Any 50 BTC donor still active here?

[dkbit98]

It is also kind of amazing that almost none of the VIP donors are interested in using their accounts anymore (for good, anyway). Just think about that: in essence, a single account is currently worth $1.85 MILLION... maybe their owners f'd off because they were seriously rich & didn't need it for anything, or else it is just a reminder to them of how much BTC they "wasted"... one or the other  

Or they are dead and can't post anything anymore  
There are probably some people who don't like bitcointalk anymore and don't agree with direction where Bitcoin is going.
One name pops in my mind and that is MemoryDealers aka Roger Veer, he is one of the guys who donated 50 btc, believe it or not, and he was last active in June 2021.

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[JollyGood]

Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively stopped using the forum. (edit)

You are right about the low price of Bitcoin at the time it was donated, it did take brave decisions regardless of whether the donor mined or purchased the BTC. There were 115 donors and 38 VIP donors. The VIP donors gave 1900 BTC where as the donors have 1150 BTC therefore that is 3050 BTC in total.

How much of that remains? What does not remain, where was it spent?

True, the price was low at the time, but it was still a valuable item, and given the buzz and promise of bitcoin, everyone knew that in a few years it would be more valuable and in high demand, yet these people had the courage to donate to the forum. Even if the price was so low or if they mined and obtained BTC for free, it takes a brave mind to donate as much as 50 BTC. They still deserve to be appreciated because they made these donations for the benefit of the forum, demonstrating how much they care about and support the bitcoin community. What i don't understand is why alot of them seem to have disappeared from the forum, what could there reasons be?  

[joker_josue]

Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively.

Because when they did, they were easy values to give.
It was people who were able to mine around 50BTC per day or per week. So offering 50BTC didn't seem like a very high value.

Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.

[JollyGood]

I had to edit my post after reading your reply. This is how it should have read: Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively stopped using the forum

The easy answer would probably be that they have become multi-millionaires by virtue of being early traders therefore have better things to do with their time than be here but we do not know.

Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively.

Because when they did, they were easy values to give.
It was people who were able to mine around 50BTC per day or per week. So offering 50BTC didn't seem like a very high value.

Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.

[wallet4bitcoin]

I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.

Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html

Getting such magnanimous amounts as donations right now might not be as easy as it used to be back then owing to the current value of Bitcoin.

Donations can come in but I doubt if we can get that amount knowing that it's now worth a fortune. I guess back then, it was worth less than $2000 in total.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.

If you were asked to donate $100 today for the forum, I don't think you would mind to send 0.0024 BTC. But BTC at $10M value, the 0.0024 BTC will become $24,000. Wait for a few decades!

[ineedhelpplease]

I heard you can buy the "Smart1985" VIP account for $2,000 since the domain email linked to his account is up for that very price. The account was compromised during 2015 and was used for a scam unfortunately. Not sure what happened after other than it looks like it was abandoned completely and has not been used since then. I guess one day it'll be taken control of again probably by someone who buys the domain.

Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.

Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is btc_bear@gmx.com it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.

[joker_josue]

Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.

If you were asked to donate $100 today for the forum, I don't think you would mind to send 0.0024 BTC. But BTC at $10M value, the 0.0024 BTC will become $24,000. Wait for a few decades!

Exactly. Giving $100 in BTC didn't seem very complicated, but I was unable to give $24,000.
And that's what happened between 2010 and 2012, the values were very low, which over time increased in value and allowed the forum to now have a large account.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Exactly. Giving $100 in BTC didn't seem very complicated, but I was unable to give $24,000.
And that's what happened between 2010 and 2012, the values were very low, which over time increased in value and allowed the forum to now have a large account.

Too bad theymos does not allow donation anymore or we could join and then after a few decades we could enjoy the VIP pretentious status [if alive] LOL

[JollyGood]

For someone who claims he does not know a lot about the forum, you seem to know a bit too much about the forum and the members.

I heard you can buy the "Smart1985" VIP account for $2,000 since the domain email linked to his account is up for that very price. The account was compromised during 2015 and was used for a scam unfortunately. Not sure what happened after other than it looks like it was abandoned completely and has not been used since then. I guess one day it'll be taken control of again probably by someone who buys the domain.

Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.

Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is btc_bear@gmx.com it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.

[wallet4bitcoin]

Getting donors now might be easy still but getting donors of 50btc might not be achievable nor easy, if there is anyone to donate.

Those era of 50btc donations were the days when btc was priced low and people could actually afford to buy 100 or more without spending upto $1000 but today, you spend a thousand dollars on btc and its not even up to 0.04btc. How then do you donate 50btc  which is over $2m to the forum with that much ease?