Poll - How did you find out about Bitcointalk?

[Coyster]

I have a friend who wouldn't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk, voluntarily or involuntarily he aroused my interest in the both of them, being the inquisitive person that I am, I decided to try it out, but that's now being about one of the best decisions I've made.

I think I've also return that favor a couple of times as I can't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk to those around me

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[Welsh]

I have a friend who wouldn't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk, voluntarily or involuntarily he aroused my interest in the both of them, being the inquisitive person that I am, I decided to try it out, but that's now being about one of the best decisions I've made.

I think I've also return that favor a couple of times as I can't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk to those around me

That's like the opposite to me. I'm quite reserved to most of the people. Especially, over the years I've had people be rather hostile towards Bitcoin or not understanding that its an actual currency, and not "play" money. I do talk about it, but it usually means that they have taken an interest, and not just me ramming it down their throats.

I really want to be an advocate to Bitcoin publicly, but I think I think when you get questioned by friends, and possibly family members it can be quite the deterrent. There's many reasons why people find Bitcoin, but I'd like to think that its because they are sick, and tired of the traditional currencies, and the systems which thrive in these environments (banking systems).

[LorenoCoin]

I met Bitcointalk in a peculiar way, I was on the computer one day looking for movies to watch, at that time the movie did not want to download, while I waited I bothered to read a minichat that was on that site (I don't remember the page) and they talked On cryptocurrencies, I had previously seen publicity about rewards paid in bitcoin but at that time I was almost sure it was just a scam.

When I saw what they were talking about in that minichat it started to intrigue me, especially when they tallked about airdrops, then I looked for a little more information and that's when I learned about fauset and mining, at first I was very attracted to be able to mine but The mining equipment is expensive and consumes a lot of electricity, so I opted for the fausets, but I realized that they paid very little, one of which has always been the most famous is "FreeBitcoin" is to claim a small amount of satoshis every 60 minutes.
Finally, I remember that although I put a coinbase address, nothing deposit to me, so I got a little disappointed and left it for 5 months, until I saw advertising of an airdrop on Facebook, I contacted the user and told him that I want to participate in a airdrop, it's called "DeepOnion" I registered and participated in the project. It is known that to register in that forum a BitcoinTalk ID is necessary, then that's how I met bitcointalk.

What happened later? Deeponion breached rules in Bitcointalk time later, it should be noted that that time I dedicated myself to something else and removed the signature, now I participated again in this forum with the intention of knowing more about Bitcoin, last year was a year of correction for Bitcoin, this year I see positive behaviors that will be reflected in the Altcoins.

[gentlemand]

It almost certainly would've been a search engine.

Considering this site's place in history it's pretty weird how rarely it's cited or referred to elsewhere. I've hardly ever seen it mentioned in any mainstream media, apart from Ross Ulbricht fucking up here and pizzas, and not all that often in the crypto 'press' either.

[LogitechMouse]

If I recall correctly, I reached the forum at the time when searching for information on Bitcoin. I probably performed a Google search for "Bitcoin forum" and made it here through one of the results that popped-up.
What was the reference driver (source, not motive) that drove you to Bitcointalk?

I have the same experience as most of the users here.

I find out Bitcointalk with the help of my friend which is using Bitcointalk already for almost a year at the time he introduces it to me. When I first time to hear this site I didn't think twice but I registered here immediately as he stated that I can learn something regarding money here. He didn't share that this is new kind of money. I asked some basics of how to learn here etc. and after few months, I have learned the basics of cryptocurrency and as of this moment, my knowledge is still increasing but I don't want to learn the complex side of Bitcoin . I'm enough with the basics already.

[FullNode]

Buy some bitcoin sats, look for a wallet to save them and come to the forum looking for full node information, since then I have it online.

[Perkjeff]

I watched the S11x07 of The Big Bang Theory about Bitcoin - after the booom - and was beeing curious. Not an common way I guess 

I googled it some thing and found this place 

[plvbob0070]

Actually, my friend from our school introduced it to me and I'm glad that I'm here now because I still want to learn more things about bitcoin and blockchain technologies. One of the reasons why I got here is to able to make money and to learn something new but I found out that it is not easy as I expected. And, right now I still working on how can I contribute here and I guess being part of this forum is one of the good things that I have in my life. Lastly, Bitcointalk is full of information about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology that's why once you found it, it just like a box that full of treasures.

[samcrypto]

I'm looking for an extra income that time (badly needed the money), suddenly I got scammed of so many ponzi-scheme fortunately got my part time job before and I met someone who makes money online. We started to hang out and become my friend, until one day I tell my story and he feel sad about it.

To make this story short, my friend teaches me first on how to trade cryptocurrency, I was afraid that time because I was a victim of a scam but I trust him and luckily make my first profit about it. We became a close friend and introduce to me this forum that's my best journey started and I didn't regret trusting him and this whole market. Forever thankful for his kindness, and that's why I'm starting to encourage my friend to at least know crytpocurrency.

