In our opinion, the best way to BUY Bitcoin is via the website Localbitcoins.com. It is a safe and versatile global platform offering direct trades between buyers and sellers. The localbitcoins.com website has been around for a long time and its head office is in Finland, one of the least corrupt countries in the world. It also operates in over 200 countries around the world and has worldwide use. Our Method 1 (online wallet) page in the Bitcoin Storage section gives more information about this peer to peer trading platform. It also lists some advantages and disadvantages of using the website as a storage method.