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I signed up with Coinbase (YC S12) today specifically to engage in gold rush type speculation. Much better odds than lottery tickets, and more convenient than driving to Vegas.

Well did you pick the wost possible service for the job. Currently you can't buy coins at Coinbase til the 22nd.

Coinbase (a YC backed company) is probably the easiest (and one of the more trustworthy) places to get set up and buy some.

[disclosure: this is a referral link] https://coinbase.com/?r=5125b580c746f00bc6000018&utm_campaig...

coinbase.com is quite easy, just AHC like you do anywhere

consensus haha

Requires a US bank account...

Coinbase is definitely the best if you're just looking for stable and easy to use. They also have great APIs / merchant tools. (If you want more detailed volume depth for "day trading" then other exchanges are better).

This link earns us both $5 if you buy 1 BTC: https://coinbase.com/?r=4fedfb2d6cbd3b0003000845&utm_campaig...

Given the current value of 1 BTC, $5 is a pretty small referral bonus.