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Forums

2013-06-17T15:12:41Z

Recypha: added section Regular shows and podcasts

== General Bitcoin Discussion ==

* [http://www.bitcointalk.org BitcoinTalk Forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.co.uk Bitcoin Forum UK]
* [http://www.bitcoin-board.com Bitcoin-Board]
* [http://btcstocktrader.com/ Bitcoin Stock Trader]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin Bitcoin subreddit]
* [http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/index.php Bitcoin Trading Forum]
* [http://tweetforum.com/?board=51.0 Bitcoin Tweet Forum @Bitcoin]
* [http://www.rugatu.com Rugatu Q&A Community]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin/133067610063481 Facebook - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.facebook.com/btchkex Facebook - Bitcoin Hong Kong]
* [http://www.facebook.com/bitcoins Facebook - Bitcoin P2P Cryptocurrency]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-discussion Google groups - bitcoin-discussion]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoinpeople Google groups - Bitcoin People]
* [https://support.mtgox.com/forums MtGox Support]
* [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bitcoin Steam - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.talkgold.com/forum/f513-.html Talkgold - Bitcoin Forum]
* [http://www.ugbit.com/forums/forum.php UgBit - Bitcoin Trading & Mining Forum]

== Regular shows and podcasts ==
* [http://letstalkbitcoin.com Let's talk bitcoin - Adam B. Levine's podcast]
** [http://www.reddit.com/r/letstalkbitcoin/ Let's talk bitcoin subreddit]
* [http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/planb Plan B - Juniper Broadcasting weekly bitcoin show]
** [http://www.youtube.com/user/jupiterbroadcasting/ Juniper Broadcasting youtube channel]
** [http://www.reddit.com/r/planbshow/ Plan B show subreddit]
* [http://www.thebitcoinchannel.com Bitcoin Channel - Bitcoin report and other videos/webcasts]
** [https://www.youtube.com/user/BitcoinChannel Bitcoin Channel on youtube]

== Language/Region Specific ==

* [http://www.bitcoins.co.ke Nairobi, Kenya and Africa Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://forum.bitcoin.com.au Australian Bitcoin forum]
* [https://www.coinforum.ca Canada's Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitecoin.com/bbs/ Chinese Bitcoin forum]
* [http://nordcoin.org/ Danish Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.biz Farsi / Persian community]
* [https://www.bitcoin-italia.org Italian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin-New-Zealand/189769464405632 New Zealand Facebook community]
* [http://bitcoin.pl/forum/ Polish Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://forum.btcsec.com/ BTCsec.com Bitcoin community forum (Russian)]
* [http://rubitcoin.com Russian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://bitcoin.rs Serbian Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://bitcoin.org.uk/forums/ United Kingdom Bitcoin forum]
* [http://blog.bitcoin-portugal.com/ Portugal Bitcoin Blog]
* [http://www.bitcoin.si/ Slovenian bitcoin community]
* [http://www.bitcoin-tr.com/ Turkish Bitcoin community]

== Other ==

* [http://forum.mtgoxlive.com/ MtGox Live Traders Forum]
* [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com Bitcoin StackExchange] - Q&A site, currently in public beta
* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development Developer mailing list]

[[pl:Fora dyskusyjne]]

Promotional graphics

2013-06-06T15:28:29Z

Recypha: broken links or no useable content

Bitcoin-related graphics used for promoting bitcoin either for online use, retail display or other promotional purpose. For graphics in languages other than English, see [[Promotional graphics (non-English)]].

