[thinbeige]

I didn't expect people asking how to buy Bitcoins on HN.

Just get an account on Kraken, Coinbase, Gemini or wherever and look that you don't keep your coins on the exchange for too long. Start with small amounts. And those nerdy forums and subs (I think you mean Bitcointalk and Ethtrader on Reddit) are actually good places to get started/informed.

[macintux]

"I didn't expect people to ask how to get started in Haskell on HN."

There's always something people haven't learned. I would have had the same question, were I even remotely interested in getting into the Bitcoin fun.