SunnyTunny Wed 23-Aug-17 14:58:10

Good luck with your dabbling! My DH biggest regret is selling his Bitcoins. Had he kept them his little stockpile would be worth 50k today, but unfortunately he sold them when we moved to cover solicitors fees. He largely "mined" them himself on a server he kept under our bed! Almost impossible to do these days as it takes so long to even get the one (and our electricity bill was brutal).

I would also suggest looking at Litecoins. They're not worth as much as Bitcoins, but Litecoins are more of a currency, in that people spend them more freely so if you wanted to move away from traditional banking these might suit you better. Bitcoins are seen more as an investment, like gold ingots rather than tender if that makes sense.