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I see that current youth is inspired by celebrities and influencers in big way. Did you also start investing in bitcoin because of some celebrity ? Or you know people who belong to that category ? Is it a wise decision to do so or we should do our own research for better results ?

No but I know a lot of people who have been influenced because of a specific celebrity or rather a content creator in youtube. People like to idolize people and follow what they do just because they think that person is always all-knowing.
Of course it’s not a good thing to just invest without any research no matter where you heard that specific advice from. I see no problem with being influenced but it’ll be best if you had decided on your own.

Nope, I start to invest Bitcoin not during bull season, those influencers are making contents, giving so called trading advice and selling their class during bull season where almost everyone are making money from Bitcoin.

Yes I know it, some people bought Bitcoin because those influencers keep convincing the people to escape from the matrix and life well from passive income.

It's a wise decision if you make profit, it's not a wise decision if you loss. :P

I started to invest in BTC because of this forum and the wise words of the members of this forum. If we go in details like how? When I got accepted in signature Compaign, I started to accumulate BTC I use some of it for my expensive the remaining ones are keep piling and at the end I was left with my savings in BTC.

So these savings in BTC started to gain value, as my average buying is around $28k. Speaking of why I kept accumulating till now, that's because a lot of people shared techniques to control your emotions, I learned them the hard way by losing some, at least in the long run I can to some extent control my emotions now. We should definitely follow influencers who are experts in the field, and we should not follow those celebrities who are actors, have no knowledge and we are just doing what they are doing with no understanding make us vulnerable to lose money.

What’s really concerning is if these celebrities or social media influencers spread misinformation about bitcoin or just crypto in general.

I mean we all know just how influential they can be and how other people take their words as if it’s the gospel itself. They might be one of the reasons for how the general public sees bitcoin.

No, celebrities might have influence Bitcoin to be mainstream, but I doubt that is the main reason why some of us are in this market. And if I'm not mistaken, this celebrities just went out around 2017, whereas there could be members here who have been in this community prior to that. I don't understand what you mean by better results, Bitcoin has been the prime mover of crypto and so it's the first crypto that everyone will invest and it involved itself from payment system by Satoshi to a investment, as an assets or hedge. And for those who haven't seen the roast of Tom Brady, it's even mentioned by someone.

"Should I invest in something because of a celebrity told me so or should I do my own research?!"

Why is this even a question? Lol.

But yea — every person will have their sort of introduction to crypto — from social media ads, through word of mouth, to celebrities posting about it, etc. Mine is seeing negative news through the Bitfinex hack back then.

Regards to this question, I think that this is a good indicator that someone is stupid to some level because they don't think for themselves, I mean it's weird that you let others decide how to live your life because you're so fond of that celebrity that you want to imitate what they've been into or to invest into what they're invested into. I didn't get influenced by any person into investing into bitcoin, friend's found it, we all got curious about bitcoin and did our research, found it to be a viable way to make money while we're still in school. It was an awesome experience to be learning more about bitcoin. To the people that are still following celebrities and their tips in life, just so you know that the difference of how they live and how we live is like heaven and earth, it can't be the same so stop following them and what they do and learn to live for yourself and your loved ones.

Celebrities hardly advertise Bitcoin so I doubt if much people heard about Bitcoin from them. Who will pay them for such advertisement? Besides, Bitcoin does not need any advertisement... I think this has been a topic of debate in many platforms I have joined and I really think there are some merits in it. Instead of Bitcoin, what I have noticed celebrity advertise are altcoins, NFT and other projects that mimics Bitcoin. Founders of these projects made special budget for marketing and that is how the celebrities get paid.

There are actually few early adopters of Bitcoin that couldn't resist the urge to flaunt their wealth in social media, they have huge followers but they are extremely few and most of them I know have even gone ahead to create some other coins and platforms in which they advertise using their big stash of Bitcoin as bait to attract people to them. Instead of people investing in Bitcoin because of them, people end up investing in their new creation with the hope that it will perform like Bitcoin.

Nope, I haven't seen during that time that there's a celebrity that have influenced the community to invest. Even a common guy won't even able to convince someone to invest in Bitcoin in the past.

I know people that can be influenced easily by these celebrities if they promote something even if it means a scam to them.

We have to DYOR. We earn our money but we don't have to be dependent to these celebrities. They're being hired to advertise and that's why they'd say good things about what they promote, related to bitcoin or not.

Celebrities promote many things in exchange for money which we call influence. they create video content only to show people with no guarantee that they will engage in it. So of course it is important to do your research before investing money in anything. But I am always encouraged to invest in Bitcoin. but I don't invest in influencers when they promote them for anything else. and Bitcoin has no regulatory body so I don't think the influencers get paid to promote Bitcoin. so I will definitely invest in Bitcoin

I did not start investing in Bitcoin because of some celebrity no. If anything, I probably wouldn’t have started investing if I’d first heard of Bitcoin via some celebrity. I understand the power of social media & the younger generation today idolises famous people so I assume public figures shilling Bitcoin could attract young people to buy Bitcoin. I have my own mind though.

Someone must say about something directly or indirectly before we can have the awareness of it, and how we got the information does not really matter, what matters is how you take that serious. I didn't get motivated by any celebrity but the news from people I know caught my interest before I did a little research about bitcoin.

I didn't know how to go about my bitcoin journey, but when I got registered here, it made investing in bitcoin easy for me because I was able to understand the potential of bitcoin and price value. I decided to invest because bitcoin is worth investing in especially to people like us in this forum, because the forum is a big opportunity for us to invest in bitcoin since we talk about it always and you are given the opportunity to also earn bitcoin here.

I am glad that I got into Bitcoin without seeing any signs, it was a decision I made myself, and for myself only, I understood the risks and since the government was always troublesome for me I felt the need to become a Bitcoinist.

There are some influencers online who may have influenced a lot of investors into Bitcoin, let's not forget that some people only take actions when they are been told so, only very few numbers of people want to be different and take actions without anyone's opinion.

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I have seen some influencer's videos on YouTube, and most times these influencers are doing this for money too, that is why it is hard to see crypto influencers talking about Bitcoin only, they always bring in other altcoins too as form of promotion to get paid, they advertise for new crypto exchanges and all that, Bitcoin is just a part but their main goal is making money.

Luckily, I did not. And those that have always been by their idols, you have to rethink about financial decisions. You can be a fan of their craft but you shouldn't be too reliant to financial things towards them because they're going to make easy money while doing nothing and only add their names to the brands. A perfect example why people shouldn't follow their idols about money making decisions are these;

• Celeb-backed Token Offerings More Likely to Be a Scam, Research Reports (https://www.aicoin.com/en/article/347551)
• Crypto founder admits $25 million ICO backed by celebrities was a scam (https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/06/18/crypto-founder-admits-25-million-ico-backed-by-celebrities-was-a-scam/)

Although you will be lucky if a celebrity influences you to invest in bitcoins, it is not still good that you get influenced to invest without your own research. Some celebrities have knowingly and unknowingly influenced people to invest in shitcoins that they later regretted because they did not do their own research. The SEC had to step in to prevent more people from the influence of these celebrities who may be receiving money by the creators of these coins to promote it.

The development of the digital world, including social media, means celebrities have the power to influence their fans through posts on social media, but I consider myself lucky because I have never been influenced by what they convey through posts on their social media accounts regarding anything, including Bitcoin, and it seems like I already knew about Bitcoin long before these celebrities were interested in Bitcoin but actually crypto, and I found out about Bitcoin from a local forum how he through the forum and also his personal blog taught how to get Bitcoin for free because at that time it was quite easy to get it, and I was lucky to learn about Bitcoin from someone who didn't take advantage of the knowledge he had.
And to be honest I think celebrities only convey what can benefit them so that's not a wise thing and we should do in-depth research for whatever they try to convince us because of the risks we will face

Have you ever seen someone become rich or successful by following someone else's advice without knowledge? I don't care in what form you know about bitcoin, because bitcoin has become so popular that it is not difficult to see it today. As long as you use the internet, social networks, it is not difficult for you to see it.

But I want to tell you that before you want to invest in any property, any business. You should research everything yourself before making a decision for yourself instead of relying on the advice of others. Although bitcoin is a good investment, it will also cause you to lose miserably if you do not have knowledge and invest blindly. A good asset is not enough to make you rich or successful, you need knowledge and experience and to get those things, you need to learn and research yourself.

Those two things usually do not go together - bitcoin and getting influenced by celebs to buy specifically bitcoin.

