bitcoin basics

[DVTimes]

OK.

What is some bitcoin basics?

What site is best for an account?

[HomerSimpson]

1. download and install a software
2. setup account/wallet password
3. backup wallet password to safe place (like dropbox account or something)

[madtwin]

Forget about Bitcoins, start mining/buying Litecoins or other alternative cryptocurrency. Litecoins are like silver

[lyno]

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
or simply
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

bitcointalk.org / Under a large scale attack and down at the moment. http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comm...attack_change/

Like madtwin said, it might be better to learn about crypto coins with one of the countless alt coins. There are a lot of them with rather low difficulty so even solo mining without special hardware is possible. At the moment even the less popular have a surprising high $ value.

One of the more popular alts: http://feathercoin.com/

Some alt boards:
https://cryptocointalk.com/
http://www.altcointalk.co.uk/

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[adultchatpay]

I heard about Bitcoin 3-4 years ago but never turned my head to it. Now, look what is happening.