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How To Buy Bitcoin With Hive (Without Using Coinbase)

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I just joined Hive less than 3 weeks ago at #hod Hive Open Days Alicante, so I'm still exploring the ecosystem and testing different apps and tools.

(You can read my intro post here)

Since I'm already familiar with apps like Coinbase and Metamask, I wanted to try Altera by @magi.network — to see for myself how easy it actually is to buy Bitcoin using Hive.

So I recorded the full process as a quick UX test and video walkthrough.

▶️ Buy Bitcoin With Hive - a 60-second Guide For Newbies

First Impressions

What surprised me the most was how straightforward it was.

I’m new to Hive and figured this out. If it's this easy for me, I think a lot of people are sleeping on this.

The steps I tested:

Login to Altera with Hive Keychain
Deposit HIVE into the Magi wallet
Swap HIVE → BTC on Altera

The actual process is really simple. I walked through the whole thing in under 60 seconds. The transaction took a few minutes to confirm on-chain but that's normal.

And I didn't even read the docs.

Final Thoughts on Altera

Honestly if it's confusing, nobody's going to bother — but it wasn't. That's the point.

For anyone new to Hive and curious about DeFi, just go try it. You don't need to know what you're doing.

Thanks to @magi.network for running the contest and giving newer Hive users a reason to explore the ecosystem 🙌

Comments · 5

@artemisnorth.com(57)· 98d
You are having TOO much fun! LOL. Welcome to the platform...I look forward to reading more.
@ph1102(79)· 98d
I suppose it works the other way around? Depositing BTC to Altera and swapping to HIVE... 😉 Great short, useful tutorial! 💪
@shanibeer(74)· 99d
Interesting. The Bitcoin stays in the Altéra wallet? Hmm, where's Altéra? It didn't arrive in a Google search 😍 I have keychain app on my iPad, but can't find a way to get it work as a browser extension? Glad you found it easy and useful, I'm sure it would work perfectly on my laptop but not so intuitive on my iPad 😂
@stayoutoftherz(80)· 99d
It would be better if people would buy Hive with Bitcoin, not the other way round 😒
@hivebuzz(74)· 99d
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