I think these celebs are more likely to promote altcoins and NFTs and that crap and the people who listen to them will buy them too. But bitcoin, nobody sponsors it, why will that celeb promote it? Think about it yourself.

I started bitcoin because I saw users accepting payments in it and I got interested in knowing more about it.

No, I learnt about Bitcoin in 2016 and it was this forum where I heard about Bitcoin for first time. It took me sometime to realize the potential of Bitcoin. I was fortunate enough to find this forum because without it I may not be able to know about Bitcoin so early.

I'm among those people who learned about Bitcoin when it's price was still below $1000 and I learnt about it from this forum. I got to this forum because I searched for some digital goods, and ways to sell those, and in that search I came to this forum. After that I started learning about Bitcoin, and to be honest, it was one the best decisions of my life.

You do have a point. But there are influencers or content creators who solely create content for crypto and even without any sponsor they might spread word about bitcoin just out of good will which could have ended up in someone’s feed considering the algorithm.

There are so many ways to learn about bitcoin and many more ways to actually understand it. The internet is very vast and very helpful nowadays.

Investment shouldn't be done based on other peoples opinions or because it is what people seems to be doing or talking about, you must be self conviction enough to understand the prons and cons of such investment and tailor it down to your own level of preparedness as to that regards in order for you to make an informed decisions that will suits you along side achieving your goals and objectives.

Before joining this forum, I had very little knowledge about Bitcoin, and although I had a lot of stories about how people will invest a lot of money in it, and within months they became very rich, I was very skeptical because MMM, Ponzi scheme, had scammed a lot of people in my country. I never believed influencers or any other sources, until I joined this forum and became convinced that Bitcoin is a store of value and a very genuine and legit investment. It was this forum that really opened my eyes to the reality of cryptocurrency, many ignorant people out there still thinks that other crypto coins/ tokens are parts of Bitcoin, they get scammed and blames it all on Bitcoin.

I invested in Bitcoin not because of celebrities and influencers. They are probably just getting to know Bitcoin, so they are starting to invite people, including their visitors, to start investing in Bitcoin. I also don't know those people, but they should be able to research it first before investing.

We don't know whether it is a wise decision because it depends on each person. Hopefully, they can research it before deciding so they don't make the wrong decision. If not, they will have difficulty making a profit.

By doing research before starting to invest, they can find out more about Bitcoin. They can also determine when to start investing and not just because of invitations from celebrities and influencers. They must be responsible for the money they will use to invest.

Basically, the interest in Bitcoin investment is increasing day by day, only if you see the investment of a celebrity, but not the same as what you would invest. If you want to invest in bitcoins you should definitely invest in bitcoins after gaining enough knowledge about bitcoins but not just because you see which celebrities have invested in bitcoins. You should always plan for the long term when it comes to Bitcoin investing. There is no rush to invest in Bitcoin. Many people are in a rush to become an overnight millionaire after investing in Bitcoin. So you should always have a long-term plan in Bitcoin investment and invest with a calm mind so that you can achieve proper success with the investment.

The thing is you can’t simply just stumble upon something just like that, most people got here through social media or through reading articles. It is not necessarily that one influencer will be the reason to invest into bitcoin but it could because of group of investors that were spreading the FOMO around social media that got many people attention.

As for doing research it was definitely necessary to do that research after finding out from the social media and do some the research is what brought some people here in the forum. Research is an important thing to do even if someone introduces you to something

Young people always follow the influence of celebrities, but this is not a reason for adults to imitate the actions of "celebrities and influencers".

If celebrities are investing in shitcoins, should I do the same?

Celebrities can afford very risky investments due to their great wealth, but the average person cannot. Therefore, it is unacceptable to invest just because someone from "celebrities and influencers" did it. This must be a conscious and thoughtful step.

Praise be to Satoshi, I don't know such idiots. :)

It is absolutely not a wise decision to repeat and imitate the investment strategies of celebrities.

You should manage (invest) your wallet thoughtfully, carefully and rationally, which means you can’t do it without your own research (or professional financial advisors or investors).

If OP thinks the current generation is investing in Bitcoin, chances are they are currently inspired by celebrities or influencers. However, if you ask everyone on this forum, my answer is impossible, especially those who have been on this forum for a long time. If on the contrary, maybe there are celebrities or influencers who know and study everything related to Bitcoin and invest in this forum, because we can't know.

And I am personally involved with Bitcoin because several of my friends have been involved for a long time and have also been on this forum for a long time, so after I got to know Bitcoin and investing I was directed to enter this forum. And to increase or improve knowledge and other things related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and this forum is the best place for me.

The answer is no" although most of the Investor's today was influenced by their favorite celebrity, you know how fan do most times they can go extra mind just to pleased their favorite celebrity. However no one introduce me to bitcoin investment rather people keep talking about bitcoin investment in social media both people around me, then I decided to conduct a deep research about how bitcoin investment works, so that's how I started this crypto journey.

I start investing on Bitcoin before any celebrity talking about crypto. I invest on Bitcoin because I’m amazed on blockchain technology while this shitty celebrity is just using crypto specifically Bitcoin to milk with their followers through shitcoin investments attaching Bitcoin popularity on it.


Obviously NO, most of the celebrity doesn’t know what they are talking about because their intention is for money only. Always DYOR(Do Your Own Research) in crypto because there’s a lot of scam in here.

No. What you have to think about is that many famous and influential people from the world of entertainment have promoted crypto, and it has not ended well, they have even been fined for promoting risky investments, that is, they did it simply for money without understanding that they were selling. Make your investments for your intentions and not someone else's, and if something interests you due to a promotion, simply investigate it.

It's actually the worst idea. Influencers are not your friends, so, people shoudn't trust their advices

Celebrities and  influencers have a lot of influence on the decision  their followers make. However when it comes to Bitcoin there is very rarely any celebrity who has an independent thought on Bitcoin. If there are, it's just only a few. The ones who support Bitcoin do it as brand ambassadors for some exchange which I don't like. I want to see one come out and speak truth to power about Bitcoin.

I did not start investing in Bitcoin because of some celebrity or an influencer here. I started investing in Bitcoin due to peer inference influence and hard knock lesson I learned about shitscoins prior to my investment in Bitcoin.

Yes I know people in this category. However their investing in Bitcoin was more about investing in Bitcoin through a crypto exchange where a celebrity is a brand ambassador.
I am a diehard fan of doing your own research.

I don't and have never followed a celebrity or an influencer to the extent that I would get persuaded by them or inspired by them to do a certain thing, especially if it involves finances and investments because I know it's foolish to follow someone's advise and do something that you don't even know anything about even if that person is your favorite or you like them and follow them everywhere.

For me, it isn't reasonable and I don't think anyone should make such mistakes. When it comes to making financial decisions, it should be you who should be taking those decisions and those decisions shouldn't be influenced by anyone, even if it's a celebrity that you love a lot and you always do what they do or ask their followers to do.

Definitely no, if someone invest in Bitcoin because of celebrities, it means they didn't even understand the asset that they bought. They're the one who panic selling when Bitcoin price down 5%-10% in a day and can't hold the the price to bounce back.

But we shouldn't really blame them since they're helping professional traders to make money. :D

I didn't invest in Bitcoin because of any celebrity. However, I didn't know what Bitcoin was, a friend of mine gave me the first idea about Bitcoin. I got interested in investing in Bitcoin after hearing about Bitcoin well from my friend. At some point came to know about this bitcointalk forum, since registering my account here I have gained more knowledge. From this forum I learned how to invest in DCA method, I learned that long term investment in Bitcoin can definitely be profitable. Currently I continue to invest in DCA method.

There are many people who exalt the celebrity status and see those celebrities as angels and people that never do any wrong. But just like other titles like CEO, chairman, etc. celebrity is just a title given that an individual who is popular, we still have to be careful of them.

If you happen to genuinely know a celebrity one on one and then maybe they give you advice to invest in Bitcoin it is different from when you take a general advice from a celebrity that did not give to you in particular.

This depends on how the influencer conveys something or educates the public. If we hear it makes sense, we should first study the impact of the investment itself, don't just think about the profits. If you are ready for everything then you can start. I myself happened to be introduced to cypto investment through a friend of mine. At first I was very doubtful about this investment, because I saw many people experiencing big losses in my country. As time went by, I myself understood the concept of investment itself.

No, I found influencers after I started investing in it. I heard about BTC a long time ago but didn't pay attention. 4 years ago I thought that I should try it, and now I don't think that I will quit.