[sapnu]

Personally,I have a friend on my junior high school days and I hear them having a conversation about cryptocurrency. And because of my curiosness, I asked them what is that they are talking about. At first, I thought it was a game credit or something that they are earning but in reality it is actually real money but a digital one. They actually taught me how to create my own account in this forum and they teached me how to join a particular signature in which you can earn money by promoting that particular signature campaign but also depending on how the campaign runs, if that becomes successful or not. They are paying you their tokens they selling or in btc. It is actually o good privelege to know this and a good opportunity since I am still a student and I have not work to support my studies but now I can somehow support my financial needs. Thanks to them and thanks to this forum.

[Debonaire217]

Basically, upon the information provided by my colleagues, I figured bitcoin out. This was the time I was curious about what bitcoin is, since I've read it from some article stating that it is a currency in deep web, it really pushes me to search about it. In addition, some of the people I know told me about earning money using bitcoin, and they told me I need to learn first concepts so they recommend this forum in which I first found through my curiosity with bitcoin in deep web.

[ReiMomo]

It was introduced by my college friend, did you know that when I first came to the forum the first way that I earn Bitcoin is collecting from a faucet and I can make also profit from joining airdrop. At that time bitcoin is not so well known that's why I am joining the forum to know more about Bitcoin. Until now Bitcoin was remain standing in crypto space and getting more stronger and stronger and Bitcointalk.org is the best place to talk about Bitcoin that has a good topic that was made by a real people not a bot.

[iamaruf]

One of my facebook friends introduce me about bitcointalk.That time I only knew that bitcoin is the only one crypto currency.But he only introduced me about this forum.But I don't understand the forum well.In 2017 I tried to figure out how this forum works and how to gather knowledges.But Unfortunately who introduced me bitcointalk he scammed few crypto in 2018.

[Ryker1]

Well, in this thread I remember those days when Bitcoin price began to bloom in the crypto market back then 2 years ago. I heard already about Bitcoin year 2016 but I did not get any interest, --after a year when I accidentally found this forum and also one of my friends told me about this forum. During my college life on that day when I was in school, people are talking about Bitcoin and say they will earn profit and now I am looking it into the internet until it will lead me here in the forum.

Indeed, I am happy to see that this forum is not only for English posters. I found out that you can also post through your local language on a local board. I am joining bounty at that time because that was very profitable back then even joining airdrop you can buy cases of beer.
I missed those days.

[nickenburg]

Back in 2013, or even Before I found out about Bitcoin, searching on google How to make money online.
I found it very interesting and wanted to know how I could mine Bitcoin, Which I googled again.
That's how I found this forum I wanted more information on how to mine it and this forum helped me!

At the start I was mostly only reading or wasn't really posting good messages, but later on I found out, this was a pretty cool community to talk with other people who where enthusiastic about Crypto!

[Lauren Smith]

I was looking for ways to make money and not just that but to be paid. I didn't have a way to get the money and I couldn't buy things online since I have no credit card and see don't. I don't want one since I don't want to be in debt. I wanted to use PayPal but they have so many rules and it was difficult to get the bank connected also I have no credit card for that either.

Bitcoin solved this and I was able to work and buy things online. I found out about bitcoin on the emoney forum I think. I still sometimes go there.

[CryptoYar]

My friend told me, this is the person who created the Bitcoin, then I also created my account.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3

[Botnake]

I find it in the web when searching on different gambling sites.

I stumbled when I read an article about gambling site accepting crypto which is way easier compared to the payment method I used in the past, once I am already using crypto for gambling, I then search for a forum and lucky to have found this big community where there are also people in the Philippines that time, I tried to explore the forum and the first opportunity I found is the Ponzi scheme, actually I thought it would help me financially because the return is good, but I was just scam, but good thing I was able to move on from that scam, and it gives me a lesson not to invest on a kind of platform that offers a reward that is good to be true.

sorry, I think I have told my story very detailed.. then...... I found that signature campaign gives free btc, I joined, until I was educated with altcoins and trying to participate in bounty and invested some, when I found that, it really change my life because I am one of the beneficiary of the 2017 and early 2018 bull run, and I am so thankful of all my experience in the crypto space, especially this

BITCOINTALK FORUM as it introduces me to everything I learn and have now.

[Rosilito]

It was my friend's recommendation. But before that, I was trying to find a decent income somewhere and our prof couldn't help but to refer a platform like solving thousands of CAPTCHA. It had been several months when we decided to take our supposedly money but unfortunately the platform itself asked some requirements we couldn't provide. However, luckily one of my friend/classmate knew bct, he then told us about but no one did dare to try except me and my classmate. Well, I knew bitcoin itself as I had read it somewhere in facebook like deepweb stuff, silkroad, and so on. I ain't know nothing about this platform but the one who recommend this to me guide me all through out till I became a jr. member here, and let me do the thing I supposed to do.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Using search engine Google, I still remember it since Ive joined during Halloween date. My friend told me that If I was looking for a good ways to ear is join that forum. He said a lots of giveaway called airdrop has been shared.

First, I really dont have any clue but the keyword bitcointalk.org already give me hint about cryptocurrency. I already have knowledge before I register but still not enough. At first, I am very fond of looking for those money makers. Never noticed a lot of boards aside from the Altcoin Bounty Section. But Ive noticed that as time pass by I become focus only to these kind of activity. Just recently I started to begin my goal to learn and somehow I realize that there is much to know and that rewards I ripping was just a bonus to the knowledge I acquired by participating on discussion. So I'm thankful up to now that I am here and continuously learning and giving also some of what I learnt so far.