I'm constantly asked by non-tech friends how can they earn some bitcoins or altcoins without heavy investment of time or money. What would you recommend?
Mining bitcoin without specialized hardware is far from profitable (you'll pay 10x+ in electricity what you would buying directly from an exchange).<p>Altcoins may be profitable, or at least closer to market rates.<p>Doing work for a company that pays employees in Bitcoin is probably the most straightforward way.<p>You're going to have to either invest time or money, nobody is giving away free Bitcoins anymore. Some altcoins have giveaways, but I don't think the ones handing out stuff for free are likely to appreciate much.