эфир и в рост идет шустрее, не только падать умет, нужно лишь дождаться когда начнется новая эра

раздуть пузырь основополагающий фактор экономики и любых бизнес идей, конечно никуда без этого всего)))

и что это нормальная биржа? активно прям обсуждается все что трудно не заметить

7 августа SEC продлила срок рассмотрения совместной заявки на создание биткоин-ETF от компаний VanEck и SolidX. Тем не менее, представители CBOE и вышеназванных фирм все еще убеждены в позитивном исходе дела.

by the way, i don't have a wallet yet. and it seems there are certain secure ways to do that, which i would like to use (so not today!)

however, if anyone else replies with an offer, i will still PM them pending getting all set up with a wallet

thanks stefanie. i will pm you

also, i now realise that the issues with mybitcoin and bitomat.pl were a result of users storing deposits with them, rather than keeping them in their own wallets.
whereas the issue with mtgox seems to be that someone was able to steal wallets with enough coins to manipulate the exchange rate?

ok, i am a new user. i wish to buy 1 or 2 BTC to dip my toe in the water. i will prob keep it for some future ebay purchase. i might end up buying 1 or 2 every month or two, so i can build up some savings which are guarded against volatility in real currencies and inflation. ideally i would like to buy now using paypal or credit card, as i am starting a new job and won't have any money until next month.

i am trying to get a handle on the size of various costs:
(i) selling price of seller as compared to buying prices from buyers
(ii) fees charge by various exchanges
(iii) fees from my choice of funding method and associated conversion costs
(iii) volatility of BTC currency value

i looked at the 'stock exchange' type thing, and went to a few sites:
britcoin - not enough info on the site (maybe more after you sign up?)
mt gox - seems to accept GBP deposits
getbitcoin - according to a post here, it accepts prepaid credit cards sent to them physically (only possible if i can buy funds on a prepaid card using my existing credit card!)

is there a point in me seeking a private buyer who will sell via paypal?
would i get a better rate if i just wait a month and buy via a normal exchange?

and, finally, having just read about mtgox hack and about to read about mybitcoin hack, is it safer to buy from a different exchange every month?
or is the risk just temporary and soon the money is permanently in your wallet?

this is really great. thanks aiwk171
i also learned that coins put in wallet after it is stolen can be lost!

actually i might donate also. warning: my idea of unbelievably small is probably even smaller than everybody elses!
i guess i will give it 24 hours before i decide as i have only spent 1 evening reading about the bitcoin concept, and today i am looking at ways of how to purchase bitcoins (which is why i joined this forum in order to ask a newb question)

i think the download should be free and you can sell physical versions for a small profit.

i want to be able to recommend bitcoin to a friend (while at their house), then go and download it for them instantly, put it on a stick, and hand it to them saying "here is your new wallet". [edit] and now that i am reading the original post about creating a 100% secure wallet, i would also expect that there is some auto encryption software on that too (auto encrypt on big savings wallet, and leave the small portable wallet untouched)[/edit]

can it be on CD? if so, where is the wallet stored? is that why you only mentioned USB sticks? is there a way to protect the stick so they don't delete their wallet? maybe it could automatically repartition the stick for them if they want to be able to use the stick for other things too (actually this is making it too complicated and dangerous - they would still start deleting files off the wrong partition one day in error).