Thinking of buying Ether as a last minute holiday gift? Here’s How:
If you already own bitcoin (BTC), you can buy ether (ETH) on these sites:
* If you live in the state of New York:
- Gemini Trading (usd → eth) (btc → eth)
* If you live outside the state of New York:
- Coinbase (usd → eth) (btc → eth)
- shapeshift.io (btc → eth)
- gdax (usd → eth) (btc → eth)
- Poloniex (btc → eth)
- Kraken (usd → eth) (btc → eth)
Now that you own ether, here’s how you can send it as a gift:
- Already downloaded Metamask on your Google Chrome? Send it to them through Metamask!
Or
- through Mist
But if you want to give them something to hold, then print out “paper wallets” on:
Legend:
(usd → eth) : you can use fiat ($) to buy eth
(btc → eth) : you can use btc to buy eth
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Benjamin Siegel is a member of the communications team at ConsenSys.
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