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I recommend not using the official client from Bitcoin.org, since
that client will fully engage in the peer-to-peer bitcoin process as
a peer server, which requires several gigabytes of storage and a lot
of CPU time and bandwidth to remain fully synced. A client like
Multibit (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://multibit.org/">http://multibit.org/</a>) will give you all the user
functionality without the resource usage. I think Multibit also has
a better UI.<br>
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You should think in terms of "wallets", not "accounts". You don't
need to interact with any banks or third party organizations to have
a wallet. You just download some software and create one. That said,
it often makes sense to have your wallet managed by a bank-like
3rd-party organization, since they're likely to understand security
better than you are, and you don't lose your bitcoins if your hard
drive crashes without a backup.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/12/2012 10:10 PM, Brian Cloutier
wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">You'll surely get much better answers later, but
here's a summary:</p>
<p dir="ltr">There's no such thing as a generic "Bitcoin account",
there is no bank of bitcoin.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You have two options: </p>
<p dir="ltr">You can download the official Bitcoin client, from
Bitcoin.org, and you'll automatically have an address, ready for
donations!</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can use an online wallet, I've heard decent
things about mybitcoinwallet, which will handle everything for
you. Of course there's some danger that site will steal your
bitcoins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Also, due to a few Paypal policies you have pretty
much no hope of using that euro for bitcoins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">- Brian</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 12, 2012 9:57 PM, "Frantisek
Apfelbeck" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:algoldor@yahoo.com">algoldor@yahoo.com</a>>
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<div><span>Hi to all,</span></div>
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old style,new york,times,serif">
I want to open a bitcoing account before 29c3 for myself
and for Food Hacking Base, the project which I
coordinate so we can obtain donations from people who
want to support us. I wonder if someone could share some
info on the subject of opening bitocin account? <br>
<br>
I know that I should be doing the reading by myself but
I think it would take me at least several hours to get
the idea how and where to open it "safely". I'm leaving
for Europe within next few days so I'm really busy
finishing up my staff here in Korea and because of the
preparations for 29c3. For now the accounts are
primarily for obtaining donations.<br>
<br>
Anyway if you could help me out with some
information/links that would be cool. I have around 1.5
eu now on Paypal so maybe I can use it somehow to open
the account :-)<br>
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Many thanks,<br>
<br>
Sincerely,
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<div>Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck<br>
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<div>biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker</div>
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