# Bitcoin as payment method **URL:** \ **Category:** Payment methods\ **Created:** [January 6, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105 "2017-01-06T15:10:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![statboy](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/statboy/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@statboy](https://bisq.community/u/statboy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/1 "2017-01-06T15:10:02Z")
Why can I not use bitcoin as a payment method? Only altcoins are the type of cryptocurrency that can be used. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/2 "2017-01-06T16:26:33Z")
Could you explain what you mean? Bitcoin is the medium of exchange for altcoins and fiat money. You can think of it as THE payment method for trading altcoins in bitsquare. ---
**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/5 "2017-01-06T17:06:11Z")
not at all! in bitsquare you use bitcoin to buy any altcoin. just select ETH on the currency selection box. ---
**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/7 "2017-01-06T17:26:31Z")
Does it show that message when you try to select an ETH trade or creating a “buy ETH” ad? could you provide a screenshot maybe? ---
**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/10 "2017-01-06T17:55:40Z")
Ok, i see the problem. You want to create your ETH trading account on the Account menu. Then you should be able to trade, once you load up bitsquare’s bitcoin wallet. Maybe we can have a small feature request for @ManfredKarrer: when clicking “Go to Account”, open the altcoin accounts tab when an altcoin account is missing. ---
**Author:** ![shrike](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/shrike/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@shrike](https://bisq.community/u/shrike)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/12 "2017-01-06T18:13:55Z")
yes again. just create an eth “account” in bitsquare…under crypto or something i cant remember…which is not really an account. its just your eth address that the seller of eth will see and send to you at that address. its not that hard. you dont need to create a national bank account “account” for what you are trying to do. ---
**Author:** ![ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/manfredkarrer/32/26_2.png) [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/15 "2017-01-06T21:04:00Z")
Thanks for your feedback! We will try to improve things regarding usability. ---
**Author:** ![shrike](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/shrike/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@shrike](https://bisq.community/u/shrike)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/16 "2017-01-07T00:59:30Z")
forgot to mention this. dont know what what said in the deleted comments but im guessing it finally clicked he had to deposit btc into the integrated bitsquare wallet/address so that he can then make or accept an offer to buy eth? ---
**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/17 "2017-01-07T15:22:04Z")
not sure why he deleted his comments, i reverted the last of them. @statboy if you have a problem with that let me know. ---
**Author:** ![ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/manfredkarrer/32/26_2.png) [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/bitcoin-as-payment-method/1105/18 "2017-01-15T23:21:01Z")