Can one purchase Steem Power (SP)?

in #steempower8 years ago

I'm wondering if there is a way to purchase Steem Power or is it only earned by creating content through story submission.

Appreciate any input.

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It can be purchased by Bitcoin, Ether and/or Bitshares in the Wallet. STEEM Power is non-transferrable and requires 3 months (13 payments) to convert back to Steem

I understand STEEM to be the base currency of the Steemit network and and different in function from Steem based dollars (SBD) and Steem Power (SP). Therefore when I see "STEEM" on Polonix, I assume that symbol is linked to the base currency, not SP. Am I understanding this correctly?

The service for purchasing STEEM and STEEM Power that @sthumacher mentioned is provided through Steemit by @blocktrades. You can access it with the button on your wallet page.

Other options with more steps include buying on a liquid market like Bittrex or Poloniex. Then you send the STEEM to your account from those markets and power up on your wallet page.

You can buy a limited amount of STEEM Power with a credit card using @Changelly but be aware that due to the risks of credit card purchases, they charge a premium compared to Bitcoin value times STEEM market value (traded as a BTC pair). Currently that premium looks to be about 24% over market.

The thing you can't buy directly are Steem Dollars, but you can get them via the Steem market

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