I didn’t get into Bitcoin because of some celebrity but media exposure definitely played a role. When Bitcoin started receiving attention from mainstream TV channels I became interested and wanted to learn more about it.

Taking advice about anything from a celebrity is usually seen in a negative way, but if they are well informed and can make a coherent intellectual argument, it is something which can only be beneficial and help drive adoption.

I don't think I can start up any investment that involves money because of a certain celebrity who's always online saying things that he or she was paid by a brand to say so that people will patronize the brand knowing fully well that most of the celebrities don't even make use of the bands they advertise for other people to buy. First time I got to know about Bitcoin investment was through a friend of mine and I doubted everything she told me because I was waiting to see how far she has progressed since she's been investing before I could think of investing long story short it took me many years to make up my mind and I saw reasons to invest because the same person who introduced me to Bitcoin was on another level then. Do not invest in anything because a celebrity or someone closer to you talked about a particular project, always take out time to do your own research, verify everything by your self and ensure you understand what you want to invest in before you invest.

The truth of the fact is that celebrities/influencers have always been known to have great influence on their respective target audience, ranging from how they behave, what they say and the choices they make both in regards to either investment or personal life choices, e.t.c, of which when it comes to Bitcoin, the role of the likes of people like Elon Musk, Mike Tyson and Snoop Dogg who have every moment proved their undiluted support to Bitcoin and it's ecosystem can never be over-emphasized, and as such, have grown a massive audience within the crypto space. So for me, I can't really say it was an influencer who brought me into having interest about Bitcoin, but rather curiosity and the last two Bitcoin Halving hype was what made me wanting to know more, and today I'm happy I made the right choice.

it's always important to do your own research when you want to invest in something and even if a celebrity influenced you to invest in something that they are promoting, you still need to do your own research and understand what they are promoting. sadly a lot of people do not do this and just blindly follow what their idol says and the end result is either they lose their money because they don't know what they are doing or lose their money because it is a scam.

Nope. That would be really dumb to be honest since celebrities are willing to lose their money unlike commoners like us who aren't willing to part with our money. However, there are many, many dumdums out there who blindly follow their celebrities.

They end up losing their money and regret it badly later on. Do your research people!

I started investing in Bitcoin because of my friend taught me about it but, Obviously not wise to do invest just because of some influencer or some celebrity just because you trust them or they are your idol or something, I mean there were a lot of people getting scammed and hacked with that kind of thinking, if you're going to rely on influencers online or celebrity which is mostly paid by scammers or websites you surely are going to be vulnerable to scams and hacks, those kind of things are popular online getting hack and because they invested because they get influence by some popular people then just ended up blaming the influencers because they lose a lot of money because they invested on it, quite popular I think when the NFTs are starting to blow up. I mean it wasn't really that bad as long as you're willing to do the research on what they are promoting, I personally don't trust these influencers and celebrity-promoting websites or investments because my first thinking was they are all paid to do this kind of advertisement on social media, but when there was some promotion that I actually like, I take my time to actually do the research on it, just to know if it is a legitimate website? is it a legitimate investment? can I make a profit on it? something like that so I don't end up losing money.

I don't belong to that category, but I have people who do. There are some certain people who are so obsessed with the celebrity they follow as their role model that whatever that one promotes or posts, they so much believe in it without even having any second doubt, and they can invest in it without even doing their own personal research about it. 
 
Celebrities, based on how their fans follow them and do whatever they ask them to, have been the major target of some coin creators. They use them to promote and market their products, which can create hype, and many people fall victim to rug pull from such projects, and those celebrities can't be held responsible for their actions.

It is better to do your own research before venturing into anything. Let no one’s persuasion makes you want to do something before knowing what that truly entails. I only got to know about bitcoin true a friend and that was not my first time of hearing about it. So I will say, I only joined when I was completely satisfied with bitcoin through what I’ve personally learnt about it. He made me loved it more but I joined willingly when I was ready because if I was earlier, I would have joined before now. Celebrity and influencers are persuasive tools that are only after their own personal promotion and benefits they get from adverts, so when they advertise something, do your own research before venturing into it.

No I am not influenced by any celebrity or famous person but I do know some people who also know about bitcoin but I do not know if they are influenced or not. I know about bitcoin from my brother-in-law and at first I don't know what it is but I think to myself that maybe I should try it to learn it and understand about bitcoin, blockchain and how it works. Years have passed and I learned many things about bitcoin and also this forum which helps me a lot (information and such).

We are not all investors, some of us see bitcoin as a way to make money online, and for me it has been that way since 2014. I like more the vision of getting bitcoins online and making them real money, that's how it works to me, buying coins with real money has been never an option. But it's just my point of view, for sure a lot of users have bought bitcoin in the past and made an awesome profit just by holding their coins.

And i haven't seen a lot of celebrities promoting bitcoin at all.

Back in 2014 when I got interested in bitcoin Satoshi and other bitcoin brains were that celebrities. I remember being impressed by people who really understood bitcoin like Andreas Antonopoulos, so in a way I did buy because of celebrities, but bitcoin celebrities :D
There were no real celebrities advertising bitcoin, or at least I don't remember any. When you heard someone talking about it it usually was a guy responsible for the server room in your office building, or the guy who came to troubleshoot your Internet connection.

It is true that nowadays youngsters are inspired by celebrities and try to emulate them. But I don't have much of a social media following so I don't feel the need to follow a celebrity in bitcoin investing. I got a lot of investment related information from this forum so I didn't have to follow anyone else. But I've seen some celebrities who have tried to create hype with different meme currencies, it might still be going on. If you follow someone else's advice when it comes to investing in Bitcoin or any other coin,at some point you won't even know how much money you need to invest. when I invest I am priority my own research all time.

Make your choice and decision moreover you’re the one controlling your money and making financial decision. I dislike influencers and advert not just crypto related advert but, mostly every advert create by an influencer just to promote a website etc. most celebrities live a fake life so you don’t know if they’re genuinely involve in any coin being promoted on their page, Ronaldo for example and a lot of celebrities end up promoting an unknown website etc. Bitcoin is good and trusted but, still doesn’t show any interest if you invest just because your favorite celebrity invest too. I got my bitcoin investment advice from a friend not a celebrity, at that point I still had to make research about bitcoin investment, learn more about bitcoin and still in the process.

Luckily not. If I invest in Bitcoin because of my acquaintance and he is not a celebrity. ha ha
No matter where we get information or know about Bitcoin, as long as we are able to optimize it and not just follow along, then it will have a good impact. Remember, after we are introduced, the best thing is to learn about it, don't just be tempted and attracted by the success of the person who introduced it to us, especially celebrities or influencers. Sometimes, they don't match what is being shared. But at least once we understand more about what's next, then we will be able to understand and choose information that is true, trusted, and also something we can follow. but we can't immediately believe everything, but there must be checks and cross-checks and DYOR, that's for sure. And make sure we are ready for the various risks when entering into Bitcoin investment.

Yep, mate, that's the fact that celebrities make a lot of sense to the youth these days. Because youth thinks that these celebrations are successful people, maybe we can get some profit by following them, although celebrations make money by using these people, that is, they rob these people by showing their name. No matter how much money a person has, he is greedy to earn more. And these celebrations are also included in the same category. 


Nope!
I have never invested in Bitcoin by being inspired by this big name shit. I have invested in Bitcion based on my own research. I have also said above that these celebrations lure people on social media to make you a part of their trap so that they can bring buying volume in the buying market or on the contrary, they take Bitcoin from people by creating panic. That is, they abuse these people on the sell or draw and fill their wallets by taking advantage of the opportunity or in other words they want to bring dip for more buying.

No I was already in Bitcoin before those celebrity or famous personalities started promoting crypto currencies, that is why I don't trust them when they promote new coins.
I know they are just being used for publicity, and most of them don't really understand or know about crypto they just got paid for promoting it.
I also feel like those celebrity just got into crypto because of the hype or big news, I don't really think that they would even acknowledge crypto or Bitcoin even if it was introduced to them in it's early stages or years.

I didn't know about famous people at the stage when I first learned about bitcoin, mainly through some colleagues who worked together in the field of information technology. And through the process of many different challenges it built my belief that bitcoin is bitcoin and it's great.

I know about some influencers in recent years to attract new people and prey on people's greed, but basically it is also a way for people to learn about bitcoin goes through challenging processes so that they also realize bitcoin is great.

I do not invest because of the influence or encouragement of others - this is purely based on my own will and self-awareness. Investing is a plan I've had since I was a teenager - but I'm sorry to say that at that time I didn't have any income.

