You’ll need to sign up for an account to buy cryptocurrency from a centralised exchange. You’ll have been through a similar sign up process countless times, though you’ll find that social sign-up – Google, Facebook or Twitter – isn’t generally available.
The decision of what email address to use for Sign Up is an important security consideration. Unfortunately, hackers target crypto exchanges and their users. This shouldn’t put you off, but it is recommended that you either use a secure email address specifically for buying cryptocurrency – such as Protonmail – or you make sure the email account used has two-factor authentication and a strong password.
You’ll generally need to show you control the email address used by clicking a link within a Verification Email – again, a standard online process.
Once you’ve verified your email it is strongly recommended that you turn on Two-Factor Authentication for your Exchange Account using an app like Google Authenticator rather than an SMS service. ( We explore Security fully in article six).
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