- As payment for goods or services.
- Buy Bitcoins on a Bitcoin exchange.
- Exchange Bitcoins with people near you.
- Earn Bitcoins through competitive mining.
While someone might be willing to let someone pay for their Bitcoins with a credit card or PayPal, most exchanges do not accept funds from these payment methods. This is to prevent situations where someone buys Bitcoins with PayPal and then cancels the transaction midway through. This is often called a chargeback.
