Buying Bitcoin "Updated 2017"

[zenstyle]

Best overall bitcoin related places that have stood the test of time. Enjoy!!

Wallets

Desktop Wallets
-Electrum (https://electrum.org/#home)
-Bitcoincore (https://bitcoincore.org/)

Mobile Wallets
-Mycelium (https://wallet.mycelium.com/)

Hardware Wallets
-Trezor (http://bitcointrezor.com/)
-Keepkey (https://www.keepkey.com)
-Ledger (https://www.ledgerwallet.com/)

Web Wallets
-Blockchain (https://blockchain.info/)
-Xapo (https://www.xapo.com/)


Where to Purchase

Credit/Cards, Paypal, Bank Accounts
-LocalBitcoins (http://www.localbitcoins.com)
-Paxful (https://paxful.com/)
-Coinbase (https://www.coinbase.com/)
-CoinMama (https://www.coinmama.com/)
-Cex.io (https://cex.io/)
-buy.bitcoin.com (https://buy.bitcoin.com/)
-Virwox (https://www.virwox.com/)

[Pinkman200]

Great to see this, we def needed a sticky here!
More sites will be readily available in the near future I'm sure. BTC is getting increasingly popular

[PAiN]

Awesome info! Thank you for updating us Zen!

[hammermill]

Thanks for the info

[bobhead]

Thanks.

[coalminer78]

I see coinbase. Aren't they being sue by the government to get customer records?

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[worldhgh]

By the way, keep in mind that Circle is no longer offers bitcoins service. So, the only ways to buy using card are coinbase and cex.io

[Pinkman200]

Soon Blockchain will allow you to buy coins!

[bobhead]

Hell yeah, that would be nice.

[Radman69]

Wanna share some experience in case anyone else also had this problem... Need to register your bank/cc info on a desktop browser so u can buy bitcoins through Coinbase... Mobile app was giving me a hard time. Once u complete the process on a computer, u can do everything else from the mobile app such as buy bitcoins and send them to friends. Just a heads up!

[Buddhayoyo]

What about coinMama? Seems that u can buy a lot once u upload an ID, is that safe?

[T-Bagger]

I see coinbase. Aren't they being sue by the government to get customer records?

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1. Fuck the government
2. Coinbase Will Oppose Government Petition in Court - Bitcoin News (https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-government-petition-court/)

[Xtreme4Life]

Coinbase is basically a bank at this point. Even though they claim they are fighting the feds, they are still playing by the same rules as most banks. They won't allow payments for certain kinds of products.....ask me how I know lol

Coinbase can be useful as far as converting USD into BTC, however I would not use Coinbase for sending payments for anything questionable. I would send the BTC to another wallet service, using a blender if it's a larger amount of money, then send to funds to the final wallet destination.

Just my .02 anyway....

[Buddhayoyo]

CoinMama works perfect but the fees!!! Lord way to high,it's a rip off
15$ fee for 275$
Over 700$ expect fees of 45$ Or more

[Turbo306]

Coinbase is basically a bank at this point. Even though they claim they are fighting the feds, they are still playing by the same rules as most banks. They won't allow payments for certain kinds of products.....ask me how I know lol

Coinbase can be useful as far as converting USD into BTC, however I would not use Coinbase for sending payments for anything questionable. I would send the BTC to another wallet service, using a blender if it's a larger amount of money, then send to funds to the final wallet destination.

Just my .02 anyway....

So where do you purchase your bitcoins from...Coinbase is just so easy for me... but does have me worried... (I do everything from there)

[bobhead]

Coinbase will sell out.

[Xtreme4Life]

So where do you purchase your bitcoins from...Coinbase is just so easy for me... but does have me worried... (I do everything from there)


If you're not involved in a high volume of transactions I think you will be fine using Coinbase to convert USD to BTC. However, I would not send money directly from Coinbase to a source.

Once you've got your US Dollars turned into Bitcoins in Coinbase, it's really easy to send them to another wallet address. You could create another wallet on a site like Blockchain.info for instance. That one is not necessarily the best or most anonymous, but it's free (other than minimal transactions fees) and easy to use. It allows you to store your BTC offline as well, enable 2FA, auto generates a new wallet address to receive money to each time, etc.

If you trying to move thousands of dollars away from Coinbase to another wallet I would use what's called a blender first....it'll help anonymize your money. That's how most darknet sellers move their money from the marketplace. For smaller transactions I wouldn't even sweat it though.

[Radman69]

If you're not involved in a high volume of transactions I think you will be fine using Coinbase to convert USD to BTC. However, I would not send money directly from Coinbase to a source.

Once you've got your US Dollars turned into Bitcoins in Coinbase, it's really easy to send them to another wallet address. You could create another wallet on a site like Blockchain.info for instance. That one is not necessarily the best or most anonymous, but it's free (other than minimal transactions fees) and easy to use. It allows you to store your BTC offline as well, enable 2FA, auto generates a new wallet address to receive money to each time, etc.

If you trying to move thousands of dollars away from Coinbase to another wallet I would use what's called a blender first....it'll help anonymize your money. That's how most darknet sellers move their money from the marketplace. For smaller transactions I wouldn't even sweat it though.

well said my friend!

[korsaire]

thanks for the info

[bobhead]

coinmama users. What state worked for you.
They're not servicing me.

[Ragebeast]

coinmama users. What state worked for you.
They're not servicing me.

They hate me as well, there were a handful of sites I tried that wont work in my "area". I am still a complete noob with this coin thing though. For example, using paxful or one of the other options listed on the main screen, am I to understand that if I am supposed to send lets say 200 to a source via coin, I may have to buy said coins for 230 or whatever it equates to just to get 200 worth of coin to they trans to a wallet, then off to my source? Sorry if this sounds completely stupid, but this process is completely new to me and I have been avoiding it for years sadly...


Thanks for any help brothers,

Rage

[NightHawkDC2]

If you're not involved in a high volume of transactions I think you will be fine using Coinbase to convert USD to BTC. However, I would not send money directly from Coinbase to a source.

Once you've got your US Dollars turned into Bitcoins in Coinbase, it's really easy to send them to another wallet address. You could create another wallet on a site like Blockchain.info for instance. That one is not necessarily the best or most anonymous, but it's free (other than minimal transactions fees) and easy to use. It allows you to store your BTC offline as well, enable 2FA, auto generates a new wallet address to receive money to each time, etc.

If you trying to move thousands of dollars away from Coinbase to another wallet I would use what's called a blender first....it'll help anonymize your money. That's how most darknet sellers move their money from the marketplace. For smaller transactions I wouldn't even sweat it though.

Shit. Coinbase just shut me down for a $50 transaction to our sponsor CrazySteroids....and it wasn't even for any illegal substances. Ordered a SARM powder & some DMAA.

[Pinkman200]

Coinbase is gay AF. Canceling more accounts daily... I've used Coinmama and like it pretty much, u get coins very fast

[BIGCASPER]

Same here coinbase shut me down after 2 years of use????

[Lou Thornstone]

Hi,
I know that maybe this will sounds silly to you, but I prefer to ask than doing wrong.
If I have small transactions to do, I simply buy on coinmama or similar and then I confirm the bitcoin wallet address that the seller gave me, isn't it?
If I have bigger transactions to do I use a blender..