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In the following sections, you set up accounts to purchase your first Bitcoin. You also exchange some of the Bitcoin you buy for Ether so you can utilize Ethereum dApps in the following sections.
Creating a secure environment
You first need to create a secure environment to work online. A growing number of reasons exist for you to think about using a secure browser and a virtual private network (VPN); they prevent your data from being collected without your consent and help to avoid hackers. The average user can be targeted by hackers when using cryptocurrency and an unsecured Internet connection.
In this section, you download the Brave web browser, ProtonVPN, and a MetaMask browser extension. You can use all three of these services without paying. However, they also offer improved service for a fee.
Downloading and installing the Brave browser
Brave is a new Google Chromium–based secure web browser that is fast, open source, and privacy focused. It blocks advertisements and trackers, and has a feature that lets you reward publishers that you like with tokens. Internet pioneer Brendan Eich created Brave; he also invented JavaScript and co-founded Mozilla.