Once I had an income - I started planning investments, of course not directly in bitcoin. My first investment was gold and several others which I thought were profitable until I got to know bitcoin. I know there is no story that needs to be told to other people - everyone has a different story about how they got to know Bitcoin and invest in it.

I discovered this some time ago that it seems I'm the only one who isn't moved by what celebrities do. I don't even idolize any celebrity. Apart from the footballers I don't even know that names of many celebrities. I wouldn't be surprised if I walk pass many popular musicians in my country. I was in the airport one day and was actually beside one celebrity, I didn't know until some other group of people walked in and started hailing the celebrity. I smiled and told the celebrity that I didn't actually know him and he was a bit surprised.

I have read where some said they started gambling because their favourite celebrity does;
Some pattern their lifestyle, from clothing to the rest to that of their favourite celebrity;
I wouldn't be surprised if some people started investing in BTC because if their favourite celebrity. But it won't easily happen unless it is a Ponzi scheme or a shitcoin which the owners hired a celebrity to promote.

I think it’s high time we don’t follow celebrities and influencers blindly. Am not the type that do follow celebrities and influencers, before I will do anything, I always make sure I do my research first, because I have seen lots of influencers promoting scam projects. Most of those influencers and so called celebrities only care about themselves, they only care about what’s entering their account even if their fans are losing, they don’t even care to make research about the project they are promoting, if you can pay them well, then they will promote your project for you, they don’t care if people are losing, that’s why I don’t trust them.

Nope! I wouldnt recommend basing investment choices on celebrities.  Just because someones famous doesnt automatically make them an expert on finances or Bitcoin and  celebrities often get paid to promote products or services, but that doesnt mean they actually use or even understand what they are endorsing. 

It is best to think critically and do your own thorough research before investing money into anything.  Dont just blindly follow a celebritys endorsement or advice without looking into the pros and cons yourself first.  They may have different incentives than looking out for your best financial interests.

Research has become a necessity prior to investing. Even if most celebrities prefer to invest in that type of investment, still the risk to lose will always be there knowing all investments don’t have guarantees to end up profiting. So don’t just be a copy cat, but do your own diligence to learn. Investment will be more successful if you have the good knowledge and have good strategies to make it work, and not just like you rely on other people’s decision making, regardless if they are celebrities or not.

Absolutely right!
Taking a decision based on your own research is a wise stance. Listen to everyone and do whatever your heart wants. That is, you can convince your heart and mind that it is beneficial for me to do it. But all these stances should be within a principled circle, because acting with trust is not wise but foolish. Educate yourself first, then get experience and then act with your own mind. according to your research take a decision. So if you have chosen the right thing, then indeed you will have profit. 
 
Most of the people sometimes follow people i.e. they follow the research of influencers. It is true that they indicate the right time, but they can also give the wrong informstion which can cause you to lose. So it is not better that you act on your own research, which is the mentality of a wise person. 
 
So it's meant to say that taking a decision based on your own research can lead to a better result for you.

It normal for most people to be easily influenced by their favorite celebrities so I think if one is a fan of a celebrity who's big on Cryptocurrency especially Bitcoin them they could easily be lured into the market if they financially stable to purchase it, take for example during post halving there were lots of talks about the halving from celebrities, Crypto whales and paid actors now come to think of it, don't you think those who got little knowledge of it could be easily influenced easily when they heard it from their favourite celebrities? I've come across someone who comes from a family where tattoo is not tolerated but because of his love for a certain artist he had to tattoo his skin now such person could decide to invest in Bitcoin if same celebrity preaches about it. Nevertheless I won't advise anyone to invest in Bitcoin or any other Cryptocurrency without a proper knowledge about it, cause I things go wrong those influencers won't be there to console you.

First I'm not excepting such a question.

Yes I know a lot of people are fascinated by the likes of their celebrities but does that really make any sense? Like to jump into something because someone you don't know or know as a result of constant watching in movies or music does advertise or show off his or her achievements via a thing that you don't really have good knowledge about. It's more like looking in to a river and decided to jump in then to realise that it's more deep than expected.

Although one way or the other it's good to try out things whether you know them or not but buying bitcoin or investing in bitcoin when you don't really know about it is only going to end up putting the person in a hot soup as when it's volatile nature shows up it will seem like the world is over for such person.
All I say is it's best to research and find out how things work before putting a dime into it instead of trying and then regret your actions.

I did not come into the Bitcoin space because of any celebrity or influencer. My curiosity brought me here and that the success I have had all these years is what has kept me going. Celebrities do not a sway in my decisions because most of the celebrities promote stuff that they don’t understand. They promote anything as long as they are getting paid, very few of them make research on the stuff they advertise on their platform.  

Personally, I would never invest into something just because some celebrity or influencer talked about it because in the majority of cases they have no idea what they are saying and/or promoting, they just care about getting the money. Or is there anyone in here that believes that celebrities who live in a different world from the rest of us actually care about normal people? I can't even stand commercials with celebrities, why should I buy a tv or a beer or get a certain credit card just because an athlete or a singer is promoting it? Guys, think using your own brain, don't live caring about celebrities.

Celebrities are supposed to promote a business or a brand in exchange for money,but it's t advisable to disregard certain preparations and awareness towards a plan or investment choice such as Bitcoin.Most of the time,these so called influencers don't even utilize and demonstrate whatever they display over the internet for us on themselves.Although,some people are likely to be influenced by all these things and it affects them intentionally in one way or the other.

Recently,most youths or this generation are obsessed and mostly inspired/influenced by celebrities and they try to replicate and copy whatever that they do,which is why celebrities are the ones used to promote a business these days.But whatever happens, it's crucial to always adopt the DYOR syndrome before you attempt anything.I would never accept an offer because my Favorite celebrity is an influencer to the business.

Celebrities have some kind of influence over their followers and that's why they're are paid handsomely to advertise projects for the crypto community.

I didn't invest in Bitcoin as a result of endorsement by a celebrity and I don't know anyone who's close to me who did.

When it comes to investment it is always wise to DYOR before investing. You shouldn't blindly put your funds in any project because a celebrity endorsed it. Celebrities most times do not research about the projects and all they care about is getting paid for the advert.

It is a very critical decision to be among those that believe that anything that a celebrity or any influencer did will influence them to join because they will definitely regret their action and they will be used as a source to be scammed. That means anyone engaging in such a lifestyle is definitely at a high threat in life because, apart from scaling, they will also be used to sell out goods that might be harmful to them.

Everyone knows that doing your own research is the best way to join bitcoin because without knowledge in bitcoin, you are of no use because instead of gaining, you will only be losing, and no one will like to be used in life. That is why doing your own research is the best way to have knowledge about bitcoin, but you might be influenced by social media about bitcoin, and those that influence you might not be a celebrity but have a have a higher intellect of bitcoin. 

In addition, celebrities have a lot of money so even if they invest without getting research, still they won’t lose all they have. Unlike us who have limited funds only, having research first should always be a must so that we won’t end up with a non-profitable investment but with a good and highly profitable one.

However, as for me, I don’t invest because majority are doing so. But I am investing in bitcoin because I know personally how it will turn in our dreams into reality as long as you do the right thing.

I don't know any celebrities that got involved with Bitcoin in my country since it's illegal according to the central bank and government. I did my own research and decided to invest in Bitcoin. No doubt each celebrity has their own followers, and they are following him or her blindly. So these followers would be inspired by celebrity influence. They could help expand the Bitcoin network when they share about it. So his or her blind followers would start investing. But investors must also need do research. I don't support any blind investment in Bitcoin. Everyone should know what Bitcoin is and how it works. 

This Question to me looks like a survey question. well, why would I invest because of celebrity influencer, well if I do this it means I'm not matured in mind to take investment decisions, From what I known in the last couple of years I started investment, and when it comes to investment it's not something you do base on what a celebrity has done, wrong! .Rather Investment, basically investment into Bitcoin is something you don't need someone to do, it should be done base on your knowledge about Bitcoin and if you think it worth risking.

Of course not. Making Bitcoin investments is something I came to understand properly and like when I joined the forum as well as spent more time here. During my newbies days I had a vague understanding of how Bitcoin investments work mainly because of the wrong and funny explanations made by people like social media influencers out there. I can bet you that although a great deal of people have heard about Bitcoin and it's potential, only a few of them are fully aware of how it works.
In some countries where crypto is regarded illegal by the government, they hardly have celebrities whom make Bitcoin popular by even talking about it publicly. It is even difficult for Bitcoiners in such locations to carry out their crypto related businesses and stuffs at ease.

