after Nixon took us off gold standard & DXY is still healthy. Is it because other nations are afraid of US military & economic power that they keep sending us real stuff for printed U
- Can someone explain me crypto prices? I purchased Bitcoin from a reputed Crypto Exchange in India when the global bitcoin price was 39200 usd on 25 May. Now the global price is 40000 usd. However, the buy price on the exchange is 5 percent lower than my older buy price. I don't understand this at all. Is this some scam or am I missing s
- Bitcoin on Revolut I can exchange my dollars on Revolut to multiple currencies, including Bitcoin. Let’s say I exchange 32K usd to Bitcoin. Will i own a real bitcoin? What is happening in Revolut’s backend? Thanks! #bitcoin #revolut
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- What app do you use for crypto bookkeeping? Ive done exchanges from other coins but since prices change so fast it's hard to keep track of how much usd that was
- Meta employees from Russia Guys, how are you? What are you going to do if Meta will be declared an extremist organization in Russia? As I understand it means that you won't be able to visit Russia otherwise will have a risk of going to jail. #meta #facebook #russia TC: $80k after tax in Russia with new USD/RUB exchange rate
- RSU of US stock for Canada based employees If the company's stock is only traded in the US stock market, would Canada based employees receive their RSU allocation in USD? Or does it get converted to CAD and how would that work in terms of timing for the exchange rate used?#tech #rsus #canada
- Moving money from India to the US I’m trying to sell family assets in India and convert them into USD. Any suggestions from folks who’ve done this without paying banks exorbitant fees? Bonus question: if I sell real estate in India, can I purchase real estate in the US as an exchange and not pay taxes?
- US Canada TC difference For the same role at the same company, what is the usual percent TC difference between the US and Canada? I'm looking for after exchange rate. So would prefer that the CAD TC's be converted to USD. Would appreciate any real life examples!
- Buying and selling Bitcoin in different currencies I noticed that the price difference in Bitcoin on gdax vs some of indian exchange is more than 20%. What's stopping us to buy in USD, transfer to an Indian exchange and cashing out. repeat infinity. I am sure no one here would be well equipped to answer FEMA and money laundering guidelines but hey
- 10% interest on USDC https://blockfi.com/rates/ https://celsius.network/rates/ Several websites offer close to 10% interest on USDC. USDC is a stablecoin with it's value pegged 1:1 to USD (https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/usd-coin/). Does 10% guaranteed return sound too good to be true? Some risks: - the exchange
- Crypto taxes The following are not taxable: - Buying crypto with fiat (e.g BTC for USD) - HODLing crypto - Transferring coins from one wallet or exchange to another - Gifting crypto (under 15K per person per year) - Donating crypto to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- US UK TC difference For the same role at the same company, what is the usual percent TC difference between the US and the UK? I'm looking for after exchange rate. So would prefer that the GBP TC's be converted to USD. Would appreciate any real life examples!
- Transfer money from EU to USD I need to transfer a good amount of money (>50k) from Europe in (EUR) to my account in USA (USD). Transferwise seems the only good option for a reasonable exchange rate and commission. Is there any other more convenient way?
- Should I repay loan @4.7% interest against USD or @6.7% INR? I took out two loans worth $18000 against USD at an interest rate of 4.73% and INR 50,00,000 (about $70,000) at 6.75% in india. Both of them honestly seem below inflation and I don’t think repaying them early is a great idea. But I recently sold my car for $17k and given the current Putin situation
- Resources for Newcomers I have seen some people ask about what exchanges to use, so here are my recommendations: GDAX.com: this is Coinbase’s exchange and only has a few coins that you can trade between, but that is expected to change in 2018. This is best for trading fiat (USD, EUR, GBP) to crypto. Also, their USD storag
- Can someone give me a really compelling reason to think crypto would ever overtake a fiat currency? It just doesn’t make sense to me. The USD has value because the US government demands taxes in and pays its debt obligations out in USD. The US government is important because everyone that lives within the physical borders of US territory is under its jurisdiction and has to comply with its laws.
