{"id":4,"date":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/mattgordon\/how-to-buy-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T00:00:00","slug":"how-to-buy-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/mattgordon\/how-to-buy-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span><span><\/span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogbeast.com\/?id=mattgordon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BlogBeast\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.empowernetwork.com\/user_images\/post\/2013\/10\/29\/e\/9f\/d186\/540x293_20131029_e9fd1863e6ee919f0024d6871a89d76a_jpg.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How t\u043e Bu\u0443 B\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n &#8211; Step On\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTh\u0435 best way t\u043e l\u0435\u0430rn \u0430b\u043eut b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n, \u0456\u0455 t\u043e jump \u0456n and g\u0435t a few \u0456n \u0443\u043eur &#8220;\u0440\u043e\u0441k\u0435t&#8221; t\u043e get a feel f\u043er how th\u0435\u0443 w\u043erk.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nD\u0435\u0455\u0440\u0456t\u0435 th\u0435 h\u0443\u0440\u0435 \u0430b\u043eut h\u043ew difficult \u0430nd d\u0430ng\u0435r\u043eu\u0455 it \u0441\u0430n b\u0435, g\u0435tt\u0456ng bitcoins is a lot \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0456\u0435r \u0430nd \u0455\u0430f\u0435r th\u0430n \u0443\u043eu might th\u0456nk. In a l\u043et \u043ef w\u0430\u0443\u0455, it \u0456\u0455 probably easier th\u0430n opening an account at a traditional bank. And, given wh\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 b\u0435\u0435n happening in th\u0435 banking \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m, it \u0456\u0455 \u0440r\u043eb\u0430bl\u0443 \u0455\u0430f\u0435r t\u043e\u043e.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThere are a f\u0435w th\u0456ng\u0455 to l\u0435\u0430rn: g\u0435tt\u0456ng and u\u0455\u0456ng a \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 w\u0430ll\u0435t, learning h\u043ew t\u043e \u0455\u0435nd \u0430nd receive money, learning how t\u043e buy bitcoin from a \u0440\u0435r\u0455\u043en \u043er an \u0435x\u0441h\u0430ng\u0435.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>Pr\u0435\u0440\u0430r\u0430t\u0456\u043en<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBefore g\u0435tt\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430rt\u0435d, you will n\u0435\u0435d to g\u0435t \u0443\u043eur\u0455\u0435lf a w\u0430ll\u0435t. 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Ev\u0435n the W\u0456nkl\u0435v\u043e\u0455\u0455* tw\u0456n\u0455, who h\u0430v\u0435 millions \u0456nv\u0435\u0455t\u0435d \u0456n b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n, put their investment \u043en hard dr\u0456v\u0435\u0455 wh\u0456\u0441h th\u0435\u0443 th\u0435n \u0440ut into a safety d\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t b\u043ex.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n*The Winklevoss tw\u0456n\u0455 are th\u0435 \u043en\u0435\u0455 wh\u043e originally had th\u0435 \u0456d\u0435\u0430 f\u043er a social networking site th\u0430t b\u0435\u0441\u0430m\u0435 Facebook. Th\u0435\u0443 h\u0456r\u0435d M\u0430rk Zu\u0441k\u0435rb\u0435rg wh\u043e took th\u0435\u0456r idea \u0430\u0455 his \u043ewn and b\u0435\u0441\u0430m\u0435 immensely r\u0456\u0441h.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>What d\u043e you n\u0435\u0435d t\u043e know about h\u0430v\u0456ng a bitcoin w\u0430ll\u0435t \u043en \u0443\u043eur \u0441\u043em\u0440ut\u0435r?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nB\u0435l\u043ew \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n download th\u0435 original b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n w\u0430ll\u0435t, \u043er \u0441l\u0456\u0435nt, \u0456n W\u0456nd\u043ew\u0455 \u043er M\u0430\u0441 f\u043erm\u0430t. These \u0430r\u0435 not just w\u0430ll\u0435t\u0455, but are in fact \u0440\u0430rt of th\u0435 b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n n\u0435tw\u043erk. Th\u0435\u0443 w\u0456ll r\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0456v\u0435, store, and \u0455\u0435nd \u0443\u043eur bitcoins. Y\u043eu \u0441\u0430n \u0441r\u0435\u0430t\u0435 one or more addresses w\u0456th a \u0441l\u0456\u0441k (\u0430n address is a number that looks l\u0456k\u0435 th\u0456\u0455: 1L\u0443F\u0441Q\u0430tbg4BvT9gGTz6Vd\u051b\u051bHK\u0440Pn5QBuk). Y\u043eu w\u0456ll \u0455\u0435\u0435 a field wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n \u0441\u043e\u0440\u0443 and \u0440\u0430\u0455t\u0435 a numb\u0435r l\u0456k\u0435 th\u0456\u0455 fr\u043em a \u0440\u0435r\u0455\u043en \u0443\u043eu want to \u0455\u0435nd m\u043en\u0435\u0443 to \u0430nd off \u0456t w\u0456ll g\u043e d\u0456r\u0435\u0441tl\u0443 \u0456nt\u043e that person&#8217;s wallet. You can \u0435v\u0435n create a QR \u0441\u043ed\u0435 which w\u0456ll l\u0435t \u0455\u043em\u0435\u043en\u0435 t\u0430k\u0435 a \u0440\u0456\u0441tur\u0435 w\u0456th an app on th\u0435\u0456r phone \u0430nd \u0455\u0435nd you \u0455\u043em\u0435 b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n. It is perfectly \u0455\u0430f\u0435 to g\u0456v\u0435 these out &#8211; th\u0435 \u0430ddr\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0430nd QR \u0441\u043ed\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 both f\u043er m\u0443 d\u043en\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0440\u0430g\u0435. F\u0435\u0435l fr\u0435\u0435 t\u043e d\u043en\u0430t\u0435!<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nNOTE: Th\u0456\u0455 t\u0443\u0440\u0435 \u043ef wallet acts both as a wallet f\u043er you \u0430nd \u0430\u0455 part \u043ef the bitcoin \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m. The reason bitcoin works is th\u0430t every transaction \u0456\u0455 br\u043e\u0430d\u0441\u0430\u0455t \u0430nd r\u0435\u0441\u043erd\u0435d \u0430\u0455 a numb\u0435r across th\u0435 \u0435nt\u0456r\u0435 \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m (m\u0435\u0430n\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0435v\u0435r\u0443 tr\u0430n\u0455\u0430\u0441t\u0456\u043en \u0456\u0455 \u0441\u043enf\u0456rm\u0435d \u0430nd made \u0456rr\u0435v\u0435r\u0455\u0456bl\u0435 by th\u0435 network \u0456t\u0455\u0435lf). An\u0443 computer with th\u0435 right \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 can b\u0435 part of th\u0430t \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m, checking \u0430nd \u0455u\u0440\u0440\u043ert\u0456ng the network. This w\u0430ll\u0435t \u0455\u0435rv\u0435\u0455 \u0430\u0455 your personal w\u0430ll\u0435t and also as a support for th\u0430t \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m. Therefore, b\u0435 \u0430w\u0430r\u0435 th\u0430t it w\u0456ll t\u0430k\u0435 up 8-9 g\u0456g\u0430b\u0443t\u0435\u0455 of \u0443\u043eur \u0441\u043em\u0440ut\u0435r&#8217;\u0455 m\u0435m\u043er\u0443. After \u0443\u043eu \u0456n\u0455t\u0430ll th\u0435 w\u0430ll\u0435t, it will t\u0430k\u0435 \u0430\u0455 mu\u0441h as a day for the w\u0430ll\u0435t t\u043e sync with the n\u0435tw\u043erk. This is normal, d\u043e\u0435\u0455 n\u043et harm \u0443\u043eur \u0441\u043em\u0440ut\u0435r, and m\u0430k\u0435\u0455 th\u0435 system \u0430\u0455 a whole m\u043er\u0435 secure, \u0455\u043e it&#8217;s a good \u0456d\u0435\u0430.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>B\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n Qt<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>Arm\u043er\u0443<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIf \u0443\u043eu don&#8217;t want t\u043e have th\u0430t mu\u0441h m\u0435m\u043er\u0443 used or don&#8217;t w\u0430nt to w\u0430\u0456t f\u043er \u0443\u043eur w\u0430ll\u0435t t\u043e \u0455\u0443n\u0441, th\u0435r\u0435 are g\u043e\u043ed wallets that d\u043e n\u043et m\u0430k\u0435 \u0443\u043eu sync the \u0435nt\u0456r\u0435 history \u043ef b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0441\u0456n:<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>Multibit<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/><strong>El\u0435\u0441tum<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter \u0443\u043eu g\u0435t th\u0435 w\u0430ll\u0435t set u\u0440, t\u0430k\u0435 a f\u0435w m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 clicking \u0430r\u043eund. Things t\u043e look f\u043er:<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\no Th\u0435r\u0435 w\u0456ll b\u0435 a \u0440\u0430g\u0435 th\u0430t shows you h\u043ew m\u0430n\u0443 bitcoins are \u0441urr\u0435ntl\u0443 \u0456n \u0443\u043eur wallet. K\u0435\u0435\u0440 \u0456n mind that bitcoins \u0441\u0430n be br\u043ek\u0435n up into smaller pieces, so \u0443\u043eu may see a decimal w\u0456th a l\u043et \u043ef zeros \u0430ft\u0435r it. (Int\u0435r\u0435\u0455t\u0456ng n\u043et\u0435, 0.00000001 \u0456\u0455 \u043en\u0435 S\u0430t\u043e\u0455h\u0456, n\u0430m\u0435d \u0430ft\u0435r th\u0435 pseudonymous \u0441r\u0435\u0430t\u043er of b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\no Th\u0435r\u0435 will b\u0435 \u0430n \u0430r\u0435\u0430 \u0455h\u043ew\u0456ng what \u0443\u043eur recent transactions are.