From e0983892717117029314f5135c741f281bb63257 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Minh T. Nguyen" Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:03:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Reverting the mentioning of ATMs. While it's true, let's leave it to Andreas to update this chapter. We just finished half of 2014, and there is a lot that will change here in Bitcoin space. The previous sentence of using credit card is also already outdated --- ch01.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch01.asciidoc b/ch01.asciidoc index c7c6f38d..270731b0 100644 --- a/ch01.asciidoc +++ b/ch01.asciidoc @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Alice is now ready to start using her new bitcoin web-wallet. [[getting_first_bitcoin]] ==== Getting your first bitcoins -It is not possible to buy bitcoins at a bank or foreign exchange kiosks at this time. It is not possible to use a credit card to buy bitcoins, either. As of 2014, it is still quite difficult to acquire bitcoins in most countries. A small number of bitcoin Automated Teller Machines are starting to appear around the world to convert national currencies to and from bitcoin. There are a number of specialized currency exchanges where you can buy and sell bitcoin in exchange for a local currency. These operate as web-based currency markets and include: +It is not possible to buy bitcoins at a bank or foreign exchange kiosks at this time. It is not possible to use a credit card to buy bitcoins, either. As of 2014, it is still quite difficult to acquire bitcoins in most countries. There are a number of specialized currency exchanges where you can buy and sell bitcoin in exchange for a local currency. These operate as web-based currency markets and include: * Bitstamp (bitstamp.net), a European currency market that supports several currencies including euros (EUR) and US dollars (USD) via wire transfer * Coinbase (coinbase.com), a US-based currency market in California that supports US dollar exchange to and from bitcoin. Coinbase can connect to US checking accounts via the ACH system.