Home 404 Page Not Found 404 Page Not Found The page you requested does not exist.Click here to continue shopping.See, that’s what the app is perfect for.On 29th December 2015, I became a proud owner of a bitcoin.Well, to be exact, I own 1.0516 bitcoins.I’m planning to get some more.Edit 31 Dec 2015: I now own 3.20 bitcoins yay Edit 29 Jan 2016: 6.88 btcs 🙂 Btw, my wallet code is (in case any of you want to donate 😉 I’ve been interested in bitcoins for a while.It’s such a fascinating currency.This is not a ‘what is bitcoin’ article, so if you are new to this, I suggest you read my guide for bitcoin newbies – all you need to know to start.This is what I found out when I first started to get interested in bitcoin.But first, before anything else, you should know that.. I bought it at about USD420 per bitcoin.It hovered between USD200-300 since January 2015, and was USD300 per bitcoin in November 2015.This is nothing though.Bitcoin peaked in late 2013 with an astonishing high of USD1100 per bitcoin.

Unfortunately, due to the high volatility, it crashed until ~USD200 per bitcoin.Those who got into Bitcoin really early in the game made some serious money in 2013.Like this man who bought USD27 worth of bitcoins in 2009, forgot about it, and found out its worth USD886,000. In the (safe) investment world, high volatility is a BIG no-no.But I am making a calculated risk here.I believe that the Bitcoin price will soar again in the next few years.I can be right, or I can be horribly wrong and lose everything.Bitcoin have lost most of their value before (USD1100 into USD200 in a few short months!), but there’s a few reasons why I think it will make a comeback.I’ll write about that in another article.Anyway, back to the main story – Things I found out during the process of buying Bitcoins in Malaysia I’m listing all I know: Yep, that’s all.I quickly realised that most of the information available online are outdated, due to the fast-paced nature of this currency.Your best bet at up-to-date information is through a community.

Of course, read other resources too.I like CoinDesk, r/Bitcoin, r/BitcoinBeginners and r/btc.Many people buy and sell from LocalBitcoins Malaysia.Many people buy from bitcoin exchanges because its safest.The communities in Telegram, Whatsapp and Facebook is active and growing.If you’re new to bitcoin and don’t know where to start, please read my guide for bitcoin newbies.Check the comment sections too for additional info.I can’t really find local resources that specifically promote digital security so I wrote the complete guide to bitcoin scams (published in CoinGecko).Bitcoin is internet-based – there are measures in place to keep it secure, but you can never be too careful, because some malware or virus can always steal your details and transfer out all your bitcoin.On top of the safety list should be ‘DO NOT BUY FROM RANDOM INTERNET STRANGERS’.I’m just highlighting this as Malaysians are apparently susceptible to being scammed.There’s already a couple of forum posts where seller was like, hey dudes I’m selling Bitcoins for cheap, come and get it.

Then there’s a buyer who replied, DUDE I transferred my money to you where’s my Bitcoin???Are you kidding me?What lalaland are you living in, transferring money into strangers accounts just like that?People were scammed out of thousands of ringgits.-_- Use common sense la.The bad news is that many bitcoin buy/sell platforms in Malaysia had their Malaysian bank accounts closed down, so options to buy with MYR is limited.litecoin windows 8CoinHako and CoinBox all used to offer bitcoin buy/sell service.bitcoin 2018 predictionInternationally, there’s actually A LOT of bitcoin exchangers and online wallet service providers out there.bitcoin purchase western unionBut the thing is, most of the international service providers only allow you to buy bitcoins if you do bank transfer to their accounts, based outside of Malaysia.etf auf bitcoin

I haven’t tried this, so comment if otherwise, but don’t you have to pay absurd charges if you send your money internationally?I tried to look for places online where I can buy using credit card, but I haven’t found one that support transaction from Malaysia yet.Ah, the general consensus is that it’s hard to buy bitcoins using credit cards and paypal anyway, so there’s that.ethereum pdfWant to spend bitcoin?bitcoin core 2 duoWirex specialises in bitcoin debit card, which what you wanna get to make it easier for you to spend or withdraw your bitcoin when the time comes.bitcoin political action committeeAs I wrote in my where to spend bitcoin article, there are very few places that accept bitcoin in Malaysia, but millions of shops and ATMs globally will accept the Visa/MasterCard-linked bitcoin debit card.bitcoin baseball cap

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