I think the easiest (and safest!) way to start for a beginner would be to get on Coinbase and just buy some bitcoin. Until you know what you're doing, don't mess with altcoins and exchanges.
Is buying a guitar in hopes of learning how to play it an investment? What exactly are the fundamentals? Do I need to understand vibration and frequency? Or just basic music theory?
I agree with your sentiment. But there is a difference between experimentation and investment.
Starting with bitcoin is probably the easiest, but on first contact with any cryptocurrency you should be prepared to lose it all. I'm on day 2 of my journey now on which I made first contact with exchanges. Now I found out that BTC, LTC and ETH are probably the best to start with, since they are the "base" currency to buy most of the other currencies. I hope to blog about that tomorrow or the day after.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 30.7 ms ] threadI agree with your sentiment. But there is a difference between experimentation and investment.
Starting with bitcoin is probably the easiest, but on first contact with any cryptocurrency you should be prepared to lose it all. I'm on day 2 of my journey now on which I made first contact with exchanges. Now I found out that BTC, LTC and ETH are probably the best to start with, since they are the "base" currency to buy most of the other currencies. I hope to blog about that tomorrow or the day after.