I just got a PS4 pro and it's definitely worth it!

Unfortunately, we're in 2013 no longer so it's pretty hard to buy coins without ID-registration as of today.
What you can do, however, is:

1. Register on Blockchain info: You can purchase up to 300 dollars worth of BTC here via Mastercard or Visa without ID-registration.
As to ETH, you can simply exchange that for BTC.

2. Register on Litebit.eu: You need to verify your Bank account, but you can buy all kinds of different coins without ID-registration.
One thing to keep in mind: When purchasing BTC or ETH, your minimum order should be at least 200 dollars

3. There’s also this site called LocalBitcoins, I’ve never used it myself, but it seems to be quite good, if you know how to protect yourself against scammers (there’s an escrow for that). LocalBitcoins (depending on the person selling coins) has PayPal and credit card options.

4. And then there’s of course VirWoX. I’ve also never used this site, but if you think the exorbitantly high fees and all that hassle involved are worth it, you can purchase your Bitcoin using this method.

5. Also, today you will find that depending on your geographical location, there are dozens of Bitcoin ATMs installed around your place. Use coinatmradar to check whether one is available near you. One bit of advice:
Always FILM the whole process or purchasing coins at ATMs in case something goes wrong.

Regarding the question of fees: You always have to pay quite a lot of these, there’s no way around it. And while the fees for Blockchain info are somewhere around 3,5% for credit card puchases and still okay with Litebit.eu, for (3) to (5) the fees can get really steep!
 
You can also buy Bitcoins locally by simply meeting up with random people, all you have to do is browse Ebay, Craigslist and similar platforms. However, beware of scammers!

PS: I have recently registered on Twitter and I will be actively posting in future:
Stay tuned. You can follow me on: https://twitter.com/CryptowordsPro

Have you seen The Circle (2017)? It's not a particularly great movie,
but the topics and the ethical dimensions covered therein absolutely are.

Mountain climbing and hiking - it's quite popular actually.
Also, being dragged to karaoke bars even if you can't sing,
still lots of fun though.

You would need to 'add' token specifics manually, if it's like a brand-new token. Usually, they get 'indexed' really fast, though, so you wouldn't need to do anything. If a token for whatever reason doesn't show up, you can get all the information you need on the official site of the ICO company or simply have a look at etherscan.io or eidoo.io.

Ganz ähnlich erging es auch mir, musste ganze 2 Tage lang warten auf die Auszahlung, und außerdem hat es gefühlt eine Ewigkeit gedauert, bis diese Confirmation Mail überhaupt erst ankam. Dieses Problem wird aber vielleicht eher technischer Natur sein, denn das kenne ich auch von BitPanda oder Bittrex, dass es durchaus 1h+ dauern kann, bis so eine Bestätigungsmail denn zugestellt wird.

If that's something you created, Kudos to you, this may be a great site for complete beginners.
And even if you're just sharing it, this can be a good read for people starting out.
I especially liked that short piece on the 'Environmental Impact That No One Talks About'.
Because with all that hype around mining this is an issue often overlooked.

Now contrary to Elon Musk, I believe that in future AI will prove highly beneficial to the human kind. And one day, machines may very well coexist alongside mankind, and we will benefit from one another on equal terms. However, this is the distant future, and there will be many debates held on ethical grounds before that happens.

Right now, AI is just starting out. And in some domains I think it should be used with caution. Let me give you one example: Maybe you have heard of so called social robots or AI dolls. They are designed to be fun and trendy toys for children, but there are also certain risks involved.

Among other factors, children who play excessively long times with such dolls, might experience difficulties establishing meaningful connections with real people. As these communications between man or woman and machine may be currently rather 'static' in some cases. Also, young children might interpret the social robots behavior in certain ways and feel loved, nurtured and recognized — by a machine that is currently incapable of such emotions, and on the other extreme, they might feel ostracized and punished if the robot doesn’t give the reaction they anticipated or simply breaks down – young children might perceive this as their very own fault and feel guilty.

Just my 2 cents, folks – and while I am a strong believer in AI – I think that certain risks, especially in the early stages of its development, should be taken into consideration.

Here’s an article you might find interesting on this topic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-these-friendly-robots-cant-be-good-friends-to-our-kids/2017/12/07/bce1eaea-d54f-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html?utm_term=.5e540cbd8ce0

Seems like a legit introductory book, gonna buy this one for my girlfriend.
Thanks for your hard work, I think it's gonna be worth the effort.

Check out the article on coinsutra titled What is Satoshi? Satoshi To BTC & USD Converters.
It's written in Plain English and is pretty down to earth.

There are also converters for that, if you find it more convenient using a calculator.
btcsatoshi is one of those and it's easy to use.

There are some great people on YouTube for that, TheCryptoLark and InItForTheMONEY amonst others.
Also, although they were hacked recently, CoinDash was going in the right direction I believe.  

And last but not least, follow people on Twitter or Steemit. Maybe you've heard of John McAfee, he posts on Twitter quite frequently.
To some he's a cryptogod, to others anything but, in any case, above all, you might wanna have a look at the people in the comment section, this goes for Twitter, YouTube, Steemit etc...

If you mean day trading signals, there are some groups on Facebook on that, but I also advice strongly against it. For every good trader, you will find 100 people who have no idea what they are talking about, so there is a high risk of someone less experienced losing all their money thanks to this kind of well-meant advice (=some people create hypes or FUD just for their own personal enrichment).

