So how do I get a bit coin to get started? Do I have to buy bitcoins with American money to have money in the bitcoin bank?
Well, you need a bitcoin “wallet” from one of the companies that issue them. They keep your bitcoins secure for you, kind of like a bank, and you use the wallet to make your transactions. Then you can buy bitcoins from an exchange and transfer them to the wallet.
Here’s some info on all that stuff:
https://bitcoin.org/en/getting-started