What did you know about Bitcoin before becoming a bitcoiner?

[cutesgirl]

Before become bitcoiner I am only know about bitcoin as transaction digital payment like other digital currency look like PayPal, Payza and Perfect Money, but today I have know more about bitcoin not only for e digital currency payment but also we can use paypal as investing or investment assets for the future with higher or lower price.

[Ailmand]

When I first heard it, it was around 2013 and what I know is bitcoin is an only money where you can generate profit by just staying online. I qas hesitant because I was thnking how can one earn money by staying online. My brother introduced crypto to me, my first earning was thru faucets, which was very generous during that time.

[yoseph]

I was inititially a trader and since most of the trading websites didn't accept credit cards from my country, I had to use the defunct Liberty Reserve at that time and when the FBI seized control of it, the trading websites started accepting Perfect Money and Bitcoins but when i realized Bitcoin grows in value over time, i decided to use that alone.

[skarais]

At first I was not interested in cryptocurrency when I was first introduced by a friend. Trading was the first thing I knew when I first knew Bitcoin.
The price is very volatile which makes me not interested to have it.  But after learning more, reading and learning about trading, I decided to start little by little. Bitcoin has made me change for the better, although sometimes it makes me disappointed to lose, but at least I have enjoyed the highest period of it.

[bitzizzix]

I know bitcoin started with some of my friends who have been using bitcoin for a long time and I joined in early 2016.
and until now I still use it and maybe it will be forever because bitcoin can help my finance and economy, and this is a very good opportunity and I will not waste it.

[kayvie]

This is a question to people who at some point discovered Bitcoin, but only became Bitcoin enthusiasts later - what was your experience?

I'll start with my story - I have first learned about Bitcoin in 2012 when I was looking for payment options for one online deal. In the end I used some other payment options, and Bitcoin didn't catch my interest, although I did claim a 0.005 BTC faucet once.

Then in 2014 I have learned about Dogecoin, and I still have vague understanding of cryptocurrency, I traded my BTC for DOGE and even tried to mine DOGE on my GPU. Then I quickly forgot about crypto again.

After that Bitcoin caught my attention in 2016 and I finally became a bitcoiner.

Looking back at all this, I wonder why it took me so long to became more involved in Bitcoin. What if millions of other people know about Bitcoin, but don't consider it as payment option or investment or store of value - how can we catch their attention?

I started with one of my friends saying about bitcoin and how one of his friends used the computer at our school to farm them. This was the time when bitcoin was still fairly unknown and still didn't have much monetary value. I tried dabbing into it for a bit but wasn't that interested then. When my friend updated me that bitcoin was rising and I should try it out again, I became more involved and that's what happened. It was I think around end of 2015 or the start of 2016.
Probably people don't consider it is cause they don't know much about how bitcoin works as a payment/investment option. Well, they're hugely missing out on the big things that way though.

As for me, I started mid 2016, a friend told me about bitcoin, I was amused at first, feeling excited because I can earn using my mobile phone, he taught me how to do faucets, I didnt succeed that time due to thinking of the duration of getting an income. Then a few months later, I was told to become a trader, having a capital to start with even a little will help me to earn. Telling me that it will take time to earn, then I convinced myself to learn how to be patient. That's how I start learning everything how it works in crypto world.

[Kakmakr]

I was a real rookie when I was first introduced to Bitcoin and I thought it was some kind of scam or Ponzi scheme. I was looking for a alternative payment system to use online, because I was a victim of credit card fraud. Someone mentioned to me that I must look into Bitcoin and I jumped onto Google and started to research more about the technology.

I watched many videos and I bought books and I read lots of information on the Internet about Crypto currencies, before I really understood what it was all about. Once I understood the Whitepaper and the underlying technology, I was hooked.  

[CherylltheBombshell]

Way back, i knew bitcoin from one of my relative who use this as income sideline. When i saw how much momey he earns and deposited thru his bank account, how he efficiently booked travel and hotel reservations online and even shop online,  when he’s on quite long vacation yet he never run out of funds so i was shocked and became curious how bitcoin work and i knew for sure that if others can, why can’t i? So i give it a try and here i am earning and still learning to be  the reliable  bitcoiner.

[clickerz]

The first time I saw bitcoin is when I am browsing the web and trying download torrents from videos and also softwares that I might use in every lives. I know it is now ethically correct to download such data for free, then I saw donations in a currency called bitcoin with a fascinating address linked to it. I was curious enough to know and figure out what that is, and that is my first encounter to bitcoin. Right now, I am continuously learning and increasing my knowledge about quantum computers and its effects to bitcoin in the future.

I learn bitcoin way back 2014 but  I dont mind because I think  itsa  scam and good to be true. Then by 2015 AFAIK, I came across a local wallet, on the ads on the net. I signed up for an account to avail their online financial services. From then I keep on researching about cryptocurrencies, as I am excited about its potential. I discover bitcointalk while searching on opportunity online about bitcoin and the rest is history.

[Apes]

at first I was not interested at all to bitcoin and had no idea what cryptocurrency was, the news about bitcoin always bad make me becoming more and more hateful.  sudenly my friend introduced me to the cryptocurrency as well as this forum. this is where I started to like cryptocurrency because it can be an alternative way to make money and help me for living.

