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Re:Show HN: Buttercoin (YC S13) US Bitcoin Marketplace – Fre... by joeyspn on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @06:17PM (#8732311)
"Unfortunately Buttercoin is not accessible from your location" [0]

Europe/Spain

[0] https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.buttercoin.com/location-not-...

Re:Show HN: Buttercoin (YC S13) US Bitcoin Marketplace – Fre... by revcbh on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @06:56PM (#8732450)
Yeah, we're working to expand coverage and bank relationships outside of the US. I can't give any specific timeline, but it's one of our highest priorities.
Re:Show HN: Buttercoin (YC S13) US Bitcoin Marketplace – Fre... by LukeFitzpatrick on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @06:44PM (#8732406)
Same here, assume on the U.S.
Re:Show HN: Buttercoin (YC S13) US Bitcoin Marketplace – Fre... by eof on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @06:45PM (#8732410)
AML, presumably?
Re:Show HN: Buttercoin (YC S13) US Bitcoin Marketplace – Fre... by revcbh on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @06:57PM (#8732453)
It has to do with banking and regulation. Adding new regions takes a lot of time and effort to get right, but we're working on it.