To answer your question I would say I never follow any celebrity when it comes to investing in Bitcoin. Investing in Bitcoin is a purely personal matter where I do not follow anyone else's predictions or suggestions. Celebrities often make announcements to hype up Bitcoin and investing according to their announcements will definitely lead to losses rather than gains. Moreover, an ideal investor never invests in Bitcoin by watching others or following a celebrity, rather he invests in Bitcoin by doing his own research and market analysis. An investor does not invest all his capital in bull market according to someone's suggestion but he invests in Dollar Cost Averaging i.e. DCA method where there is definitely a high probability of profit in that investment.
Don't invest your money with following Celebrities....

No.
If that's the case for me then I would've lose huge amounts of money already. It's because there are many celebrities who are promoting different coins in the past, and even until now (although it's way fewer already).

I have been influenced by the fact that I can make money if I invest into Bitcoin that's why I learned at least the basics of it and invested on it. After all, many look at Bitcoin as an asset that many believe that they can make money if they invest into it. On the other hand, I also look at it as a currency as well. Investing not only on Bitcoin, but with other projects as well just because of a celebrity isn't a good idea because you might lose money in the end. I remember when John McAfee continued to shill some ICO's back in 2017-2018. Many made profits off of it, but most of them lost their money because they invested on a project he shilled.

Overall, investing just because a celebrity told so isn't a great thing to do. You must have your own reason as to why you should invest into Bitcoin and any other coins out there.

Exactly. Bitcoin aside, many celebrities are being used to promote something, and of course, because a celebrity endorses it, expect that many people will be attracted to it and start to follow it, even if it is not just bitcoin or crypto currency-related. For me no, I started doing bitcoin or I have know bitcoin because one of my classmate in college introduce it to me by offering me side jobs related to earning bitcoin and from that I started to dig deep and widen my knowledge when it comes to bitcoin and crypto currency and I'm thankful to the person that introduce me to this industry because it keeps me making extra income.

But I don't usually follow those celebrities who're promoting or endorsing some other coins because it's a trend now. Just a mention of a certain currency by a celebrity can be enough to attract potential investors, but I don't believe in that because I follow my own analysis, and before I engage in a new currency or project, I do my own research.

Whatever the desire all starts from oneself first, then comes an invitation from others to participate. For me personally of course not because at first when I wanted to invest either in BTC or any other type, it was purely of my own volition and not at the instigation of others.

For those who are young at heart, it is most likely yes and may be necessary, especially for those who like it, besides that it may already have its own community, although the number is mostly relative, meaning that not all young people choose to go there. Yes. Generally everything should be in line with personal goals and risk tolerance.

Following celebrities/influencers in the market is not too bad because through it we will be able to access or know projects that may have potential. But whether to invest or not will depend, we need to research and fully analyze the potential of the project before making a decision. We should not invest blindly and accidentally become liquid for them.

In addition to holding bitcoin, I also invest in altcoins so I don't mind following some celebrities or market influencers to keep an eye on some information. But when investing in any project, I will research it myself and not invest indiscriminately.

do only fans girls count as celebrities? they all ask for payment in btc

I invested in Bitcoins back in 2016-17 when Bitcoins were not so popular. I hardly doubt that at that time any celebrity was aware of this fantastic crypto. Nevertheless I have seen many followers blindly follow their idol celebrity. Hence, if any celebrity public promotes his investments, then all the fans will definitely follow them. This can also be seen by the TV and social media ads done by the celebrities and their fans blindly buying it. But actually when you are investing, you should do your own research to get the maximum profit and less losses.

I am in Bitcoin since 2015, when celebrities and influencers weren't as popular and influential as they are today, at least in my generation and in my country they weren't on a high level. Also, influencers didn't know Bitcoin and weren't promoting any crypto projects or currencies.
Celebrities and influencers don't promote Bitcoin, Monero or any other worthy cryptocurrency, they always get hired by ponzi project owners, then pay influencers to promote the project while influencers have no idea what they are promoting. In other words, influencers don't promote Bitcoin and whatever they promote, is a total scam in 99 out of 100 cases. Btw if someone like Elon Musk starts investing in Bitcoin, you should keep an eye on that fact because that usually means increased demand on Bitcoin and bull market.

When we want to understand well the investment we are going to make, of course we have to first find out the understanding about it well and spend a lot of time on this forum, of course it will be better because we will be able to understand the understanding of Bitcoin from them. who has first to understand it well.
Yes, of course not everyone will invest in Bitcoin even though they have a good understanding of Bitcoin investment and for those who want to invest, of course they will try to understand how it works and how to get profits from investment and for some countries that banning crypto, of course only a small portion will invest in crypto.

At the time that I had found out about bitcoin, there was very few people actually speaking about and promoting it. “Way” back in 2013ish timeframe very few people had still yet to have heard of bitcoin and there certainly wasn’t tickers scrolling the current price of bitcoin at the bottom of all financial news outlets such as CNBC, for example. It was a very different time back then.

No, I don't do anything in my life motivated by celebrities. If they advertise a service or product, for me it's indifferent. What I pay attention to is the product's usefulness itself and how it can impact my life positively when adoptint that. If there is a celebrity promoting it, it doesn't matter at all. On the other hand, if the celebrity in question is someone I dislike or have bad backgrounds, I confess I will tend to dislike the product they are promoting as well... In conclusion, talking by myself, there aren't positive points in hiring celebrities to advertise, because there aren't positive impacts implied on their presence on the ad, but there are negative ones when they are negatively perceived.

Other people may be heavily susceptible to celebrities, though. And that is why such worthless things as celebrities exist in first place... People are constantly seeking someone to idolize, unfortunatelly.

it is obvious that we start our cryptocurrency investment especially bitcoin investment when we feel like because what motivated some of us to invest in cryptocurrency is not that we are being inspired by any celebrity our motive to invest in Bitcoin is very crucial and it is a personal decision to anyone who is into cryptocurrency but on my own understanding and the reason why I invested in Bitcoin it is because of privacy and I made a research to know Bitcoin, likewise other people for bitcoin is very wild and popular for people to invest on it without anyone to tell you.

It's very important to be cautious when considering investment advice from celebrities or specially social media influencers. While ofcourse some may offer valuable information, Never blindly follow their recommendations. We've already witnessed many instances where individuals have lost loads of money by investing in cryptocurrencies endorsed by social media influencers and celebrities. It's very important to conduct thorough research on any coin they promote and make informed decisions, Always verify the details and rely on your own research before investing.

actually you are making sense because some of the influencers right now do the same people to invest in cryptocurrency especially some altcoins that does not have a potential so what I'm trying to let us know is that if you want to invest in cryptocurrency don't wait for someone's recommendation make sure that you make your own research to know the advantages and the disadvantages impact of it before you invest because probably many people redirect beginners who in you into cryptocurrency to invest in some certain cryptocurrency investment platforms using a celebrities name and after the investment the investors who invest would not reap what they have invested so probably that is a pure scam so we don't need to indulge into some certain recommendations of people.

I don't know if it's someone else but for myself being in bitcoin it happened because of the decision of several things that happened that changed myself who originally was on the fiat side and hated bitcoin instead turned around by being in bitcoin even though I never once hated fiat and remained in fiat too until now it's just that I'm more inclined to bitcoin for now.

Influencers do influence some people it seems because there are indeed a lot of people who are here because of influencers but in my opinion it just makes the situation more complicated because we are not based on ourselves and instead just expect a situation that is only based on influencers in the end. I think trusting influencers too much is not good so don't rely on influencers especially in the crypto space.

It is not a bad idea to take advice from others when it comes to investing, but one should never rely on others to invest. An advisor may be very experienced but still the investor should take a decision after carefully observing his own reviews. I have taken the advice of an investment expert but that advice was in line with my analysis which is why I took that decision. Those who want to invest must prepare themselves. Must know the market well. If a celebrity or someone you know said and manage the investment accordingly, there will be losses. Do your own research as much as possible and then invest knowing the risks involved. Since you will not give your losses and profits to anyone, learn to give importance to your own decisions and not to those of others. But you must prepare yourself accordingly.

I would never do that and without a doubt this is a wrong, one mistake that many people make is that just because they put their money in bitcoin or an altcoin they think about themselves as investors, but in order to become an investor you need to study the fundamentals of the markets for months if not years, and while it is true that in my particular case I invested in bitcoin just a short amount of time after I heard about it for the first time, the truth is I already knew a great deal about investing at the time.

