The thought of paying and using BitCoins can feel daunting, but it can be really simple!
BitCoin is a digital currency, its essential money. The BitCoin network is not backed by any single bank or authority, like GBP, USD etc, and it’s fully decentralised, so no one company or person owns it. It can be used worldwide by anyone with a computer/smartphone with online access.
Also, bitcoins are the first example of a “cryptocurrency” (online cash), a well-known growing new category of money. There are a plenty of good articles in relations to BitCoins and we have outlined some examples below to help you.
So… Why use BitCoins over WU/MG transfer which have been used in the past?
DISCOUNT ON ORDERS! Yes, we can offer 5% off your entire order when using BitCoin.
Bitcoin is not backed by any single (or group) bank or country. It’s decentralized. There is no authority to block a bitcoin transaction, like credit or debit card payments have been in the past. BitCoin is safe, using this payment method we can continue to provide you with our service, safely and securely.
365 days a year and 24 hours a day – BitCoin payments are always available. It is similar to previous used methods (PayPal, credit/debit cards, bank transfer) or any other online payment method you are used to, but with a much higher level of anonymity!
It requires significantly less time for payment confirmation and no additional charges or card security issues. We would need 2-3 days to process and confirm your Western Union or MoneyGram payments, but just 10-20 minutes for the BitCoin payments. This means we can ship your order and faster.
It’s anonymous. Any payment can be completed from multiple accounts, a single wallet can have as many as you want receiving address and a different one for sending funds. Account verification/validation might be mandatory for Bitcoin Exchanges, places where you can buy the coins, but you don’t need to do this for your personal wallet or wallets.
So, what is the first step?
You need to create a BitCoin wallet, think of this as a standard wallet, where you keep money and credit/debit cards!
There is a link here (https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet) which explains in more details about creating a BitCoin wallet and what is available, but we will keep it pretty simple and give a basic example below:
www.GreenAddress.it is an excellent mobile platform wallet for Android and iOS. In addition you can use it directly from your browser if needed. The two-factor authentication is always required which adds some extra bonuses to your wallet’s security.
Explain more…
When you get your wallet, you will have an address(es), this is where you will ask your BitCoins to be sent to when you purchase online. When you order from us, you will receive an address to SEND to, you proceed to your wallet, input our address and the amount of BitCoins and click send! We receive the BitCoins and send out your order!
OK…So how can I get these “BitCoins” quickly?
There are loads of places to buy, you can use a “compare the market” type search at https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/ just input your country and payment methods and it will show and compare various websites
Buying online using your credit/debit card and other alternative payments options:
I have a wallet, and I have bought some BitCoins, how to send?
Bitcoin uses numbered addresses for sending and receiving funds (inside your wallet you can have multiple addresses if you like). From here its very easy, similar to PayPal, which uses an email address. A BitCoin address would look similar to this:
EXAMPLE: 132ZcJ8PfyDKyccGmjYQHH88HNbqL7mZuW
Don’t worry, you do not have to memorize it! As mentioned above, you can have an unlimited number of payments addresses in your BitCoin wallet. Try to follow a simple rule: one payment, one address. Every time when you’ll hit the Receive button in your wallet, a new receiving address will be generated, or you’ll find there an option to generate them manually.
Once you have initially setup a wallet, it will be smooth sailing from then on-wards!
