A Step-by-Step Guide to using Coinbase.

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To start, go to CoinBase : https://www.coinbase.com/

Click the signup button in the top right corner

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Fill in your personal details

Check the “I agree to the User Agreement and Privacy Policy”,

Click “Create Account”

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You will be taken to a confirmation page

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Login to the email address you registered with

Open the confirmation email from Coinbase

Click the link in the email

Note: Check your spam folder if you do not receive any emails from Coinbase.

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Time to set up your account.

Select Individual account type

Enter your phone number

This is required later on for dual authentication

Select payment method

Connect your bank account or debit card to purchase and sell on Coinbase

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Personal identification is required before any payment method can be selected.

Coinbase will redirect you to this page, where three modes of identity verification are allowed

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Select the preferred method of uploading identification documents.

Once your documents are uploaded, you will be directed to the following upload page.

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You may now enter the details of your preferred payment method.

 

Two charges will be made to the bank account under “Pending Transactions”. 

Coinbase will next ask you for the last two digits of these charges

 

Login to your registered bank account and look for the two recent charges from Coinbase.

They should look similar to the two shown below

Enter the last 2 digits of each charge, and click “Verify Charge Numbers”.

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Congratulations, You can now buy your first bitcoin!

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Next, learn how to set up a Binance account!