Crypto Christmas presents

[Loekster]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and was just curious if anybody gave bitcoins, lightcoins or any other alt coins as a Christmas presents.

I would never do it, its not personal enough for me, but with all the buzz about bitcoins lately I wouldn't be surprised if whole families have exchanged bitcoins as presents this Christmas!

[hunnaryb]

Yup, I gave few Casascius coins I bought at Summer to family members.

[hilariousandco]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and was just curious if anybody gave bitcoins, lightcoins or any other alt coins as a Christmas presents.

I would never do it, its not personal enough for me, but with all the buzz about bitcoins lately I wouldn't be surprised if whole families have exchanged bitcoins as presents this Christmas!

I'm thinking about giving some next year. Depends how well known Bitcoin becomes in 2014 and how many coins I can make before then.

[thewebdeveloper]

I think the biggest concern would be that the person you're giving it to would end up forgetting a password or something like that. It may sound ridiculous to you but not everyone's Internet savvy, so I'd say it's very important to also give that person maybe a printed document which explains the basics.

[hilariousandco]

I think the biggest concern would be that the person you're giving it to would end up forgetting a password or something like that. It may sound ridiculous to you but not everyone's Internet savvy, so I'd say it's very important to also give that person maybe a printed document which explains the basics.

That is a concern for sure, but you could just make the password something like their mobile number and/or DOB etc. If people are going to lose stuff then I'm sure they'd lose cash or vouchers as well.

[jonanon]

I gave a few paper wallets to friends - got them thinking!

 

[Loekster]

I think the biggest concern would be that the person you're giving it to would end up forgetting a password or something like that. It may sound ridiculous to you but not everyone's Internet savvy, so I'd say it's very important to also give that person maybe a printed document which explains the basics.

Most people are used to passwords these days. But I would recommend against giving coins to your grandmother
I had trouble enough explaining what the hell 'internet' is. Good luck explaining crypto currency