Cryptosteel is, of course, the solution here. But why buy one, when you can create one yourself?
I did, following the advice of this reddit person right here:

This is the article in question:
Do you want a cryptosteel? Why buy one, when you can make your own for <$15USD!!

You could also simply register on Blockchain info, buy up to 300 dollars worth of BTC using your Mastercard or Visa and transfer that to an exchange platform.
For this, you do not need ID-verification, so this works instantly.

As to the exchange, I would recommend using Binance. Also, no ID-verification is needed and you can buy/trade crypto up to a limit of 2 BTC.
If you want to do higher amounts, registration is required.

I hope this helps.

Using excel is fine (I still do that myself), but I prefer professionally designed platforms for keeping track of your trades.
This also comes in quite handy for tax compliance purposes.

I personally use cointracking.info (there is a free version, up to 250 trades or something like that),
but there are many more platforms like that, some have apps, some don't:

- Altpocket io
- Blockfolio
- Coinfolio
- Libra.tech

I think Blockchain info is quite secure. It has a wallet that allows you to actually own your private keys, which is a big plus. Apart from this I would also recommend Bitpanda (Austria-based company), they offer wallets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash and Bitcoin Cash.

There’s also exchanges (such as the ones that were already recommended in this thread) where you can directly purchase BTC or ETH for example (via Mastercard or bank transfer), so you might save minimally on fees. For Ethereum and all ERC20 tokens, I recommend MyEtherWallet (MEW) – you can create Paper Wallets (most secure I think), and additionally add another layer of security by utilizing a Hard Wallet like the Ledger Nano S.

To answer your question: Blockchain info is not an exchange platform so no – you cannot store other crypto other than Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash (I think) and ETH on there. For this you need to transfer your BTC or ETC to an exchange. This is where you can buy (via exchanging BTC or ETH for other cryptos) the altcoin you are interested in.

I think the most well-known exchanges are: Bittrex, Bitfinex and Poloniex. There’s also Coinmama and Cryptopia. Beware of holding large amounts of crypto on these exchanges however, exchanges are for exchanging or trading (daytrading for example), in my opinion – so I wouldn’t keep large amounts of crypto there. Bittrex, Bitfinex and Poloniex and Coinama are centralized exchanges – meaning in theory they could do whatever they choose with your funds, e.g. freeze them if they have their suspicions about a user’s activity (even if that person is 100% legit).

Then there are decentralized exchanges like EtherDelta, OpenLedger/Bitshares, IDEX and others… They are completely decentralized – as the name says – so you have less of that risk described above and also more immediate control of your coins. Some decentralized exchanges will work a bit less user friendly, but after watching 1-2 YouTube videos, you’ll get the hang of it.

Remember: Anybody can get hacked. Therefore I’d advise you to store your coins in a paper wallets or a hard wallet.

PS: My personal favorite would be Binance or KuCoin. They offer great bonuses so you can save in fees. Also, you do not lose any of the crypto you purchased, but - if you so choose - can pay any fees necessary in the respective currency (Binance Coin and Kucoin Shares) of the exchange platform.

I would strongly advice against it if you are planning on hodling a larger amount. (hodl = hold)
Cloud storage is never a good idea for obvious security reasons.

Better keep a copy of that on several flash drives or burn these files to 2-3 CDs .

This is just my personal opinion, but free Bitcoin is hard to get nowadays.

There are of course faucets for that, but these site are often not that trustworthy (danger of getting infected with some nasty malware).
Also there are sites where one could gamble (you should have some coin to start), but would I strongly advice against it.

Now this is what I would recommend if you have a few thousand dollars to spend:
- If you live in a country where electricity is comparatively cheap, you could start mining coins (however, you need technical knowledge for that)
- There is also Cloud mining, a well-known company in this domain would be Genesis Mining I believe. You can simply invest some of your money and see pretty awesome returns.

If you do not have a few thousand dollars to spend, there is a way to get free altcoins (all the other great cryptos that are not BTC, those are often based on the Ethereum blockchain). Simply have a look at the altcoins bounty & Air Drops section on bitcointalk or on similar sites.

I hope this helps.

There are special platforms for that, depending on your geographical location
(Europe, US, Asia etc.), but also on the payment method you would like to choose.
Personally, I would not recommend PayPal (very high fees).

Best way for me is just to purchase Bitcoins using Mastercard (3,5% fees) or via a simple bank transfer (less fees).
You can of course start with Coinbase, but my personal recommendation would be to buy BTC on the following sites:

- Blockchain info (pretty secure in my opinion, no ID-verification needed up to 300 Dollars)
- BitPanda (really recommended if you are located in Europe, they are pretty secure also, plus no ID-verification needed up to 50 Euro)
- LiteBit.eu (if you are from Europe, good pick, no ID-verification, but you will need to verify your bank account)

Buying bitcoins is really simple once you complete the registration process. Just click "buy Bitcoin" (this will depend on the platform you are using), choose the payment method and insert the amount you would like to purchase (currently it is often not possible to purchase BTC for less than 200 dollars). Keep your phone handy, because you will receive verification codes.

You can leave that Bitcoin on the plaform/exchange, but I would recommend creating a Paper Wallet on bitaddress or getting a Hard Wallet like Ledger Nano S or the Trezor, if you want to store it long-term.

You might want to do a quick search on YouTube once you have decided on the platform you want to register for purchasing your Bitcoin (my advice would be to register on several platforms to see which one works best for you): simply search for something along the lines of 'buy bitcoin Blockchain info' or 'buy Bitcoin Coinbase').

I hope that helps.