When most of us were new, I think that many of us might have done the same mistake of being gullible and believers of these celebrities with anything that they endorse. But this time, our eyes and minds have been opened and we're not going to rely to any of them just because they became popular in the entertainment industry. That doesn't mean that they know it entirely what they're promoting but because they're too soft and just accepts any deals that will generate them income, even the fake projects uses them.

Making yourself having that kind of investment decision just because of some influencers or celebrity is something that would really be risky. Why? not all those people who had been suggesting something will really be that telling everything or really simply that knowledgeable. You dont even know if they are really that knows on what they are doing or just simply they are really that going with the hype.
This is why if you are really that having those doubts not only just on learning something new then it would really be always ideal that you would be needing up to learn up something more or
verifying on your own via making some more indepth research.

Its always been that important that you should really be the one who do make out some decision specially on investment. Dont make yourself do get easily hooked
via with those people around no matter how popular they would be. Always mindful that your money is at stake on here and you should really be that wise and careful with your decision.

Then they are huge idiots. Following 'what others say/do' is a very stupid way to live. Picking up interest in something because of what others are doing is fine but just blindly following without DYOR is pure laziness and is a recipe for disaster.

Invest in good projects and they inreturn they bring profits at our ends. I've never doubted my skills to comprehend more complex tasks and handling them to my very taste. Learning from the mistakes of others. I've promised myself never to beckon on some celebrities or influences that's only in the space to promote some certain crypto related projects. We should have know better, not everyone succeeds in the space, we should be more open and straight when it deals with prominent projects, always focusing on the main goals.

Invest in Bitcoin because you believe in it, not because other people tell you that Bitcoin is the future and you should invest in it. Find out everything about it and how it works and what its potential is in the future. Because when you invest in Bitcoin because you believe other people's words, then when you are in a loss position you will blame other people for the loss and say that Bitcoin is a scam - and many cases like this happen. So first find out everything about Bitcoin, and then you can invest in it.

Who would have thought that some Celebs will be talking about Bitcoin later? I did it when everything was cold and uncertain, because the utility of Bitcoin caught my attention, I never even knew that Bitcoin can be so profitable if held, my first plan was to use Bitcoin like a bank because it is decentralized.

Until later when I dig deeper, if celebes are the one telling you to invest in Bitcoin then you are not completely confused that Bitcoin is for you, and i just because Bitcoin is good doesn't mean it is meant for you, we are all humans with different mindsets.

As good as Bitcoin is many people see no need to have it, they are better off not having Bitcoin or getting involved in crypto, I have a big brother who doesn't care even when he has a lot of spare money he could have used to buy Bitcoin.

To make it worthwhile you need a good reason for accepting Bitcoin into your life, not because of some Celeb told you so.

What a goofy way to start into something in my opinion but if it kept you here and you're not just a passing stranger that are just trying to keep up with that celebrity then good for you because that would mean that you've found something that's not really easily found for others, the passion for something. Of course, following what your favorite celebrity does isn't a good advice but you got to remember, they don't know you and you don't matter to them, you're better of not doing that if you know what's good for you. I hope that people stop doing this trend of following what the famous people are preaching or doing, not good for you and your soul trying to be a clone of somebody that doesn't know that you exist.

We can take investors of Cristiano Ronaldo's NFT collection as an example of how bad it can be if you are following your celebrity and making investments in things you don't even understand. Some investors even filed a lawsuit against him for the money they had lost. I wouldn't blame the celebrities in such cases though, it's the responsibility of the investor to make sure that their money is going to the right place and that they aren't investing in something that might just be shiny on the outside.

So, I don't think that it is wise to make investments in anything just because someone you like said you should do it or you do it because the celebrity or influencer you follow has done it, that's bad practice, and this usually ends up making you lose money because you don't know anything about it at all.

Influencers and celebrities are somewhat called manipulating factors that encourage people to invest in Bitcoin due to amazing and attractive promotions. But this is not how I got into the crypto space, it was just a friend of mind introducing the forum first and then starting to invest after gaining some ideas and familiarizing the trend. That was somewhat difficult before since not know whom to trust and what is a good and reputable exchange platform to use. It is more on the diggings but now, with the help of these social media influencers and user reviews, it is easy for them. Unfortunately, this also makes people easily get scammed due to following the wrong person because not all influencers are helping people some of them promote scam projects.

Celebrities, influencers, athletes, politicians and other prominent people won't dictate what I should do when it's about investing.

They can give the idea but it's not going to be as easy as it can be because it is not their money that I will put in risk but mine.

Some of them don't take these things related to Bitcoin seriously so, how can we trust them?

Our own due diligence or research will always guarantee a better result, and this is because both celebrities and influencers all work for their own money, they get hired by some of this projects, paid heavily for them to talk about the project to their fans, sometimes, sometimes, some of this projects are scam, but the celebrity or influencer doesn't really give a damn about the legitimacy of the project as long as he or she has been paid.

And to answer the question more proper, I did not invest in bitcoin because of any celebrity, but there are some altcoins I've invested in in the past because some celebrity, top ones like Bow wow(a popular musician) was talking about the project on this x account, even partnered with the project, but at the end, this project was a scam, they raised money through ico and ran away, delivering nothing.

So, in investing on any project, (bitcoin aside now), we must learn to do and depend on our own research, and take responsibility of our own decision.

Though some might trigger an investor to make decision of investing in Bitcoin but the decision of investing in this digital asset should be done personally so that we won't blame anyone if anything happens, I think th best approach or way to go about Bitcoin is for an intending investor to make research even though their has been news and speculation about Bitcoin, an investor is required to do research before investing because in course of this research, you will know the advantages and disadvantages of Bitcoin, Bitcoin has it is own bad times, we shouldn't expect profit always, lets not also forget that bitcoin is unpredictable despite that the advantages of Bitcoin surpass the demerit but then we are expected to investment after we research about Bitcoin so that we will understand what it entails.

However is very important to make research before making any investment, is good to get the whole information about bitcoin investment before looking out to invest. Moreover is obvious that bitcoin is unpredictable both  the market entirely is something one can not easily predict that is why sometimes people do experience lose in the market, sometimes they also get profited that is to show that there's always a variation in the market.

Dont tend to make investment first before you would be doing some research because you would really be ending up likely on a disaster or simply losing up money or investment. It would be always best that you should really be making up some research first before you do make out investment decisions on which we know that it would really be always important that you should make out some research so that you would really be that come prepared for whatever possible risks that you might be able to encounter. Investing just because of some influencer or celebrities is never been that good not unless if you do make out some follow up research about a particular project then it would be just fine.

In the end of the day, you are the ones who would really be making out such decision since its your money and its really just that right that you should really be careful on the decisions that you would really be making. You cant really just that make yourself that rushing up decisions without even thinking about on the risks involved. Always verify and think up carefully.

celebrities are also human so any advice we are taking from them it is at our own risk, because they are open to mistakes and can also fall victim of advertising projects that wont succeed so instead of putting your trust in a celebrity i would even ask you to do your own research and convince your self if you are to invest or not,  have seen celebrities advertise phones or even products they don't use them self's, and you see some project advertised by an influencer with all the hype at the end of the day the influencer might not even invest, just that they were used as public figure for the product and  you see people making comments like they are investing in the same project with there favorite celebrity, but it is a very bad idea to consider without doing our own background check.

All those people who invested due to Elon Musk never made sense to me at all, dude is rich that is true but just because he made some good decisions in the business world doesn't mean that he is going to be able to get you rich as well. If you really want to get rich thanks to him, invest into his companies and maybe if you are right about him then he will make the company grow bigger and you will be able to make a lot more money thanks to that.

However, if we look at the crypto world then he has nothing different about predicting price of a coin more than you or me, he is just making stuff up and hopes it sticks. He does have the advantage that people buys what he tells them to buy, but then eventually even those things crash, just look at doge for example.

Honestly, I once heard the phrase 'don't find idols for yourself' and after that I never made any decisions based on the actions of any celebrities or stars. There are so many examples of stars who advertise outright trash or invest in the air. Perhaps the worst thing you can do is to believe some star on the screen and invest blindly, without a clear analysis of the product.(IMHO)

I bought BTC in OWNR wallet for the first time because I thought that I should try it, I didn't do that because of some celebrity or influencer. I didn't even know any crypto influencers back then,and it wasn't too popular among celebrities anyway.

