Buy Bitcoins in US easily using Coinbase

If you are in the US and wondering “Where do I purchase bitcoins?”, there is a new site called Coinbase.  Based in San Francisco they have secured a half million dollars in startup funding and are becoming pretty popular.

Basically all you need to do is Link your bank account to their site.  This can be done 2 ways.  There is instant verification or deposit verificatio.  With deposit verification, they will deposit a small amount of money in your account, and you need to tell them what the amount was.  This usually takes a couple days.

I personally have been using Coinbase for the last 3 weeks and have not had a problem.  Once you actually decide to buy the bitcoins, you wont get them for 4 business days or so.   That is a little bit of a pain but, alot easier than some of the other options out there.

After you receive your Bitcoins in your account, hit the “Send Money” tab on the top right corner and enter the Bitcoin address you wan’t to send them to.  Click the URL to visit.  http://coinbase.com