The Coinbase platform, founded in June 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows you to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies.
Its uncluttered interface, and its fast payment methods (via credit card in particular) make this crypto exchange the most accessible platform for beginners.
In addition, Coinbase remains very well positioned in terms of various fees.
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Start by registering by filling in the various fields and then validating by clicking on “Create an account”.
Then validate the conditions of use concerning the RGPD.
Then go to your email address to validate the email that Coinbase has sent you. To activate your account, click on the link in this email.
To secure your account, you must now go to the “Security” section of your account. You can access it directly through this URL: https://www.coinbase.com/settings/security_settings
On this page, we will find several ways to secure your account (we recommend that you use the authentication application as a minimum):
The next step is to add one or more payment methods to the site.
To do this, you must go to “Settings” / “Payment methods”.
You can access it directly via this link: https://www.coinbase.com/settings/linked-accounts
Once you have made a Wire Transfer to Coinbase, you can then purchase cryptocurrencies directly with your available balance.
To do this, from the site, simply click on the “Buy / Sell” button at the top right.
All that remains is to enter the various information:
To make a purchase of cryptocurrencies by credit card, the handling is almost the same as the previous step:
To do this, from the site, simply click on the “Buy / Sell” button at the top right.
All that remains is to enter the various information:
Here’s how to find out your different deposit addresses for your different cryptocurrencies:
It is possible to withdraw from Coinbase to your bank account in 2 ways: By Wire Transfer, or by Credit Card.
You will also need to have Euros in your Coinbase account.
If this is not the case, you will have to transform your cryptocurrencies into Euros first.
Here are the steps to follow to make the withdrawal:
There are many reasons why you might want to convert your cryptocurrencies (such as converting your cryptos to euros).
Another reason, which we highly recommend, would be to want to convert your “risky” crypto-currencies into another much less risky currency (such as stablecoin, like USDT, which are crypto-currencies that don’t fluctuate much in price).
To do so, you will have to click on “Buy/Sell” from the home page.
All you have to do is fill in the form and validate.