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Getting started with Binance: a beginner's guide
By Lin Yue · Bitu editorial
Updated 2026-06-13
Data checked 2026-06
If a friend's "just go buy some" is what pushed you here, you're probably stuck on the very first step: you don't even have an account yet, the screen is full of English jargon, and "spot," "futures," "USDT-margined" all blur together — you're scared one wrong tap will make your money vanish. Relax. What actually loses beginners money is almost never which button you press; it's doing things in the wrong order — like trading constantly before you understand fees, or getting talked into futures the moment you finish signing up.
This track is here to put that order straight for you. Each piece below answers one concrete problem you'll run into, from "which platform do I pick" to "how do I sign up," "how do I make my first buy," and "which traps to keep your distance from." You don't have to read all of it — just click into whichever one you're stuck on right now. If you do want to read in order, I'd start with "how to pick an exchange" and "the full first-time Binance flow."
Pick the one you need most right now
StartFirst time on Binance: from sign-up to your first buy
Step by step through sign-up, security settings, verification, depositing, and buying your first spot order. If you're stuck somewhere, start here.
StartHow a normal person picks a crypto exchange
The hard checks to make, the traps to avoid, plus a checklist you can tick off. Picking the wrong platform hurts more than picking the wrong coin.
StartThe smallest possible steps to your first buy
Don't overthink it — run through the spot flow once with a tiny amount. The goal isn't to buy the bottom; it's to get the path working.
StartSpot vs futures, and why beginners should leave futures alone
Why two people who read the direction right can end up one richer, one liquidated. The real difference between them, and the risk in leverage.
StartWhat USDT is, and why everything trades in it
How stable a stablecoin really is, why you swap into USDT before buying, and the network details to watch.
StartBinance vs OKX: which should a beginner pick
Where these two big exchanges differ and who each one suits — to help you make your first real choice.
StartA crypto glossary a beginner can actually follow
Spot, futures, limit orders, gas, private keys… the terms you'll bump into, explained in plain words.