PSA: Lot's of people think you have to buy BTC first before you can get Monero

I've seen a lot of comments along the lines of:

'Well whats the point in Monero when you have to buy bitcoin first anyway and wait ages and pay high fees'

Well - even if that was the case the point would be your anonymity and personal security. Thankfully that's not the case and you don't have to buy BTC first to get XMR. You can buy almost any cryptocurrency you like anywhere you like.

1 Minute guide to getting and using Monero


Comments


[9 Points] Edenhashishcentre:

But..but ... the guide says you have to buy bitcoin or some sort of cryptocurrency!?

Whats the point in me spending money on bitcoin with all the fees associated with this and then spend more money buying monero with there fees on top that ? Is there a website for xmr to fiat?


[5 Points] midipoet:

Localmonero.co would be my advice. Most sellers do wire transfer to Monero (including escrow). Some sellers even do PayPal, or even better Revolut.


[2 Points] basketweaver99:

Just a quick tip for shapeshift.io. Make sure the website is running properly before buying ltc/eth etc. Because I bought ltc the other day and tried to use shapeshift and couldn't because the website was under heavy load. Be cautious.


[2 Points] John-Gaudy:

REptilian shapeshift https://media.tenor.com/images/13c621b3177f5e8c892e0efe82b687ae/tenor.gif


[2 Points] HappySodomy:

Is it profitable to mine Monero?


[1 Points] Ruskty:

great idea to use shapeshift.

really.


[1 Points] MassAppeal_UK:

Good post. Mad how there's this mental block with it. Buy Ethereum then Monero so fucking simple.


[0 Points] illuminatioffical:

Just use bitconnect (joke)


[-2 Points] lornz3000:

You can just buy Monero with fiat at anycoindirect.eu!