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RE: Buying BTC for the first time: my story
I'm a crypto newb too and just about two weeks ago bought my first crypto (litecoin) from coinbase. I had a similar experience where my credit card was having issues but I eventually got it through.
Yesterday I actually purchased something with the litecoin. It feels great :)
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. It's great that Bitcoin and other cryptos are getting more acceptance for marketplace transactions. I imagine at first I'll just be buying crypto through Coinbase, until I find a better way to transfer USD to an exchange.
I thought it was odd that Coinbase makes a couple verifying transactions to your card, you type in the exact amount... but then your credit card company declines actual transactions. You'd think the verifying charges would make your card company less suspicious to future transactions, but nope!