POLL: What's the *real* reason you ever got into Bitcoins?

[d6d4d59]

it's gettin hot in here

[oldDirty]

it's gettin hot in here

Here, but attention lower you speaker volume;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3MQDczjyQs

[Dice]

I currently use it as a fun/risky investment option. Though lately I have been thinking about creating a service for the bitcoin community.

[waltmarkers]

Honestly I' using it as a hedge against USD inflation.

[cantor]

I'm just in it in hopes of becoming a future millionaire just by sitting on my ass doing nothing MWAHAHAHA

[d6d4d59]

lol if they print more quantitative dollars, you could be on the right path with holding anything else

[dancingnancy]

Got sucked in around the top - approx. 30 / BTC

Been dollar cost averaging ever since 

That is if I ever get my coins back from Bitcoinica. 

[xauen]

Well its because of business thing. My clients do want to pay bitcoin so i researched about it and learn to understand this.

[Jackbauer]

Lol I can't believe thats the most popular answer

[robertrobot]

I belong into the first category it seems... I heard about bitcoin on hacker news last june and sparked by interest, particularly the silk road.

Back then I remember bitcoins going for I think ~6.70 USD.

[mrbrown]

I need to send money to other countries WU is too expensive

[forsight]

To pay off power bills and get free heating for the winter

I originally started back in June last year right before it hit $30USD/BTC and cashed out getting myself three new machines fully paid off.

[a654bdff]

I started reading about them in early 2011.  Installed a CPU miner at the time and managed to get 0.01 BTC.  I just wanted to see it work.  Once I got some, my curiosity grew about what else I could do. 

Even though I don't fully understand all of the crypto and math, it still fascinates me.

[bonn00]

I enjoy anything that gets one over on the MAN!

[MarketNeutral]

It's a monetary system that doesn't horrify me. 

[tommeh]

Quite simply how open the currency is, and the unique market it can provide my business.

[darkee]

I like the idea of being able to send/receive "money" worldwide in almost an instant and w/o huge fees

[MrBitcoins]

It is extremely interesting, innovative and the idea of being able to pay some one for services or goods in a matter of seconds anywhere in the world is what got our business involved. Over the years dealing with companies all around the globe we had lost tens of thousands of dollars in fee's and forex conversion fees from banks and institutions.

Bitcoin is simply an amazing tool

[tccd]

In the beginning it was for fun. I refreshed my linux skills and gain some valuable experience.

[Liberty Payout]

It's lucrative to those tired of being scammed by paypal. It is also more widely accepted merchant-wise when compared to LR.