How to buy ETH
Buy Ethereum, own the future
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Create an account
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Verify your identity
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Buy Ethereum
Get started with as little as $25, and you can pay with a debit card or bank account.

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Buy a little, buy a lot
You can buy a portion of Ethereum – start with as little as $25.
Convenient ways to pay
Use your debit card or connect your bank account, it’s up to you.
Secured and insured
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What can you do with your Ethereum?
Pay for things
Ethereum is a cryptocurrency, too. You can use it to pay for everything on the Ethereum network. Check the price of ETH.
Run apps
Rather than pay a big company to run your app, Ethereum lets you host it on thousands of computers around the world.
Create magic swords
Digital ones, anyway. Ethereum can be used to create digital items for video games that are tradeable outside of the game itself.
Code your money
Let’s say a charity wants to send money to a thousand people every day for a year. With Ethereum, it only takes a few lines of code.