Get some bitcoins with any of these methods:
Buy small amounts of Bitcoin online. If you are buying under $2000 of Bitcoin or are new to crypto currencies try one of the combined wallet / bitcoin traders to get rolling. Examples include Coinbase and Xapo. These sites will allow you to buy a small amount of Bitcoin in exchange for an approximate 1% service charge. Like a bank, they will also store your bitcoin for you on their servers.
Buy large amounts of Bitcoin via a trading exchange. If you are buying over $2000 of Bitcoin, you will want to take advantage of the lower commission rates offered on an exchange. These exchanges operate like a stock market with bid / ask spreads changing 24 hours a day. Creating an account at an exchange is a similar process to opening a new bank account, you will likely need to give them your real name, contact information and send them money. Different countries and currencies have different Bitcoin exchanges that are best to use in each geography:
US Dollars to Bitcoin:
https://www.bitfinex.com
https://www.gdax.com (owned by Coinbase)
Euro to Bitcoin:
https://www.kraken.com
Take money out of a Bitcoin ATMs. Many cities around the world offer a bitcoin ATM where you can trade cash for bitcoin. These ATMs usually charge a 5-8% fee for doing the trade. An up to date list of bitcoin ATMs can be found at https://coinatmradar.com.
Buy bitcoin from a live person offline. All over the world it’s possible to give someone a wad of cash and have them load some bitcoins onto your phone. Please only trade small amounts of money till you trust your trading partner. See LocalBitcoins for an offline bitcoin dealer near you.
Earn bitcoin. Look for other companies that are willing to hire people in exchange for bitcoin. Or open a store on OpenBazaar (the bitcoin version of eBay) and sell your stuff in exchange for coins.
Set up your Bitcoin wallet:
If you don’t feel technically competent, it’s perfectly acceptable to ignore the next few steps and just leave your bitcoin in the account where you bought them. In fact, most bitcoin holders do just that. But the beauty of bitcoin is that it’s money that no third party needs to control for you. In addition, since exchanges store hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin, they are a very attractive target for hackers. So unlike stuffing dollars in your mattress, it’s actually safer to store your bitcoins on your own rather than trusting them to an exchange. All the wallets listed here will not give any third-party access to your bitcoins:
Mobile Wallets are Bitcoin wallets that run on your mobile device. Such wallets are portable and practical for in-store use. Mobile devices tend to be less prone to malicious software than are computers, creating a reasonably secure environment for small amount of bitcoin. Some of the best mobile wallets are:
https://mycelium.com
https://bitpay.com
https://jaxx.io
Web wallets are convenient and user-friendly, because they are always available online. All you need to do is set up an account and log in. The most popular web wallet is:
https://www.coinbase.com
https://www.bitstamp.net
Use your bitcoin to invest, shop, donate or give away:
The list of things you can do with bitcoin is endless. Here are some ideas to get you moving
Invest. Since there are only 21 million bitcoins that will ever be created, each bitcoin should rise in value over time as long as more and more people continue to use them. To be a bitcoin investor, simply hold your bitcoin and wait.
Buy stuff by finding merchants who accept Bitcoin. Many online stores (such as Overstock.com, Expedia, Dell, and many others) accept bitcoin in the same way they accept credit cards. Depending on where you live you may also have a store near you that accepts bitcoin.
iends phone, install a wallet for them and send them a tiny amount of bitcoin to get them started.Convert your Bitcoin into gift cards. One easy way to use Bitcoin is to purchase online gift cards from various vendors. Many big companies, including Amazon and Sears, offer gift cards via Gyft, an online marketplace that supports Bitcoin.
Donate it. Many charities including Wikipedia accept bitcoin.
Give some away. One of the joys of bitcoin is giving some to a friend and teaching them how to use it. Now that you have successfully moved bitcoin to your own wallet, you are a bitcoin expert!
