View source for Category:Alternative Currency

This category is for gold, silver, cryptocurrency, and other stuff that is important in NH.

== Where to acquire precious metals: ==

=== Local Silver Mint===
[https://goo.gl/maps/E8bbkE8UEiqj8ekLA Map]

[https://localsilvermint.com/ Website]

Stop in and say "Hi" to Silver Dave at his new shop in Weare, NH. Dave sells high quality gold and silver and also holds educational events like classes on how to identify precious metals.

=== Defy the Grid (online) ===
[https://defythegrid.com/ Website]

Trusted online source for gold (including goldbacks) and silver.


==Cryptocurrency==

New Hampshire is considered to have been a [https://pctechmag.com/2022/04/new-hampshire-has-been-at-the-forefront-of-cryptocurrency-adoption/ leader in the cryptocurrency industry] since 2014, with dozens of flourishing crypto-based businesses springing up, one of the most recent ones being Canadian Bitcoin company Cathendra, which is [https://www.nhbr.com/canadian-bitcoin-company-has-big-plans-for-berlin-manufacturing-facility/ planning] to open a mining operation in Berlin.

The laws regarding cryptocurrency are noticably [https://cryptonews.net/news/regulation/3785529/ lax] compared to other states, which have been instead amping up their regulation. The town of Portsmouth has also recently started accepting cryptocurrency as payment for [https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2022/03/23/portsmouth-nh-accepting-cryptocurrency-payments-via-paypal/7093426001/ taxes]

Here is a map of cryptocurrency ATMs in New Hampshire: https://coinatmradar.com/state/30/bitcoin-atm-new-hampshire/

==Places to spend Goldbacks==

The Goldback Website has a nice [https://www.goldback.com/featured-new-hampshire-businesses Featured Businesses] page to let you find places that accept Goldbacks as a currency. Most of the market days listed on [https://www.fsp.org/community#calendar The FSP Calendar] should have a few businesses that take [https://www.goldback.com/ Goldbacks].