On: Bitcoin price soars 40% in the last month

[haakon666]

You pay fees for currency conversion at your local bank to. It is just hidden in the spread between their rates and the market rates.

[rorrr → haakon666]

I had to travel to Europe recently, and for my bank the difference between the market rate and what they gave me was less than 1%.

Now, what % of $20 would be gone by the time you get your bitcoins?