==Orange style==
===Logo alone===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logo .png‎]]

[http://weusecoins.jp/remote/en.bitcoin.it/promotional_graphics SVG and higher resolutions]

===Logo with text===
[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype.png‎]]

[[{{ns:file}}:BC Logotype Reverse.png]]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmupioyU7M1qznjpp.png

==="We love Bitcoin" Graphics===
[[{{ns:file}}:Lv BCorg 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 48px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC 128px.png]]
[[{{ns:file}}:WeLv BC Badge 128px.png]]
===Bitcoin Accepted Here Buttons===
====Normal size====
[[{{ns:file}}:BC_Rnd_64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC nBG 64px.png‎]]
[[{{ns:file}}:BC RnBG 64px.png‎]]
====High resolution====
[[{{ns:file}}:bitcoin_accepted_here_printable.png|x200px‎]]

==Euro style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin euro.png]]

==Gold style==
[[{{ns:file}}:Bitcoin.png]]

==Ƀ: Another Bitcoin Identity==
* [[{{ns:file}}:CircleBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:Pennant.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:RibbonDonateBitcoin.png]]
* [[{{ns:file}}:GoldenAcceptedHereBitcoin.png]]

<br />Ƀ graphic elements are available in SVG format on the dedicated [http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/ project page].

==External Links==

* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.msg7415#msg7415 New icon/logo] (SVG of the gold bitcoin / logo)
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4331.0 Bigger "B" versions of Bitcoin logotypes]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=9562.20 Ƀ Another Bitcoin identity]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 More Bitcoin logos, buttons, and also some other graphics]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45.msg479#msg479 Make your "we accept Bitcoin" logo]
* [http://agora.io/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BitcoinFreeMoney250x100.png Liberty starts with free money logo]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=6455.0 In cryptography we trust (yet another Bitcoin icon)]
* [http://bitbash.blogspot.com/2011/04/bitcoin-icons.html Bitcoin icons] from Bitbash
* [http://lts.cr/d8d Bitcoin Graphics] zip
* [http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/26970/what-is-bitcoin/ What is Bitcoin? (Infographic)]
* [http://carbonism.deviantart.com/gallery carbonism's deviantART gallery]
* [http://handsomecode.tumblr.com/post/6565610892/designing-a-better-bitcoin-identity Handsome Code Better Bitcoin]
* [http://imgur.com/o5hHQ Stack of bitcoins]
* [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=1756.0 Bitcoin Graphics in Vector Format (Illustrator)]
* [http://vectortoons.com/product-tag/bitcoin/ Bitcoin Vector Graphics (Illustrator PDF)] Royalty free

==See Also==

* [[Bitcoin symbol]]

[[Category:Marketing]]

Forums

2013-06-06T15:23:35Z

Recypha: coinconnect.org ceased to exist in 2012

== General Bitcoin Discussion ==

* [http://www.bitcointalk.org BitcoinTalk Forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.co.uk Bitcoin Forum UK]
* [http://www.bitcoin-board.com Bitcoin-Board]
* [http://btcstocktrader.com/ Bitcoin Stock Trader]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin Bitcoin subreddit]
* [http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/index.php Bitcoin Trading Forum]
* [http://tweetforum.com/?board=51.0 Bitcoin Tweet Forum @Bitcoin]
* [http://www.rugatu.com Rugatu Q&A Community]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin/133067610063481 Facebook - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.facebook.com/bitcoins Facebook - Bitcoin P2P Cryptocurrency]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-discussion Google groups - bitcoin-discussion]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoinpeople Google groups - Bitcoin People]
* [https://support.mtgox.com/forums MtGox Support]
* [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bitcoin Steam - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.talkgold.com/forum/f513-.html Talkgold - Bitcoin Forum]
* [http://www.ugbit.com/forums/forum.php UgBit - Bitcoin Trading & Mining Forum]

