Ask HN: How people get Ethereum

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Hi all,

I don't know how do people get Etherum at first place. I aware of CoinBase but all google just says bad thing about them. Recently CoinBase eat $5,000 of some guy[0] on Hacker News.

So I would like to know how do people get into Ethereum

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[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14587941

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You probably mean Ether (ETH), the currency. Ethereum is the name of the platform.

One approach is to buy Bitcoin (BTC) instead of ETH, because there are a lot more exchanges to choose from. Then use a exchange service to exchange that BTC into ETH. I used shapeshift before. Be aware of the fees that are usually hidden in the exchange rate.

https://cex.io looks like a great alternative

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