3.4: How to Buy BTC and ETH — Background

In an ideal world, when buying crypto we are looking for security, simplicity, speed, and low fees — with security being the most important. In the real world there are trade-offs between these four elements.

The first exchanges were far more limited and less secure than what is available today. Our recommendation now has best-in-class security, best-in-class speed, and the lowest fees we have found — though it is not the simplest approach.

The following modules walk you through our recommended exchanges step by step.

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