Getting Monero?
You've probably heard of Monero (XMR) so far, Monero is a cryptocurrency presenting privacy and untraceable transactions. If you follow the cryptocurrency markets on exchanges, you should know that the Monomer value shot reaching worth up to $ 12.
So how to start getting Monero?
If you already have Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency, you can exchange them for Monero in exchanges in Bittrex or Poloniex.
Bitsquare.io is a decentralized exchange, which means that you can trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency in peer-to-peer mode (P2P) through its open source software. For now, their rates are a little higher than centralized bags, but you may have an increased anonymity with decentralized exchanges.
Exchanges work well, but they require an email address and sometimes require other personal information. If you do not want to provide any personal information to an exchange, you can use ShapeShift.io to instantly convert Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency in Monero. If you deposit Bitcoin can be sent instantly Monero (in minutes) for your wallet. At the time of writing, the price of Monero was about 12.5% higher than in Shapeshift than it was in the bags, but the convenience, speed and greater anonymity may be worth it for you.
You must have a Monero address book for which shapeshift can send your Monero, so be sure to set before making the switch. You can choose to use the official portfolio Command Line Interface (CLI) or web-based MyMonero.com (Wallet). MyMonero is very easy to use and their private keys are not stored on your server. Still, it is best practice to use web wallets only for immediate needs and not to store large quantities. This applies to all web portfolios, not just for MyMonero. A list of available monomer portfolios can be found here.
The above methods require that you already have Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency to obtain Monero. But what if you have no Bitcoin? What to do? - You can post an ad to buy Monero with money in MoneroForCash.com. No e-mail is required to register, but you can provide a later email, if you want to receive notifications about your site's ad. Sellers have to pay "about $ 0.09 US" per ad. In addition to the registration page that uses a CAPTCHA, the site does not use JavaScript, so it's TOR-friendly. You can choose to buy Monero in person with cash through the mail with cash or money order with other methods. This mode of trading is nonetheless a P2P (peer-to-peer), your Monero does not go to the site and therefore can not be stolen from the site. The site is new and does not seem to have many users yet
Source: https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/09/09/how-to-get-monero/
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