It’s not wrong to get influenced by celebrities and make you invest in bitcoin, as long as you also do your part of researching about bitcoin and the risks associated with it prior to putting your money in it. Celebrities and influencers have their jobs to convince people, and you simply grant them.

 However, just remember that not all they said are proven to be true and reliable, so you have to explore and experience them on your own. That’s indeed a challenge for us, that we need to take risk. Otherwise, if you keep ignoring the possibilities that bitcoin may do to your life, then you will never benefit on it forever and regret your decision in the future.

It's good getting update from the Media but it doesn't feel safe when you reacts to those media influences without making research and then you just bump into investing. I'm generalizing it because not only in bitcoin that influencers can disguise their selves on a logic to divert investors funds and disappear with it.
I've always heard about Bitcoin since 2018 but I haven't heard it time because I was ignorant to believe it was real. I actually got into bitcoin through a friend who's also a forum memeber here so when I got to adopt investing on bitcoin I was few know only that I believe they my friend so much soo couldn't have further doubts.
He indeed explored me by introducing me to this forum where I learnt more and felt more reliable with the bitcoin industry.

You're absolutely right is good to get information in the media, the media itself is a means of sharing information to different countries but sometimes the information we get from the madia can be wrong that is why is very important to make research after getting any information from the media, maybe it might be the wrong information or the right one. However when I was not familiar with this crypto investment I see a lot of people in social media testifying on how they made huge amount of money from crypto trading, since I'm not familiar with crypto trading so I decided to conduct a deep research about how crypto trading works, so on the contrary a friend of my also introduce me to this platform then that's when I started learning about how crypto trading works.

it doesn't matter if you started investing in Bitcoin because of the information you got from a celebrity and surely, we have them all around all the social media platforms running ads and encouraging people to go into somany investment platform which have helped some and have been very detrimental to others but if the investment option that you got from the supposed celebrity is regarding Bitcoin, then it's good but for me, i didn't get into Bitcoin investments because of the information I got from a celebrity and I don't even take those dudes seriously because most of them are just doing the advert based on the fact that they've been paid already to do so and whatever you're getting from them is not a financial advice as they themselves aren't even involved In those platforms.

I think that it is foolish to invest in Bitcoin just because someone said they thought it was a good idea. This isn’t about Bitcoin. It’s about investments and risks in general. We’re talking about a possibility of losing money and you can’t do that on someone’s believe. You should have your own believe and you will find it when you have research on the idea that has been suggested to you.

Also, Some of these influencers are paid (talking about those who post Altcoins for example), that’s why you should DYOR because it may not be for your good that they publicize certain information.

I actually joined Bitcoin out of my own will, though I have not seen any celebrity making an advertisement about Bitcoin, celebrities are always into making different content based on shows and the rest of it. But I have not come across any of the celebrities content discussing about Bitcoin before also going into something just because of what people said about it is very wrong, it is always good to carry out your investigations on that rather than investing on what you know nothing about risking your hard earned money and get scammed, nowadays some individuals uses celebrities photos to scam people in the Internet which is very wrong so we should be careful on how we go about believe people most especially in the Internet.

No, I will never do something just because I am influenced by other people such as celebrities and influencers, especially when it involves money. I'm a stingy type of person, meaning I won't easily spend money to invest in something I've never mastered. I will still respond positively to something that is profitable, but I also have a principle, without knowledge everything I do will be in vain. Doing personal research will make it easier to determine your direction, you can make decisions after equipping yourself with the knowledge you learn after hearing advice from celebrities or influencers.

I really agree with you, when it comes to money, of course we have to be able to make our own decisions and don't let other people make us lose our money when following other people's advice and it would be better for us to do this first before deciding to invest so as not to make us lose. the funds we have for the investments we make, doing personal research really helps us to be able to give us a good understanding of what we are going to do because without understanding we will not differentiate between what is right or wrong.

Well, I've been around bitcoin for quite a while, even before many celebrities held bitcoin. However, I tried investing in bitcoin when I first became acquainted with payment alternatives on the internet, and bitcoin was always the most recommended coin. However, I chose bitcoin because of my own decision, not because I followed other people's footsteps, especially celebrities.

This is the main thing to watch out on celebrities especially when it circles around Finance, before the actual truth spread this far that you may now see some of them speaking truth about bitcoin, most of their publicity was monetize probably advertising an exchange or something else they would be paid for.

Though I was never influenced by them on investing in bitcoin while it's not a bad thing, what matters is from each individuals do always do their own research in order to know the truth about not keys not your coins and other important  information about bitcoin

Better your own decision to invest in bitcoin I never started investing in bitcoin because of celebrities. I came to know about bitcoin through online and gradually I learned about the use of bitcoin and became familiar. Know the risks of investing before committing your money. Despite the risk bitcoin is the most popular currency compared to other currencies and gives good returns on investment. I invested in bitcoin on my own decision.

You made remember how Mayweather, Kim Kardashian, DJ Khaled and many other top celebrities advertised many shitcoins and unfortunately those coins didn't end well, looks more of rug pull and exit scam than even small projects and when the case was look into, they were sued and fine for advertising such coins and that made me understand that celebrities doesn't know anything about crypto, they just used their voice and recognition for attention.

I will say Bitcoin case is different, it's hard for you to investing with Bitcoin of you buy it at lower price but I don't advice any person to buy coin under the influence of any celebrities because most of them don't buy what they advertise. They are only after the money gotten from promotions.

Any sane person with their senses in the right place would do the same, however, some people follow some celebrities blindly and they do it to the extent that the followers would do anything the celebrity says or they would even do what the celebrity does on camera, which means that if a celebrity is promoting a project or something, they wouldn't think about anything but jump right in to make investments and get their hands on it.

This is also the reason why celebrities demand a lot of money from projects and platforms when they are asked to promote them because they know they have crazy followers who would convert into buyers or investors if those celebrities endorse their project or platform.

However, people need to have some sense of how they are supposed to use their finances.

Lots of people follow their favorite influencers, I don’t have any problem with that, but if you are following any influencers, make sure you do your research before investing in any projects that they are marketing for. Some influencers are not really reliable, and some of them do have little knowledge about the project that they are promoting, so even if you are a die hard fan of a celebrity, still take your time to do research before investing in the project.

I heard about bitcoin from different people and on social media, but I never joined cryptocurrency because of anyone. When I invested in bitcoin, I didn’t see any celebrities promoting it, so I didn’t invest because of any celebrities.

If youth are getting inspired by celebrities or any influencer, I don't think it is bad; so far, they are getting what they want from there. But the best way to follow celebrities or influencers is by doing your own research. Let these be some sources of information for you. and once people are doing their own research, they will hardly fall under this scam project. Some celebrities and influencers are people; they really bring some people to the cryptocurrency industry, so following steps is not a problem when someone always does their own research. 



As for me, I did not start investing in bitcoin because of any celebrity, but because of my friends. I was hearing about Bitcoin for a very long time before I started to invest in it, but the person that motivated me was my college friend after making some profit from it, and this is how I approached him and started my own Bitcoin investment. 

I've known bitcoin for a very long time, when the value of 1 bitcoin is only $520.00 only. It wasn't the famous personalities that encouraged me to invest but the people I met in crypto. they are just normal people, they also have professions in life but they are financially stable and know how to manage money. If I look back, it started when they became our regular clients in our small business, they all already know about bitcoin, they invest and doing trading, some of them are also involved in signature campaigns, but I started as a white paper translator. at that time, bitcoin was not that popular because not everyone would invest in it, the image of bitcoin was not good before because the news about crypto was all negative, that it was a scam, used for bad things especially in dark web, etc.
 Recently, bitcoin has been making noise among celebrities but we are not sure, maybe because other famous personalities have had bitcoin investments for a long time, but they not broadcast it in news or social media because of course when it comes to financial discussions, it should be confidential.

Celebrities and influencers who attracted us to invest in bitcoin are not bad and should be avoided, in fact we should be grateful instead that they open our eyes to the potentials of bitcoin. That’s why we should also do our part on verifying what’s there in bitcoin that we should follow them instead of ignoring them. Although I don’t invest because of them, but I must say that they were very helpful on guiding me on how to start with bitcoin. Now, I’m already enjoying the fruits of my investment, and I’m thankful for those who have introduced me into bitcoin.

You need to understand how sickening it is to think through people's mind... Cus how TF would you rather believe a celebrity on a paid ad rather than your own self? These people sometimes don't even consider bearing any responsibilities for whatever loses you get for joining the trend ..

