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The “accounts” are called wallets. There are all kinds of wallets, from minimalist “command line” ones to full featured mobile apps.

To buy crypto, you will need an account in an exchange, so you can exchange your fiat currency (dollars?) by crypto. Binance and Kraken are popular choices.

For keeping up with developments and meeting other hackers, Reddit is the best forum so far. The Hacker News crowd usually don’t dig crypto currencies for whatever reason, so it’s a little harder to discuss them here (but count me in!).