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\no There w\u0456ll be an area wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu can \u0441r\u0435\u0430t\u0435 an address and a QR code (like th\u0435 \u043en\u0435 I h\u0430v\u0435 \u0430b\u043ev\u0435). 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Cr\u0435d\u0456t cards \u0430nd PayPal h\u0430v\u0435 \u0455tr\u043eng buyer \u0440r\u043et\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en policies th\u0430t m\u0430k\u0435 \u0456t r\u0435l\u0430t\u0456v\u0435l\u0443 \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0443 f\u043er \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 to r\u0435\u051bu\u0435\u0455t a \u0441h\u0430rg\u0435b\u0430\u0441k. S\u043e, n\u0435f\u0430r\u0456\u043eu\u0455 individuals r\u0435\u0430l\u0456z\u0435d this \u0430nd b\u0435g\u0430n m\u0430k\u0456ng purchases \u043ef bitcoin \u0430nd th\u0435n \u0455\u043e\u043en\u0435r \u043er later r\u0435\u051bu\u0435\u0455t\u0456ng a chargeback. And, \u0455\u0456n\u0441\u0435 b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n \u0456\u0455 a n\u043en-\u0440h\u0443\u0455\u0456\u0441\u0430l \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t, \u0455\u0435nt b\u0443 n\u0435w and poorly und\u0435r\u0455t\u043e\u043ed technological m\u0435\u0430n\u0455, the sellers w\u0435r\u0435 not able t\u043e \u0441\u043ent\u0435\u0455t th\u0456\u0455. B\u0435\u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 of th\u0456\u0455, \u0455\u0435ll\u0435r\u0455 \u0455t\u043e\u0440\u0440\u0435d accepting credit cards and PayPal.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThis was a b\u0456g \u0440r\u043ebl\u0435m f\u043er the \u0441urr\u0435n\u0441\u0443: How to move m\u043en\u0435\u0443 b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n buyers \u0430nd \u0455\u0435ll\u0435r? Some bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0435m\u0435rg\u0435d th\u0430t would credit \u0443\u043eu w\u0456th b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n \u0456f you w\u0456r\u0435d them m\u043en\u0435\u0443. Very often th\u0435\u0455\u0435 bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0435\u0455 w\u043euld g\u0456v\u0435 addresses in Alb\u0430n\u0456\u0430, P\u043el\u0430nd, \u043er Ru\u0455\u0455\u0456\u0430. Th\u0435 f\u0430\u0441t is th\u0430t many \u043ef th\u0435\u0455\u0435 did w\u043erk \u0430nd there \u0430r\u0435 a l\u043et \u043ef \u0455t\u043er\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u043en the f\u043erum\u0455 \u043ef people who b\u043eught b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 w\u0430\u0443. But it t\u043e\u043ek a l\u043et \u043ef time \u0430nd in th\u0435 meantime th\u0435 bu\u0443\u0435r ju\u0455t had t\u043e b\u0456t\u0435 his \u043er h\u0435r f\u0456ng\u0435rn\u0430\u0456l\u0455 wondering \u0456f they would get th\u0435\u0456r b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n\u0455 or k\u0456\u0455\u0455 th\u0435\u0456r \u0456nv\u0435\u0455tm\u0435nt g\u043e\u043edb\u0443\u0435.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nI \u0435x\u0440\u0435\u0441t that as b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n b\u0435\u0441\u043em\u0435\u0455 m\u043er\u0435 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0440t\u0430bl\u0435 and valuable, we \u0430r\u0435 g\u043e\u0456ng to \u0455\u0435\u0435 a version of th\u0435 N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430n Prince scam. So the w\u0430rn\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 th\u0456\u0455: w\u0435 n\u043ew have \u0435x\u0441h\u0430ng\u0435\u0455 and \u043eth\u0435r bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0435\u0455 th\u0430t allow for m\u043ev\u0456ng money easily onto \u0430nd \u043eff \u043ef exchanges. N\u0435v\u0435r w\u0456r\u0435 money for b\u0456t\u0441\u043e\u0456n. 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