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Before you start
Before opening an account, see the whole path once. These guides cover the full walkthrough, buying a fraction of a bitcoin, minimum amounts and using only a phone, with the common mistakes to read about before you start.
- How to buy bitcoin for the first time: the complete walkthroughThe whole process in real order, with nothing skipped: what to prepare, the three concepts you actually need, opening an account, verification, security before payment, funding, placing the order, and where your coins are afterwards.
- Ten things beginners get wrong when buying cryptoTen specific mistakes, each explained from why a reasonable person makes it: the interface defaults, the community pressure and the misread terms. Read before it happens rather than after.
- Can I buy just 0.001 bitcoin?Yes, and considerably smaller. Bitcoin divides to eight decimal places. Why the misconception exists, what a satoshi is, and what you actually type into the order box.
- What is the minimum amount you can buy bitcoin with?Platform minimums sit around ten dollars, but that is the wrong question. The real question is where fixed costs stop being trivial, worked through with actual numbers.
- How to buy bitcoin on your phone, step by stepThe whole process works end to end on a phone, and the identity check is usually easier there. Including what to do about two-factor when the phone is your only device.