- Best way to move money into crypto? I know a lot of people who have a hard time putting Fiat money into a crypto exchange to purchase coins. We all want a method that is fast, has low/no fees, and is secure. I’m not aware of a single entry point that offers all 3 of these together. I wanted to share my current method for going from Fi
- transferring large amount from US to Australia I want to transfer around 20000 USD to my cousin in Australia by Oct 20th. I am seeking recommendations for best possible way to transfer this amount that can avoid hidden fees and can offer favorable exchange rate. Google search says transferwise and ofx as options. Anyone used them before? Are the
- PM me for FIAT USD->BTC/ETH Selling crypto. Instant transfer. If you are fine with Coinbase then you don't need contact me. 2500usd min purchase. Cash settled. Seattle area only(will meet at bank). 7% fee. Why fee? Because: 1.Will accommodate large volume buys, coinbase has limits. (Lower fee for large volume) 2.Instant tran
- link Good Crypto Exchange Guys, need some recommendations for a good crypto exchange here in the US. I am having accounts with Coinbase and Coinbase pro, but here's the problem I am having with them - 1. HORRIBLE/non-existent customer service 2. unreasonable hold times 3. very HIGH fees Binance.US is not supported in my S
- Is coinbase the biggest missed opportunity in recent memory? It seems like coinbase could have gotten a huge first mover advantage and tons of rev, but has been incredibly slow. I’m shocked they haven’t made faster moves towards being a true USD -> all alt coins platform, which would eliminate many exchanges and heavily increase volume, which equals more mo
- crypto - cost basis and fair market value for taxes Trying to understand the new crypto taxes. Apparently with the new tax reforms, every crypto trade is a taxable event, whether it involves fiat or not. So, to trade alts, one would 1. Buy ETH on gdax - this established cost basis for ETH which is the value of ETH-USD pair on gdax. 2. Transfer eth t
- Buying bitcoin on someone’s behalf Hi Guys, One of the my friend back in India wants to buy bitcoin but there are no trustworthy exchanges there where one can buy crypto. So he wants to send me usd so I can buy bitcoin for him and transfer them from my Coinbase account to his. I believe if the transfer amount is less than 10k
- Investing in india and getting funds back to USA I have access to good investment opportunities in india, like buying houses and land where I know returns are lot better than what I get here in USA. I have been ignoring them from 5 years as I plan to settle in USA and heard that moving funds from India to USA is a big pain.. I am talking about 400
- vote Poll: Work in US vs India? + comparison data Here are my thoughts. Please share yours. If you work in a city like Austin, Seattle, Santa Clara, or New York, you can save more USD per year after living expenses and then travel anywhere in the world you want after FIRE. You can easily move to India whenever you want and have more savings than t
- Google NYC -> Zurich, SWE L3 Salary changes I'm moving from Google NYC to Google Zurich later this year. I'm an L3 Software Engineer. My current base pay in NYC is ~146k USD. I'm being offered ~139k CHF in Zurich. Stock/bonus are unchanged. As per the current exchange rate, my base pay is getting lowered and I've heard Zurich is more expensiv
- link Bitcoin now used by countries as means of exchange BREAKING NEWS: Iran has become the first country in the world to use #Bitcoin at a state level for value exchange. After the rush by institutional investors the government FOMO is starting today! Both Venezuela and Iran have been forced into #bitcoin by the sanctions regime. How long until we see
- FOMO after seeing salaries on blind, levels.fyi I work as a SAP consultant in India. I make 9.3 LPA (~$12k). After seeing the salaries which full stack developers, ai and ml developers make in India and in USA, feel like a career in SAP consulting in India is not worth it. Salaries in SAP consulting are approximately 2X the YOE. A SAP consultant
- Relocation Advice -London Got selected and promoted to move to the UK to help start up a new department for our expansion. I am currently a manager but this promotion essentially takes me to a director level reporting to the VP. Specifically moving to London and have already researched that it ain’t cheap. They are going to
- I’m now a believer in bitcoin, should I buy? While I used to think cryptocurrency was either a fad or ponzi scheme, I now see that it could likely be the future. While it has problems like no fraud protection, being difficult to purchase and store, and inconvenient for transactions, companies like coinbase and many others are building compani
- Investing $200k while on H1B in the US I am working in the US on H1B visa. I am new to investment. I have $200k in cash to invest and would appreciate your suggestions. Out of $200k, I will not need $125k in the near future and I might need the other $75k after around 6 months. I am not sure whether to invest in the US or in my home cou
- BTC price slips under $46K but analysts are betting on new Bitcoin all-time highs Bitcoin (BTC) saw lows of under $45,600 on Aug. 15 as a second instalment of its resistance rejection played out. Analysts eye BTC attack on all-time highs Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD giving up $46,000 overnight on Saturday after an earlier failed breakout. As reported, bulls had run out
- vote Unpopular opinion - Crypto has no value, it's a pyramid scheme for traders causing absolute waste of electricity. Crypto has no value. It's just a giant pyramid scheme with insane volatility. New crypto pops up, **** coins pop up, people trade with them and waste so much electricity to mine them when the electricity could be used for something else e.g. food production, entertainment, machine learning. Defi is
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- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
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- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
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