Hi Tim, I've joined recently too and need to post in this sub-forum before being able to post elsewhere, too. Didn't want to spam the sub-forum with a fresh topic so thought I'd reply here.
I've been interested in cryptocurrencies for 4+ years and was mining bitcoins back when it was just CPU mining early on, making half a coin a day! Crazy. I run a small data recovery business that accepts BTC as payment for work. Am also interested in Protoshares, MMC and so forth. I'm looking forward to being able to participate in the forums soon.
Cheers
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