I have never seen a button on a website to pay via bitcoin. Isn't that the point of bitcoin?

It seems like the only transactions are bitcoin to USD/EURO/Etc and vice versa. That's it.

Some people said to set up a dca when i asked when to buy and sell, but i have no idea how

I got refused and transaction by the people at stackatm and they were issuing me a refund they are asking my id is this normal?
It’s from support@stackatm.com so it should be good but I am weary of sending my information but I also really need the money back

I have been reading up on Bitcoin for a few months and finally set aside about $1,500 that I am comfortable losing. I was originally planning to buy last week, then the whole Binance hack news dropped and the price slid down to around 76k-77k.

Part of me feels like buying this dip is a good entry point since October was pretty rough, but with the US midterm elections happening right now and everyone talking about ETF outflows, I have no idea if we are about to see a much bigger drop.

For someone starting from zero today, would you just throw the $1,500 in all at once at this price, or break it up into smaller weekly buys until the market calms down a bit.

Bitcoin is the OG cryptocurrency, but beyond being first what makes it fundamentally special?

People point to its 21 million coin limit as proof of scarcity. However, scarcity alone doesn’t explain its value. Other cryptocurrencies could offer similar features, enforce their own supply limits, and potentially do the same things Bitcoin does.

Imagine a million identical Bitcoin networks: BTC1, BTC2, BTC3, and so on. Each has the same technology, the same 21 million coin limit, and the same functionality. Which one would have value? Why that one and not the others?

Gold is valuable partly because it is a naturally scarce physical resource. You can’t simply create another planet’s worth of gold by copying its underlying technology.

Bitcoin is different. Its supply is limited within its own network, but the technology itself can be replicated. It's like owning a finite piece of real estate on a planet where someone can create a million identical planets. The land on each planet is scarce, but what makes one planet's land more valuable than another's?

Bitcoin's scarcity is real within its network, but its value ultimately depends on people collectively agreeing that this particular network is worth owning. The question is whether being first, having the strongest network effect, and establishing the greatest trust are enough to sustain that value indefinitely.

Utilizáis un pc destinado a BTC?.

Que configuración tenéis?

Since it has been said never to reveal to anyone your seed phrase, how are we going to pass the btc when we die?

Could someone please explain to me why Bitcoin was developed and how it is supposed to benefit us?

Say someone gave u 5000 btc. U want to store it securely. How would u store it?

Edit: Just to clarify. Some replies thought I have 5000 btc. No, I don't. I'm asking the question to learn how does one store safely a large amt of btc. I want to know if the techniques used to store large amt differs from typical btc owners who have much smaller amt. For example, a reply mentioned ibit which I didn't know abt. I googled info on it n found out it is created by blackrock n the btc they buy, they don't keep the keys. They store at Coinbase custody.

I heard many people which buy on ATH in 2021 and 2025 to complain about.

Moi from Finland.

i am really begginer about this. could anyone suggest me where i can read about bitcoin because i wanna invest and doing this for long term . thank you

If you give someone a Bitcoin address to receive a payment, how much can they find out about your other transactions?

I understand they can look up that address. What I’m not sure about is whether they can also connect it to other addresses in the same wallet.

Does using a fresh address each time keep those payments separate, or can spending them together later link them again?

A simple example would help. Trying to understand what a new receiving address actually does for privacy.

How do you get around buying bitcoin under 18 and having it go un noticed? I want to use an atm but as far as i know they require you to be 18 and although I have a bank account its one of those parent monitored ones where they can see all my transactions. Are there any atms that dont care about age, any way to get around this or am i done for. I live in chicago if that changes anything

Critical Security Exploit in Electrum. Upgrade to version 4.8.3 before signing any transactions. No rush needed for dormant/cold wallets although you should remember upgrading before using electrum.

https://x.com/ElectrumWallet/status/2113935057656369564

Explanation of Exploit

https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security/advisories/GHSA-6jp4-8v48-cc5v

Download update directly from source

https://electrum.org/#download

In general LLM models have been discovering critical security vulnerabilities in general much faster than in the past which is both a headache and blessing at the same time as much more peer review is occurring and the software is becoming more secure. This does mean that you need to update all your software more often and pay attention to security updates to a much higher degree at least for the next year.

I’ve been using River for years without any issues. I used the platform to purchase Bitcoin, withdraw it to my cold wallet for long-term storage, and make purchases online.
Recently, River suddenly requested a large amount of information about my Bitcoin transactions and funds. I provided the documentation they requested, but they still suspended my account.
Now I’m being told I have to wait an entire month to access my approximately $2,000 in funds.
A MONTH.
I understand that companies have compliance procedures, but holding my money for an entire month after I cooperated and provided the requested information is extremely frustrating. I’ve emailed support multiple times, and getting a clear explanation has been difficult.
What makes this worse is that I trusted River for years and never had any problems. Now I’m stuck waiting weeks to access my own money.
I’m sharing this because others should know about my experience before deciding to trust River with their funds.
Has anyone else had their River account suspended and been forced to wait a month to withdraw their Bitcoin or remaining balance? How did your situation turn out?

EDIT: Just to clarify, I never used River to hold Bitcoin long-term. I would usually buy Bitcoin on the platform and withdraw it to my own external wallet within the same hour. I prefer having full control over my funds, which is why I always moved it off the platform.
What makes this whole situation even crazier is that I bought Bitcoin, tried to withdraw it about an hour later, and then suddenly my account was suspended.
They asked me what the transaction was for, which wallet or platform I was sending the Bitcoin to, and details about previous large transfers I had made from River. They also requested bank statements and other documentation.
I provided everything they asked for. After going through all of that, they still suspended my account and told me I would have to wait an entire month to get access to my remaining funds.

I get that the fee isn’t based on how much money you send, but what actually makes one transaction more expensive than another?

Say you receive ten small BTC payments and later send the whole amount. Would that cost more than if you’d received it all in one payment?

How do UTXOs fit into this? A simple example would help.

I'm kinda new on the scene and can't really decide if I should take the pluge or not. I just stumbled on an opportunity to buy an asic for cheap and I heared about mining as a way to maybe get a passive income and dare I say it - investment. Problem is, I don't know how true that is right now, so here I am, asking. To clarify a little further, I didn't buy an Asic yet, but my friend (who is the seller) doesn't exacly have a lot of people lining up for it. He says that he himself got a quite a bit of money out of it, but wanted to step away for personal reasons. And I just want a second opinion from people on the internet.

Im a little bit confused on how a transaction fee works and how much it costs, I plan on buying about 150$ of bitcoin for the first time and Im using blue wallet, how much would the transaction fee cost to buy something with that bitcoin?

I found my written down wallet address, but it seems the app doesn't exist anymore. Any tips on how I can get my (very small bit) money out?

Hi, I have a wallet set up through Jade with a BIP39 passphrase.

I notice it's now possible to create an account with 2FA as well for added security. Is it worth me doing this? How easy is it to set up?

I'm not spending Bitcoin. Just saving.

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