Are you a crypto enthusiast? What has driven you into becoming one?

[digaran]

First time that it caught my attention after hearing and reading few times here and there and seeing the logo in few sites I had some ideas and knew something like electronic cash exist but only was prompt to seek more information after seeing in a movie which was about the future where an actor gave physical bitcoins to some other dude and it was like the only functioning currency(the ONLY one) it got me thinking and then I fell for it until now.

[marcoman22]

My room mate introduced to me bitcoins six months ago. He asked me to first read the threads in bitcointalk.org so that i will get a clear idea about bitcoins. I was able to send my earnings in bitcoins at very low transaction fee from abroad to my family.I then started to trade in bitcoin/Altcoin. Now i have become a full time trader and have quit my job also. Bitcoin has given me the financial freedom.Bitcoin has become the driving force of my life.

[Denker]

To me it is all about financial, monetary sovereignty!!
This is what brought me into the Bitcoin space.
I guess nobody here really likes to be as slave of the actual system.
Sure I still have to deal with fiat money on a daily basis, but with Bitcoin I've found a tool, technology where I hope and believe it will be more than just a safe haven in critical times.

[eternalgloom]

I had heard about Bitcoin in the beginning of 2012 from a friend who was a cryptographer and I first bought some at the end of 2012, I believe.
My interest had sometimes dwindled, but nowadays I'm much more involved.

[virasog]

Yes I am totally crypto enthusiast, I am not only using bitcoin to earn I try to invest also to some other coins which I know legit and  profitable. Driven me to be come on enthusiast is because the price is totally increasing and which I know in this way I will grow too.

[CraigWrightBTC]

Absolutly yes, I am a crypto enthusiast because it is new technology in internet
i don't want disappear the chance to become in digital currencies.
I knew it (bitcoin) when searching on Google and got many new friends from
 markets bitcoins, it is my passion and always be updating about digital currencies.

[Kakmakr]

I bumped into Bitcoin several times, before I had a serious look at it. I think I saw it for the first time in a local newspaper, when someone talked about a guy buying pizza with what they called, Virtual Money. At the time, I did not take too much notice, so I ignored it.

During my research for something else, I bumped into it again and I stuck my head down the Rabbit hole. Since then, I have not turned back to the fake Fiat world. ^smile^

[ralle14]

Nice to read everyone's story of how they become interested about crypto. Here's mine I start to discover bitcoin during 2015 from a live streamer on twitch because he accepts bitcoin as a donation. My curiousity kicked in and became more interested as I learn more about bitcoin.

[bravehearth0319]

Maybe or I can consider myself as one of the crypto enthusiast because I bought altcoins  many times, for me to grow my bitcoin in fastest way while some of my bitcoin is I'm holding and keeping in my bitcoin store wallet.

[Abiky]

Maybe or I can consider myself as one of the crypto enthusiast because I bought altcoins  many times, for me to grow my bitcoin in fastest way while some of my bitcoin is I'm holding and keeping in my bitcoin store wallet.

Yeah me too. I'm mostly an altcoin bagholder as I keep most of them into my wallets either for staking or for safe keeping into the future just in case they get pumped, making me a decent amount of profit.

It is kind of like an addiction to any crypto enthusiast to buy cheap altcoins and hold them into their wallets for the long term. I, see it more as a hobby, rather than making serious money out of it, since most of the times these alts get dumped, making you lose plenty of your investment.

Thanks to Bitcoin, I've not only became a crypto enthusiast, but also a privacy centric user, taking good care of my privacy to help prevent loss of important data, as well as theft of Bitcoin and/or any other cryptocurrency. 

[Tanic]

Well, I can call myself as bitcoin enthusiast. Like two months ago I moved to live abroad and today bitcoin is the only way to me to make some money on my life here. I even would say that it's not even bad idea to not look for some service job and to work only with bitcoin when I can manage my time and my earnings.

[Senor.Bla]

A friend introduced me to Bitcoin, but it was very briefly. He said i should do my own research and so i did. A lot to be honest. I recognized the potential that such a technology (not necessarily Bitcoin) has, and so i try to learn more about crypto currencies and such. There is so much to learn and so little time. I think the knowledge i can gain is more worth then the just the financial benefits from having some different coins.

[ReLieD]

The reason behind me investing in bitcoin is that i can buy pretty everything i want using bitcoin.
Im a gamer and i require things on a daily basis.
So i earn bitcoins in this forum and then spend it on games.
I dont have to depend on anyone to buy me games .
So if you start earning bitcoins from this forum , you can also buy things , which your are interested in
Thanks.

[bravehearth0319]

I am definitely crytpo enthusiast, and the reason to pursue me to driven me into become one of them is I found out in crypto you could easily  have bitcoin once the their value will become x5 or x10 and up.

[ipanks]

i think i am not crypto enthusiast but maybe i only crypto currency user as i am not learn too much about blockchain technology itself and beside that, i only use crypto currency for doing trading and playing gambling. but maybe in other time, i will learn about that so i can know more about blockchain and my knowledge will be increase.

[savioroshan]

I came to know about bitcoin around 3 years back. That time I was searching for a online job. Then i came to know about PTC sites and started using neobux. It was really interesting. One day while I was clicking ads of neobux, I came across a site called moon bitcoin faucet. I just went through the site because I like to see the ads. While surfing the site, I came across the term term bitcoin. Then I started searching about bitcoin and came to know its like a currency. After that downloaded a bitcoin wallet. Then i started collected bitcoins from different faucets. Now it has become a hobby for me.Its my story .

[sportis]

I entered into the world of crypto currencies and particular in bitcoin just a few months ago and since then I am a jealous supporter. Firstly, it was curiosity that drove me and then I found out the potentiality and enormous importance for every human to be the bank and the customer at the same time. I imagine neither the writer nor the director of a scientific fiction movie could not think this invention of P2P electronic payment system eight years ago. The main reason I stayed is simple. The freedom has anyone feels when understands that he can do anything he wants with his money without the need of any third trust entity, named bank.

EDIT: grammar zealous not jealous

[eternalgloom]

I entered into the world of crypto currencies and particular in bitcoin just a few months ago and since then I am a jealous supporter. Firstly, it was curiosity that drove me and then I found out the potentiality and enormous importance for every human to be the bank and the customer at the same time. I imagine neither the writer nor the director of a scientific fiction movie could not think this invention of P2P electronic payment system eight years ago. The main reason I stayed is simple. The freedom has anyone feels when understands that he can do anything he wants with his money without the need of any third trust entity, named bank.

Why jealous? Seems like a somewhat odd thing to say.
I'm asking because you say that you're interested in Bitcoin because of the impact it could have on society and because you like the technology behind it (using my own words here).

I just don't see how jealousy fits in that narrative.

[nara1892]

when I firts knew about bitcoin, I just did not trust it. in my mind, internet money is scam. but then my friend proofed me that it worked. so I tried to collect some pennies. and it worked. in the first time, I just earned very little amount and then as time goes, I can earn more.

[Kasabus]

when I firts knew about bitcoin, I just did not trust it. in my mind, internet money is scam. but then my friend proofed me that it worked. so I tried to collect some pennies. and it worked. in the first time, I just earned very little amount and then as time goes, I can earn more.

There's plenty of scams online so that is just a normal reaction to think that it's a scam especially when you have been victim in the past. Now, we know that bitcoin is legitimate and it is making a positive results in our life by grabbing the opportunities it poses on us. From day to day, I have more interest with bitcoin as I regularly read news about predictions and it helps me to stay faithful with bitcoin.