[gabbie2010]

I got to learn more about bitcoin when the popular ponzi scheme Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) was about to go bankruptcy they devise a means of payment via bitcoin this got my attention and I made well through research to get more information about bitcoin in late 2016 luckily for me I bumped on this forum where I got a detailed and updated information about bitcoin how to buy, hodl, mine etc I immediately became a bitcoiner since then I never look back while I tried to also bring in my colleagues into it.

[negancoin]

Unfortunately, I didn't discover bitcoin in early stage when it was very cheap, I am kinda person who believes in new technology and I would have invested heavily if I discover it when it was worth around 4 dollar, I got busy with school at that time and gave up on internet money, In 2014 by coincidence I found about for the first time, however I entered the space in 2015, the price was already high for some like me who doesn't have big money.

[pixie85]

I didn't know anything about Bitcoin before becoming a bitcoiner. It was really a day to day thing. I heard about it from a friend and googled it. Then after about an hour of reading I was already on an exchange getting my first coins. I first started trading because I was focused on getting fast profit but then came bull runs and I didn't care anymore. I had so much profit from holding that I saw no need to trade anymore.

When I read about it I thought I had to have some of this new thing. It drawn me to it like a moth to a flame.

[BlackBaron]

I know bitcoin since 2014 but at that time I just using it to buy mobile phone credit on online store and I never expect bitcoin to be this big and expensive
if I know that I would buy bitcoin as many as I can since bitcoin at that time is not that expensive like today

[DabsPoorVersion]

Unfortunately, I didn't discover bitcoin in early stage when it was very cheap, I am kinda person who believes in new technology and I would have invested heavily if I discover it when it was worth around 4 dollar, I got busy with school at that time and gave up on internet money, In 2014 by coincidence I found about for the first time, however I entered the space in 2015, the price was already high for some like me who doesn't have big money.

Its not when or how you discover bitcoin, you are in here now and you should live your life to the fullest. You started when its price is already high, but it doesn't matter, staying in crypto community will give you an opportunity to gain profit and that is the most important.

[darkangel11]

I've know bitcoin around 2016. I learned to do signature campaign posting where I can earn bitcoin. I was able to do trading as well. I'm doing it part time since I also have my full time job. Until now I'm still a bitcoiner.

I'm sorry dude but you didn't learn shit. You're still writing one liner spam posts. I hope you did better in trading that you're doing in posting.


On topic: I didn't know anything. I heard that it's some new ponzi scheme, traded on MtGox and it imploded and left people with nothing. That's what the mainstream media were saying. I began to read about mining and then cloud mining. I traded a bit, took part in signature campaigns giveaways and airdrops. As my coins were worth more I felt the need to know more about the inner workings of this machine.

[BelleFra]

This is a question to people who at some point discovered Bitcoin, but only became Bitcoin enthusiasts later - what was your experience?

I'll start with my story - I have first learned about Bitcoin in 2012 when I was looking for payment options for one online deal. In the end I used some other payment options, and Bitcoin didn't catch my interest, although I did claim a 0.005 BTC faucet once.

Then in 2014 I have learned about Dogecoin, and I still have vague understanding of cryptocurrency, I traded my BTC for DOGE and even tried to mine DOGE on my GPU. Then I quickly forgot about crypto again.

After that Bitcoin caught my attention in 2016 and I finally became a bitcoiner.

Looking back at all this, I wonder why it took me so long to became more involved in Bitcoin. What if millions of other people know about Bitcoin, but don't consider it as payment option or investment or store of value - how can we catch their attention?

Greed of people unfortunately drives such things

[Herbet Fry]

I knew it was cool and high tech and then I was lead here by another forum for making money since I was trying to make some money. Later on, I used faucets. I already have tried PTC website so it was interesting to me.
I found about faucets through this site about the member of the other forum recommended it to me. Then on the faucets I found all kinds of links and looked at them. I learnt a lot about scams and HYIP ponzi. I also learnt many good things.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

I started to learn how bitcoin and being a bitcoiner since 2017 ago and I learn from my friend who has been known bitcoin since 2013 ago.

At that time, I just unemployment person who didn't have lot of money even I don't have $10 in my pocket, yeah I just graduated form university and still looking form some jobs but I didn't get it. You have to know I live in the country who difficult to find a job although I have high diploma.

So, I just came to my friend's home and he didn't do anything but he had a lot of money and he can buy anything he want, I'm curious with what he did and where he got a lot of money. Finally he told me where he got money and gave me a learning about bitcoin and this forum as well. At that time, I read everything about this forum and learn hard to speak/write english because it was a bridge to get what I wanted.

Eventually, I can learn some money on this forum through signature campaign and leaving a time to learn trading so as I can trade and got some money on it. Just be honest, I felt to this way because the money matter and I'm so grateful I was felt to this way because I don't need to wake up in early morning and go to the company to work.

[rahmatullah9305]

if I am personally very interested in online business and get to know bitcoin in 2015 from a friend, at first I thought bitcoin was only used as the main payment method for the SilkRoad site, a portal of a type of buying and selling forum for all illegal goods and services.