Cryptocurrenci es are great for people who want to make purchases without big brother tracking their every transaction. However, what isn't being said about digital money like Bitcoin is that not a whole lot of places are accepting it as a form of payment yet. So unless you complete all your shopping needs on Overstock.com, then think of it only as an investment in the same way you think of stocks. In addition, even if you were to try and cash out your Bitcoins today, you'd have to sell it to a buyer. That means somebody would have to agree to buy your coins with real cash. Not too sure somebody is willing to pay you $11,799 for 1 coin as of 5 minutes ago. Maybe you'll get multiple buyers who are willing to wire you money.
The good news is that you don't have to pay that much to have skin in the game. Set up a coin wallet and select method of payment. Enter amount.
Bingo-Bango, you now own a fraction of a bitcoin!