[paulcole]

> it's an easy-to-use currency

Is it though? As a US citizen with access to checking/savings accounts, cash, and credit cards:

1. How do I safely buy, store, and sell Bitcoin without getting ripped off somehow

2. Where/how can I spend my Bitcoin? Only online or are there any real stores that take it too?

This is a serious question and one I've never heard a clear answer to. I used to be very into sports betting but the process of legitimately getting money into an account and back out was always a big turn off.

It feels like the same is true of Bitcoin but I'd love to be proven wrong.