== Language/Region Specific ==

* [http://www.bitcoins.co.ke Nairobi, Kenya and Africa Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://forum.bitcoin.com.au Australian Bitcoin forum]
* [https://www.coinforum.ca Canada's Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitecoin.com/bbs/ Chinese Bitcoin forum]
* [http://nordcoin.org/ Danish Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.biz Farsi / Persian community]
* [https://www.bitcoin-italia.org Italian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin-New-Zealand/189769464405632 New Zealand Facebook community]
* [http://bitcoin.pl/forum/ Polish Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://forum.btcsec.com/ BTCsec.com Bitcoin community forum (Russian)]
* [http://rubitcoin.com Russian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://bitcoin.rs Serbian Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://bitcoin.org.uk/forums/ United Kingdom Bitcoin forum]
* [http://blog.bitcoin-portugal.com/ Portugal Bitcoin Blog]
* [http://www.bitcoin.si/ Slovenian bitcoin community]
* [http://www.bitcoin-tr.com/ Turkish Bitcoin community]

== Other ==

* [http://forum.mtgoxlive.com/ MtGox Live Traders Forum]
* [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com Bitcoin StackExchange] - Q&A site, currently in public beta
* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development Developer mailing list]

[[pl:Fora dyskusyjne]]

Forums

2013-06-06T15:19:13Z

Recypha: bitcoin.org.uk does not exist any more

== General Bitcoin Discussion ==

* [http://www.bitcointalk.org BitcoinTalk Forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.co.uk Bitcoin Forum UK]
* [http://www.bitcoin-board.com Bitcoin-Board]
* [http://btcstocktrader.com/ Bitcoin Stock Trader]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin Bitcoin subreddit]
* [http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/index.php Bitcoin Trading Forum]
* [http://tweetforum.com/?board=51.0 Bitcoin Tweet Forum @Bitcoin]
* [http://coinconnect.org/ CoinConnect]
* [http://www.rugatu.com Rugatu Q&A Community]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin/133067610063481 Facebook - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.facebook.com/bitcoins Facebook - Bitcoin P2P Cryptocurrency]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-discussion Google groups - bitcoin-discussion]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/bitcoinpeople Google groups - Bitcoin People]
* [https://support.mtgox.com/forums MtGox Support]
* [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bitcoin Steam - Bitcoin]
* [http://www.talkgold.com/forum/f513-.html Talkgold - Bitcoin Forum]
* [http://www.ugbit.com/forums/forum.php UgBit - Bitcoin Trading & Mining Forum]

== Language/Region Specific ==

* [http://www.bitcoins.co.ke Nairobi, Kenya and Africa Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://forum.bitcoin.com.au Australian Bitcoin forum]
* [https://www.coinforum.ca Canada's Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitecoin.com/bbs/ Chinese Bitcoin forum]
* [http://nordcoin.org/ Danish Bitcoin forum]
* [http://www.bitcointalk.biz Farsi / Persian community]
* [https://www.bitcoin-italia.org Italian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitcoin-New-Zealand/189769464405632 New Zealand Facebook community]
* [http://bitcoin.pl/forum/ Polish Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://forum.btcsec.com/ BTCsec.com Bitcoin community forum (Russian)]
* [http://rubitcoin.com Russian Bitcoin community forum]
* [http://bitcoin.rs Serbian Bitcoin community forum]
* [https://bitcoin.org.uk/forums/ United Kingdom Bitcoin forum]
* [http://blog.bitcoin-portugal.com/ Portugal Bitcoin Blog]
* [http://www.bitcoin.si/ Slovenian bitcoin community]
* [http://www.bitcoin-tr.com/ Turkish Bitcoin community]

== Other ==

* [http://forum.mtgoxlive.com/ MtGox Live Traders Forum]
* [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com Bitcoin StackExchange] - Q&A site, currently in public beta
* [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development Developer mailing list]

[[pl:Fora dyskusyjne]]

Buying Bitcoins (the newbie version)

2013-06-02T19:48:32Z

Recypha: /* Blockchain (UK) */

This page aims to be the best resource for new users to understand how to buy Bitcoins.
The existing [[Buying bitcoins]] page is too complex, and not transparent enough for new investors.
Be extremely careful when buying bitcoins from not accredited websites or individuals. Like in the real world there are many scammers around.

