Get a wallet

A wallet lets you store Bitcoins and send/receive payments. There are many wallets to choose from and here are our recommendations:

Web Wallets - Web wallets are the easiest & most convenient to use, but are potentially less secure than wallet software run on your own computer.

Blockchain (Recommended)

Coinbase
Coinjar
Coinpunk

Software Wallets - Software wallets are downloaded and run from your computer. They're considered more secure because the user has more control and doesn't depend on a 3rd party service. Most software wallets require nearly a full day constructing a local copy of the blockchain before use.

BitcoinQT - The original Satoshi wallet from bitcoin.org
Armory - (Recommended) Armory is the most mature full featured wallet.
Multibit - This is the easiest to use because it doesn't require a full download of the blockchain.

Mobile Phone Wallets - iphone & Android apps are available.
Blockchain (Recommended)
CoinJar
Coinpunk (Use as a web application on iphone & Android)

Hardware Wallets - Hardware wallets are the most secure because they don't expose your private keys to the network.
Trezor - (not yet available, coming soon)
BitSafe - (not yet available, coming soon)

BitSafe has an established reserve of Bitcoin from thousands of sources. When you use BitSafe to mix your Bitcoins, you will receive Bitcoins that originate from lots and lots of different transactions and wallet addresses, making it almost impossible for someone to track your wallet activity.

BitcoinWallet.com was founded by Price Givens and Alex Charfen with the vision of making bitcoin easier to use.

What's in your wallet?: with no banks and no cash or debit cards, managing bitcoins is a personal affair.

- An array of client software and wallets allow users to manage their money and their transactions securely and easily. [9]

- A bitcoin is divisible by up to 100 million satoshis (smallest units). Why 100 million? Unlike inflation, which causes the dollar (let alone the penny) to lose value, the growth of the bitcoin in value will eventually cause even 1/100 millionth of a bitcoin to have worth.

- 21 million: as defined by bitcoin rules, there will never be more than 21 million BTC in circulation with new mining ceasing by the year 2140. [8]

- Bitcoins are mined regularly and distributed among participating miners. They are then exchanged, bought, and sold like commodities through a mercantile system that spans the globe.