[Noisebridge-discuss] where and how to open bitcoin account

[Brian Cloutier]

You'll surely get much better answers later, but here's a summary:

There's no such thing as a generic "Bitcoin account", there is no bank of
bitcoin.

You have two options:

You can download the official Bitcoin client, from Bitcoin.org, and you'll
automatically have an address, ready for donations!

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.

Also, due to a few Paypal policies you have pretty much no hope of using
that euro for bitcoins.

- Brian
On Dec 12, 2012 9:57 PM, "Frantisek Apfelbeck" <algoldor at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi to all,
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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 :-)
>
> Many  thanks,
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck
>
> biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker
>
>
> http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org
>
>
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