The person who got you to dive in. How are they doing? Are they FIRE (Financially Independent; Retired Early), did they lose it all, or are they chugging along?
I don't really know as the person who got me into this isn't a close friend and I don't know anyone in my circle who's vocal about crypto. I think thats a good sign for how much this can grow!
I just don't remember. It was around 2013 December. After getting too tired of Paypal, I was looking for alternative.
There was a site called Trybtc. That particular site introduced me with BTC and gave my first bits 0.00001167 BTC.
The site does not exist now.