Bitcoin is hot right now and investors and venture capital firms are betting that it is here to stay. For the average person, numerous ways exist to get into investing and buying Bitcoin. In the U.S., the most popular avenues are CoinBase, Bitstamp and Local Bitcoins. Each have their advantages and disadvantages, so do your research to find the best fit for you.
And it's better not to do some transactions in between or on before August 1. Because some devs are saying your bitcoins can be gone out of thin air if you will do it so. As of now, the best investment that you can do with your bitcoins is to be play safe of holding it into a safe wallet that you are holding the private keys.