Difference between revisions of "Help:Getting started"

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For an introductory site see WhereToBuyCryptocoins.com. Explains what is a cryptocoin, how it works, and have many lists of markets, exchanges, faucets, sites to spend money, prices, etc. For starters and reference.
Get free bitcoins and learn to use them in 5 minutes: TryBTC
Start by watching this 2 minute vid.
Learn why it could be a good investment
Learn why it's objectively better as a means of exchange.
Get a client and try it out yourself.
Use an online wallet that you trust. (Examples: Coinkite, BCI)
Explore bitcoin with a block chain browser such as Biteasy
Ask questions
Can I generate Free Money on my computer? - TL;DR - Not really.
Read the FAQ
Where can I buy bitcoins? (Hint: You can't buy them with Paypal or credit cards)
Earn bitcoins through bonus programs

If you're looking for how to get started with Bitcoin-Qt, this is the article you're looking for.

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 * Learn why it [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2834/what-are-the-perceived-advantages-of-bitcoin-as-a-store-of-value could be a good investment]
 * Learn why it's objectively [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/305/what-are-the-perceived-advantages-of-bitcoin-as-a-means-of-exchange better as a means of exchange].
-* Get a [[Clients|client]] and try it out yourself (you can get a bit of free money from [http://www.bitcoinget.com BitcoinGet] or  [[Bitcoin Faucet|The Bitcoin Faucet]]).
+* Get a [[Clients|client]] and try it out yourself.
 * Use an online wallet that you trust. (Examples: [[File:Coinkite.gif|20px|link=https://coinkite.com/promo/beginners]] [https://coinkite.com/promo/beginners Coinkite], [[File:Bci.gif|20px|link=https://blockchain.info/]] [https://blockchain.info/wallet/ BCI])
 * Explore bitcoin with a [[:Category:Block chain browsers|block chain browser]] such as [https://www.biteasy.com Biteasy]