Hi! Yes, I know I can do it from Kraken as I did it a couple of years ago. Would I have to send my Steem to Ionomy to convert and then on to Kraken once it is converted to Bitcoin? I can't send directly to Kraken. Last time I used Blocktrades, but they don't handle Steem anymore.
I’m thinking you would have to do all the KYC stuff on ionomy before withdrawing to $. So using Kraken may be your best bet. If you use simpleswap.io (no account required), you should be able to get it over to Kraken. It will swap from steem to btc automatically.
Thanks for your responses. I'm a bit naive about all the terminology,I'm afraid. What is KYC? I think that Steemscan was set up like simpleswap too then, as there was no account required. Are they safe? have you tried them?
I just had a look at simpleswap and it does look easy - too good to be true maybe? So, I just enter my BTC wallet address on Kraken and it will convert to BTC and go directly there? Do they charge a big fee?
Ah yes. I looked it up - Know Your Customer! Yes, too many places out there already have too much information from me. Kraken already has it all, so I see why it would be the best bet!
That's good to know, as it does look quite easy. I guess I need to get an address on there to send my Steem to in the first place, so will poke around a bit to see how I do that part.
@daveks, I have decided to give simpleswap a try. How do I get some Steem to there? Sorry, I am such a newbie and have been burned already with the Steemscan scam. I will certainly convert a very little at a time this time.
Ah, OK! I have managed to transfer everything via Bittrex! Yay! I am still trying to track down the 500 Steem I sent to Steemscan to convert to BTC. Now I need to get busy posting on here. I have missed everyone while I've been away.
Hi! Yes, I know I can do it from Kraken as I did it a couple of years ago. Would I have to send my Steem to Ionomy to convert and then on to Kraken once it is converted to Bitcoin? I can't send directly to Kraken. Last time I used Blocktrades, but they don't handle Steem anymore.
I’m thinking you would have to do all the KYC stuff on ionomy before withdrawing to $. So using Kraken may be your best bet. If you use simpleswap.io (no account required), you should be able to get it over to Kraken. It will swap from steem to btc automatically.
Thanks for your responses. I'm a bit naive about all the terminology,I'm afraid. What is KYC? I think that Steemscan was set up like simpleswap too then, as there was no account required. Are they safe? have you tried them?
I just had a look at simpleswap and it does look easy - too good to be true maybe? So, I just enter my BTC wallet address on Kraken and it will convert to BTC and go directly there? Do they charge a big fee?
Ah yes. I looked it up - Know Your Customer! Yes, too many places out there already have too much information from me. Kraken already has it all, so I see why it would be the best bet!
Ive used simpleswap numerous times. Yes there is a fee. Not sure exactly how much. Blocktrades has a better rate, but only good for hive to btc.
That's good to know, as it does look quite easy. I guess I need to get an address on there to send my Steem to in the first place, so will poke around a bit to see how I do that part.
@daveks, I have decided to give simpleswap a try. How do I get some Steem to there? Sorry, I am such a newbie and have been burned already with the Steemscan scam. I will certainly convert a very little at a time this time.
It looks like the steem transfer is disabled at the moment. It does that from time to time.
Ah, OK! I have managed to transfer everything via Bittrex! Yay! I am still trying to track down the 500 Steem I sent to Steemscan to convert to BTC. Now I need to get busy posting on here. I have missed everyone while I've been away.