What Brought You To Bitcoin

[CryptoJunky]

Sounds like a whole host of reasons! One of the reasons I'm still interested in Bitcoin is the diverse and expansive group that it attracts, it's fascinating.

Follow up question:

How did you get your first Bitcoin(s)?

[CryptoJunky]

I was on o poker forum and read about the guy who had a bunch of bitcoins and he forgot about them or something, and after btc jumped above $200 he was a millionare.

Yeah, there are probably a few accidental Bitcoin millionaires.

[jamestown2035]

Money, what else?

[mcfundash]

I'm interested in learning basic economics

[Bush]

Read about it in a forbes article. Found this forum while googling Bitcoin

[MikkisJ]

Money and interest in new technology. Been reading about how it works for many hours.

[red6a]

I saw an ad for BFL while on Google Finance a couple months ago. I thought it was like mining in an MMO except you get Bitcoins.  I was about to buy a mini single, but I'm glad I found this place and the threads here.

[letcore]

I can't remember what exactly tipped me over the edge of full-on curiosity.

I think it was all the rave about the value going up... oh and Cyprus.

Cyprus showed how banks can do whatever the hell they want with people's money. Kind of an eye opener that one.

We already knew banks and government were on a wrong one, but the Cyprus news condensed it into a single event.

[Kake]

I first got introduced when my friend bought some bitcoins on mtgox. My first bitcoins were from bitfloor ouch.

[chalidore]

Started studying U.S. foreign policy after 9/11. My political awakening followed. I found a money trail connecting most of the worst atrocities in history to the international banks. I started hating banks. Just when I thought I couldn't hate banks anymore, the great recession hit, and I found a way. There is no word in the English language to describe how hideously evil the international bankers are. As my research continued, my hatred grew. I started watching Max Keiser. Max introduced me to bitcoin in the Summer of 2011. My life has never been the same since.

[letcore]

Started studying U.S. foreign policy after 9/11. My political awakening followed. I found a money trail connecting most of the worst atrocities in history to the international banks. I started hating banks. Just when I thought I couldn't hate banks anymore, the great recession hit, and I found a way. There is no word in the English language to describe how hideously evil the international bankers are. As my research continued, my hatred grew. I started watching Max Keiser. Max introduced me to bitcoin in the Summer of 2011. My life has never been the same since.

I wish there was a follow button so I could follow you Chalidore. Enlightened one.

Do you twitter?

Why doesn't this forum have a follow function?

[bennett616]

Greedy central banks brought me here!

Andy B

[ghibly79]

I've known it since 2011 or so but didn't pay too much attention till the recent spike in value. Bad mistake ^^'

[mitt]

I've always been mad at the US economy, bankers, and politicians.  I wanted money in a decentralized currency.  I never thought it would take off like it did though!  Put over 50% of my money in coins when they were $13.  I'm quite lucky!

[Marduk]

I heard about bitcoin over the past year or two, in random science news article headlines that I just glanced over and didn't read.  Then a couple months ago I finally read some article about bitcoin linked by ahem*slashdot*ahem mentioning mining.  Then I looked up what mining is and starting reading about the history of bitcoin.

Then I immediately got depressed that I've been building high-end gaming rigs and running "charity" distributed computing projects for years, when I could have been making money!  

Then I got more bummed that on my last build, I built with a watercooled gtx580!  

Now I'm just fascinated by it due to my libertarian political/Austrian economic viewpoints.

Also mining with my newly acquired 7950.

[bitbeg]

A certain site I was curious to see.

[AquarianBath]

My husband told me about it and I found out I could accept it using my Magento shopping cart.

[computer]

the money brought me here

[qritz]

Some PulseNews articles I read. I had heard about it a long time ago but thought it sounded kind of silly and expected it to die soon afterwards.

To be honest, I still think it's a little silly but if people value it, I'm down to explore that further. Seems wrought with shady activity though...

[bennett616]

A certain site I was curious to see.

;P

Andy B