Here is my simple step-by-step guide on how to purchase Ripple for anybody interested.
P.S. Please transfer your BTC to GDAX and send it through shapeshift before you convert it.
Trust me it will save you $10 in fees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pB-J9mLrsAAnd where do you recommend setting up a Ripple wallet? You've left that part out. Obviously you can use Coinbase/GDAX for Bitcoin, but I don't think that platform deals in Ripple yet. So where do you hold your Ripple? That last bit would be very useful for all of us to know.
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