{{Counterparty-warning}}

== Intro ==
[http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2293/how-can-i-buy-bitcoin-via-a-credit-card-or-paypal You can't reliably buy Bitcoins using PayPal or credit cards], because it is risky for the seller, and therefore few sellers will offer this. There are basically 4 reasons for that:
* The TOS of PayPal actually prohibit buying digital currency with it
* The buyer of bitcoins can always perform a chargeback and there is no way for the seller to contest that
* There are many hacked accounts and when PayPal realizes that such an account has been fraudulently used, they will also perform a chargeback
* PayPal doesn't like bitcoin, as the bitcoin network is in direct competition to it

There are several ways, depending on your location. Many sellers online will trade bitcoins for moneypak codes. See http://www.moneypak.com/

*The only way to buy bitcoins COMPLETELY anonymously is by mailing in cash. There are camera's equipped with facial recognition at every bank, and credit cards may be traced.

=== Cash (International) ===
[http://www.paypaltobitcoin.com Pay2bit] allows you to buy bitcoins by mailing in cash. Low rates, fast customer service, and no account verification needed. This is the ONLY anonymous way to buy bitcoins, don't be fooled by other services. We don't report your transactions to any government, as soon as your transaction goes through all of your information is instantly wiped from our servers.

=== Via Bank Transfer (US) ===
[https://coinbase.com Coinbase] allows you to buy and sell bitcoin by connecting any U.S. bank account. You can start buying right away if you choose instant account verification.

=== Via Bank Transfer (EU) ===
[https://bitcoin-24.com Bitcoin-24.com] charges very low fees for SEPA transfers within the EU.
'''(Service not available/bank account frozen since April 12th)'''

=== Finding a direct seller online ===
If you can find another person that is willing to sell them to you, you can transfer him money via whatever method (including PayPal), and he'll send you the Bitcoins. The following websites can be used to find direct sellers online [[Bitcoin OTC]], [https://www.bitcoinary.com/ Bitcoinary] or the [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=53.0 Currency Exchange Forum Section]. Be extremely cautious when using those methods, the best way is to ask an admin, moderator or a trusted person. Bitcoins are now also available at [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CPCHACM Amazon]. The seller only sells in low volumes so far, but it is a great way to turn amazon gift cards into bitcoin with no hassle, and probably one of the first ways to obtain bitcoin with a debit card or credit card.

=== Physical Trading ===
You might be able to find an individual you can [https://localbitcoins.com Buy bitcoins locally].
Always choose somebody with many reviews.

=== Bitinstant ===
You can buy Bitcoins via cash deposit or bank transfer using [[BitInstant]]. Here is a video tutorial explaining BitInstant: http://vimeo.com/44849463

=== Exchanges ===
The largest and most trusted exchange is [[MtGox]]. For a list of other major exchanges see [[Buying_bitcoins#Major_Exchanges|Major Exchanges]]

=== Blockchain (UK) ===
UK users used to be able to use [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-pingit Barclays PingIt] or [https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-bank-transfer Bank Transfer] to purchase bitcoins from blockchain.info. All deposit options for UK/EU are now disabled.

=== Instant bank transfers within the EU and UK ===
Buy bitcoins via the instant Sofort network through [[Bitcoin-24]]. It is a very fast, easy and secure method to deposit Euro instantlly.

== Avoiding Scams ==
Before using any service it is a good idea to look for reviews and feedback from previous customers. This can be done by simply googling the name of the website or company. The bitcointalk forums are also a good place to find discussions and reviews about services.

==Exchange Directories==
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.com/ HowToBuyBitcoins.com]
* [http://howtobuybitcoins.info/ HowToBuyBitcoins.info]

== Links ==
* http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/91/how-do-you-obtain-bitcoins
* http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4194/whats-the-best-way-to-buy-bitcoin-noob-friendly
* [[Buying bitcoins]]
* http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/nzg4o/the_canonical_newbie_guide_to_bitcoin/c3d5tmc

[[Category:Introduction]]