Topic: Best way to start on Bitcoin ? (Read 1216 times)
After you get some don't lend them to anyone. Do a lot of research before spending any.
Looks like just buying them is the easiest way 
I have extra Btc so looks like a found the good place...Ira
How to start easy ! ? 
Just buy some bitcoins.
How to start easy ! ?
Depends on how much you are willing to invest.. You could give faucets a shot for free (but very few) bitcoins. You could buy Bitcoins for daytrading or purchasing products, or - if you are willing to take the risk - you could invest in rigs to mine yourself.
I started by offering services and receiving Bitcoin in return. I then bought items & sold items for profit with Bitcoin. Now, I'm investing in a idea of mine that will hopefully bring in a lot of income. From both Bitcoin and fiat money. Of course I'll be converting most of the fiat money into Bitcoin.
My advice to start on Bitcoin would be don't go crazy buying mining equipment. I would recommend offering you're services or looking for a job which pays in Bitcoin. For example contact different companies which sell their product/service for Bitcoin. Then email them with a application telling them you're skills and other credentials. You'll be surprised what you could get. I personally have been looking for a customer service job because I'm familiar with Bitcoin. This is just to land a few extra Bitcoin when I can.
My advice to start on Bitcoin would be don't go crazy buying mining equipment. I would recommend offering you're services or looking for a job which pays in Bitcoin. For example contact different companies which sell their product/service for Bitcoin. Then email them with a application telling them you're skills and other credentials. You'll be surprised what you could get. I personally have been looking for a customer service job because I'm familiar with Bitcoin. This is just to land a few extra Bitcoin when I can.
Alt-coins are exactly that, alternatives crytocurrencies. So yes, litecoins would be an example. You can see all of the others here. As for mining, in a few short months (maybe more), when ASIC's are more common it will be even more difficult than it is right now to mine with a GPU. If you can get an ASIC early you could do quite well but of course, when a bunch of people have them it'll be just as hard to mine with an ASIC as it is to with a GPU currently. While mining could be profitable for you, it would take quite some time to pay of the equipment you bought as the difficulty rate will just keep rising making your returns less and less. Not to mention electricity, if you're electricity costs a lot that just means that your going to have an even more difficult time paying off that equipment.
Thanks for the insights and info. The question that comes to mind is whether the decreasing rate of returns is going to make BTC and other crypto-currencies fall in value. The reason I wonder about this is that if the returns on mining efforts decline, more people might decide to abandon the whole thing, leaving the fixed number of BTC in people's hands. But, then again (I'm thinking out loud here), as people fall away from the mining then the returns might improve. Perhaps this really is a market in action.
Maybe the best way to get started in BTC is to develop a faster mining rig, take advance cash-on-the-barrelhead orders, and enjoy the money coming in while you ship the products out. Too bad I'm not a computer engineer.
Start as a hobby
Some hints:
- Register on 2-3 different Exchanges depending on your region and get used to their trading engine
- Observe the price movement a few days
- Find a price which you feel comfortable with (imho right now price is quite low taking into consideration latest months developments)
- Start some test buys (maybe 1-2 BC)
- Wait how you feel. Can you personally cope with volatility? Can you afford waiting some time after steep drop etc...
- Get used how to pay with BC
- Do some test transfers between you BC accounts to avoid mistakes in later stages with bigger amounts
- Read/ Write/ Comment on puplic articles surrounding Bitcoin
- Tell other people about BC and its fascination
- Start a business/ infrastructure supporting BC
- Register on 2-3 different Exchanges depending on your region and get used to their trading engine
- Observe the price movement a few days
- Find a price which you feel comfortable with (imho right now price is quite low taking into consideration latest months developments)
- Start some test buys (maybe 1-2 BC)
- Wait how you feel. Can you personally cope with volatility? Can you afford waiting some time after steep drop etc...
- Get used how to pay with BC
- Do some test transfers between you BC accounts to avoid mistakes in later stages with bigger amounts
- Read/ Write/ Comment on puplic articles surrounding Bitcoin
- Tell other people about BC and its fascination
- Start a business/ infrastructure supporting BC
Too late for mining it's barely profitable at this point, unless you mine alt-coins. (snip)
Just a couple random thoughts. If it's too late for mining, there are an awful lot of people out there scrambling after the Butterfly Labs and ASIC Miner USB devices. Many people seem to have a different opinion on that point.
Not sure what you mean by alt-coins...you mean Litecoin for example? (Yeah, I'm definitely a newbie.) Would be glad to hear which of the alt-coins people suggest.
Alt-coins are exactly that, alternatives crytocurrencies. So yes, litecoins would be an example. You can see all of the others here. As for mining, in a few short months (maybe more), when ASIC's are more common it will be even more difficult than it is right now to mine with a GPU. If you can get an ASIC early you could do quite well but of course, when a bunch of people have them it'll be just as hard to mine with an ASIC as it is to with a GPU currently. While mining could be profitable for you, it would take quite some time to pay of the equipment you bought as the difficulty rate will just keep rising making your returns less and less. Not to mention electricity, if you're electricity costs a lot that just means that your going to have an even more difficult time paying off that equipment.
Too late for mining it's barely profitable at this point, unless you mine alt-coins. (snip)
Just a couple random thoughts. If it's too late for mining, there are an awful lot of people out there scrambling after the Butterfly Labs and ASIC Miner USB devices. Many people seem to have a different opinion on that point.
Not sure what you mean by alt-coins...you mean Litecoin for example? (Yeah, I'm definitely a newbie.) Would be glad to hear which of the alt-coins people suggest.
Yes I agree
With all the mainstream media starting to take notice of Bitcoins the demand will increase and push the price back up - especially as the mining difficulty is increasing and starting to throttle the supply.
With all the mainstream media starting to take notice of Bitcoins the demand will increase and push the price back up - especially as the mining difficulty is increasing and starting to throttle the supply.
Too late for mining it's barely profitable at this point, unless you mine alt-coins. Your best bet is to buy when prices dip a little further and then use that to either invest into BTC stocks or hold on to it until prices climb again.
Buy low and sell high.
wait for a time when mtgox doesn't get ddosed
As someone who has watched BTC from when it was $3.50 until now, but not done anything until now... Don't get into mining. I've dropped a bunch of BTC on these preorders and I have two of those little USB miners going, but I feel the safest thing is to buy a BTC or two and just sit on them. But maybe wait a few weeks and see where this dropping value trend levels out for the time being.
buy in when the price drops to 50. resell at 100
Yes, mining shares might not be a bad starting point. Mining could be good but it is very tricky and may not be very profitable.
Good luck.
Good luck.
In the end I have already bought 4,5 BTC and I am going for some avalon chips as I wanted to get introduced into mining.
I hope we got the miners sooner than the BTF labs ones
I hope we got the miners sooner than the BTF labs ones
You can track BFL shipments here: https://forums.butterflylabs.com/members/bfl_jody.html
Shameless plug: You can also take a look at group buys, like mine: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/kncminer-jupiter-shares-gb2-249820
You buy shares and each share pays a dividend based on that weeks mined BTC.
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