I knew Bitcoin even before I got registered in here. But - yunno this feeling of having a very little knowledge about something without wanting to know more? That's it! I started my crypto journey after enough tutoring in here.

Initially I used to follow the announcements of various famous people and celebrities but now I don't follow the announcements of those famous people and celebrities because their announcements affect the market temporarily but that effect is not permanent.  Sometimes I used to follow Twitter CEO Elon Musk's announcement and tried to invest in the market according to that announcement, but later I fell into the possibility of loss instead of profit to invest like his announcement, that's why I no longer follow the announcements of those famous celebrities.

Shitcoins promoted by celebs did run in troubles and then the people who had invested understood their mistake. This is learning the hard way and also leads to bad impression on crypto even though it was shitcoins and not bitcoin.

To be honest, there are many people get influenced by celebs because they are seen as some sort of gods in their eyes. Very few actually understand that they are doing this only for the money and nothing more.

I started because of my own gains and to be able to pay people in crypto. Eventually I started collecting bitcoin seeing its potential for the future, someone else might not be interested in these things.

All investments require a perfect plan

Investors must remain calm in any situation and be good at analyzing any market trends and finally make the right decision

First of all, many people have asked this question. Bitcoin is still illegal in my country. Central banks and governments do not fully legalize bitcoin and do not prohibit its use at all. So I don't know of any celebrities involved with Bitcoin in my country. Investing in Bitcoin is solely my own decision.
 But yes, today's new generation follows celebrities a lot. I think one should not invest one's wealth by following others. Do your research and vet through the technology and then invest in Bitcoin.

There must be a plan, but after planning, many people become interested in investing in Bitcoin after seeing the famous people of the world. The world's biggest Bitcoin investors make their investment announcements every now and then, and many people make Bitcoin investments after seeing those announcements. But in my case it's different, I invest in Bitcoin as per what I understand and what my plan is, in this case I never follow big celebrities.

For me I never invested on Bitcoin because of any Celebrity influence, funny enough were I come from most celebrities advertise what they have not actually venture into and sometimes they are just paid to influence most of the people on a particular thing, also one of the things you most no is that their is a big difference between something we like and wants to do and something you are being influence to do, the reason why I'm sounding this way is because the way most of the celebrities normally construct their messages it will look as if Bitcoin is a get rich quick investment.

So perhaps their is a higher chance of most people who joined Bitcoin base on the influence of those celebrities to get panicked along the line if they are not actually seeing what they expected, although I'm not disputing the fact that advert or celebrity influence on bringing people into Bitcoin investment is not good but my point is that it will be more better when somebody naturally made up his mind to start investing on Bitcoin because he will be aware on the risk involved and in a case like that the investor tend to last longer on Bitcoin investment because he believes on the potential of Bitcoin and not just because he was told to.

I got to know Bitcoin from someone with a less reputation on the internet. It was a good friend in the university, - ma his soul rest in peace. I can remember vividly we would always go there cybercafe and mine bitcoin using a website he shared to me. That was the first time i learned about it and started understanding the technology. Although i did not started investing in it because i have no money as a student but i always wished. When i left the university i got a job and though about investing in Bitcoin when i knew i can afford putting in some money other places.

So, i would say i started investing in Bitcoin because i was convinced by myself and saw the need to start investing as a man. Meanwhile i have already learnt about Bitcoin investment a long time ago.

Do you by any chance know any celebrity that promote Bitcoin? I haven't seen anyone with balls to play around with Bitcoin in their statement, they are afraid of been questioned about it. The only person I have seen is Andrew Tate the Top G 8), he doesn't fear what others talk about him and he will tweet his mind but I don't take him serious these days because he talks to much without a single action, like the other day he said he want to invest $100m into Bitcoin, if he really want to he doesn't need to say it, he would have just buy and show evidence.

Most of the coins you see celebrities promote are scam tokens with little or knowledge about it because they don't care about anything than money. The like of Kim Kardashian, Mayweather, DJ Khaled and others were all sued for similar promotion of scam coins that didn't ended well and sadly none of them gave a room to promote Bitcoin, if it was Bitcoin they have promoted, I don't think anyone would question them especially how Bitcoin is quick to recover in every halving.

I'm not because of them. If there are people who invest in Bitcoin because of celebrities and influencers, for me it is good for both parties because the results are equally beneficial.
Today's sophistication and ease of accessing information cannot be denied that there are people who invest because of them. It can be said that this decision is good because watching the video will make people do further research until finally deciding to become a Bitcoin investor.
What is unfortunate is that the ease of space for obtaining information is not utilized properly for good purposes.

I did indeed. He's called Satoshi Nakamoto.

It cannot be denied that times have become more sophisticated so that bitcoin is growing rapidly and almost everyone is familiar with bitcoin. Of course, with the increasing popularity of bitcoin, many influencers and celebrities are making videos or writing about bitcoin investment so that many people are interested in bitcoin investment. In fact, many people learn about bitcoin from influencers who constantly talk about bitcoin. But that doesn't include me, I got to know Bitcoin from my college friends and I was inspired by my friends, including getting to know this forum.

Of course independent research before making a decision is a good course of action, I didn't do that at first. But as time goes by, I also learn more and more about Bitcoin so that the decisions I make come from my own research and the results are definitely better. But unfortunately there are still many people who flock to invest in Bitcoin because they only follow influencers, don't do their own research, so many experience losses. In fact, whatever our investment choice, independent research is very necessary.

I learned about Bitcoin from my former work friend, not from an influencer, the good thing was that my friend even taught me everything related to Bitcoin at that time. if I didn't have friends like that then I wouldn't know about bitcoin completely.


The best way to invest in anything is to do research first and not be easily influenced by other people's unclear offers.

Bitcoin is very popular now and those of us who know about Bitcoin see some celebrities  Don't decide to invest in Bitcoin. Because we know Bitcoin is a promising coin of the future. But those who don't know about Bitcoin yet can be influenced by celebrities. But those people who are too old or who don't use the internet may not know about Bitcoin. I think the young society is already aware of Bitcoin so they don't need a celebrity to influence them.

I have also known bitcoin from a close friend of mine but I was never curious that time about bitcoin and so I just ignore about it. But when bitcoin has been known all over the internet, that’s the time I went on taking an in-depth research until I decided to join this forum first so that I can educate myself about bitcoin. There’s no celebrity or social media influencers dragged me into this, but certainly only myself. I invested into bitcoin not because it’s known as highly profitable, but because I have seen its high potentials that it will go blast in the future.

Choosing to study for yourself first before deciding to invest is of course very important and this can make us know what we can do or not, because if our investment decision is due to seeing other people or artists, it is very likely that we will do it. A big mistake that will cause us to lose the investment we make and I agree with what you are doing is not investing because of someone and preferring to study first so that we can find out exactly what we can do to get a profit from investing.

No thank god. I've been here from the start. Starting mining in 2010ish?

You're right sometimes I keep wondering why most people will just jump into crypto investment without even thinking of getting the necessary information about crypto investment before looking out to invest, sometimes this happens as a result of  informations we get in the social media  it might be from celebrities, most people after getting such information they will just rush out to invest without even understanding how crypto investment works, that is why most  people there first appearance in this crypto space is just to experience lose reason is because they failed to learn about how crypto investment works.

I know Bitcoin from the internet. None of my friends knew Bitcoin at that time. I was surfing local social media forums and Facebook and at that time I found several discussions about Bitcoin. That was around 2013. But unfortunately because I didn't have a community and enough time I neglected to learn more. Until finally I heard about Bitcoin again in 2017 when it hit ATH at $3,000. At that time I was trying to learn about Bitcoin and trading exchanges. I regret why I didn't learn it earlier. But in that year, as far as I remember, there were no celebrities that I knew who discussed and influenced people to buy Bitcoin.

Celebrities promote and create awareness on brands they don't use or know of,they just promote and create awareness all because they are paid for it.Now the problem lies on your hands,after being informed about Bitcoin,how far have you made your research?
Most people dive into ponzi scheme just because an influencer advertised the project.And failure to carry out their own research they end up been scammed at the end of the day.Influencers are only carrying out their duty by promoting and creating awareness on projects not because they're into it but they paid for promoting and creating awareness.

No, we invest in Bitcoin because we really believe in Bitcoin and we have been paying attention and studying about Bitcoin for a very long time, this is a Digital Investment where the value is very good and the market is quite unique, following Bitcoin has been a very good thing while we have been in it, mostly Investors follow Bitcoin because they know it well, and not by being inspired by celebrities.