Getting started with Bitcoin

Using Bitcoin to pay and get paid is easy and accessible to everyone.

How to use Bitcoin

1. Inform yourself

Bitcoin is different than what you know and use every day. Before
you start using Bitcoin, there are a few things that you need to know
in order to use it securely and avoid common pitfalls.
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2. Choose your wallet

You can bring a Bitcoin wallet in your everyday life with your
mobile or you can have a wallet only for online payments on your
computer. In any case, choosing your wallet can be done in a minute.
Choose your wallet

3. Get Bitcoin

You can get Bitcoin by accepting it as a payment for goods and services. There are also several ways you can buy Bitcoin.
Buy Bitcoin

4. Spend Bitcoin

There is a growing number of services and merchants accepting
Bitcoin all over the world. You can use Bitcoin to pay them and rate
your experience to help honest businesses to gain more visibility.
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How to accept Bitcoin

1. Inform yourself

Bitcoin does not require merchants to change their habits.
However, Bitcoin is different than what you know and use every day.
Before you start using Bitcoin, there are a few things that you need to
know in order to use it securely and avoid common pitfalls.
Read more

2. Processing payments

You can process payments and invoices by yourself or you can use
merchant services and deposit money in your local currency or bitcoins.
Most point of sales businesses use a tablet or a mobile phone to let
customers pay with their mobile phones.
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3. Accounting and taxes

Merchants often deposit and display prices in their local
currency. In other cases, Bitcoin works similarly to a foreign currency.
To get appropriate guidance regarding tax compliance for your own
jurisdiction, you should contact a qualified accountant.
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4. Gaining visibility

There is a growing number of users searching for ways to spend
their bitcoins. You can submit your business in online directories to
help them easily find you. You can also display the Bitcoin logo on your website or your brick and mortar business.