How did you first hear about Bitcoin?

[Fredomago]

That's a natural thing and maybe many feel the same as you, because at that time there were still many who doubted bitcoin and after rising to the highest price at that time many felt sorry.
and I got involved in bitcoin and this forum in May 2017 from some of my friends who have been involved for a long time, and they told me very clearly about bitcoin and the profit they generate which made me curious and finally got involved.
and I also felt the benefits that I got, which made me believe in bitcoin even more when the end of 2017 the bitcoin price reached $19,000 more because the first time I got involved I made small purchases gradually so that I got a satisfying profit.
and I also didn't expect the increase that happened yesterday, so don't ever regret the delay because there is always a chance to go up again if we believe and be patient.

If you do have the time to observe and learn there's a lots of opportunities, you don't  need to worry it's better to understand everything first before making your move,

Those who came first and enjoy their profits also doubt at first then realizing the benefits they start to move and work inside this market, don't worry since the value of bitcoin is progressive you should more concerns with your emotions, it can lead you to lose your money if you failed to control it properly.

[Macadonian]

Bad news that it was a bubble and then I researched into it and found this little place I did not sign up at first and just lurked but I eventually decided to sign up and it has helped my knowledge more than anything else could.

[Slow death]

I found out about bitcoin in December 2015, thanks to an ad I saw on a ptc site, then I decided to research more about the subject and found this forum, it was all coincidence. I didn't even remember this story at that time, at that time paypal prohibited PTC sites from using paypal on PTC sites and as an alternative PTC sites added bitcoin as a means of payment, I didn't use bitcoin because I didn't know it until I saw an ad in the form of a banner and the banner had bitcoin symbol, that's how I started researching bitcoin and found this forum and started making faucets, but with time I realized that it would take a long time to have a lot of bitcoin and so I sold my computer stuff and bought bitcoin

[SacriFries11]

I first heard bitcoin through my brother. I guess it was four to five years ago. He's in college while I am working. At first i was hesitant with cryptocurrencies but when he oriented me and he shared the basics, i became interested in bitcoin. And now, my husband and I are into bitcoin and other altcoins. I see a lot of potential and i am amazed by its technology.

[Hobo66]

I heard almost 20 years ago when i was searching for online earnings method and found some sites which were paying BTC satoshi for completing task.
This was my first experience with btc , at that time i created coinbase acount and also created Xapo wallet.

[cotton ball]

I found out about bitcoin in one of my friend's posts on Facebook where he promoted a project that was promised to be rewarded, I started to google it for more details, but my curiosity was delayed because at that time Google was blocking the word bitcoin in the search, until this moment I continue to look for who the founder of bitcoin itself is

the experience you are experiencing is exactly the same as mine, the first time I found out bitcoin was also from facebook which was posted by my friend, then I started looking for it on the internet, until finally there was a friend who wanted to guide me to get to know bitcoin better, until now I still learning about bitcoin

[Obito]

I don't remember the Youtube channel but I first heard of it in there when I was looking for something to watch and I came across the Ross Ulbricht case, I was a crime fanatic back then so I always watch some insane heist stories and robberies in the history. I have heard of bitcoin there although it wasn't the focus but it was enough for me to be interested in the tool and from there, I started watching videos regarding bitcoin.

[seramania]

I first heard of it when I friend of mine said(jokingly) that he could get anyone assassinated for 6BTC on silk road. I asked what it was and he said that it was an online currency that nobody uses. I googled Bitcoin..I have not slept since.
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How did you first hear about Bitcoin?

I first heard of bitcoin when my friend got bitcoin from a gambling site. there I saw that bitcoin could be turned into money. from there i started to learn bitcoin from my friend and until now i stay in crypto to get bitcoin

[Sihab76]

Bitcoin is an important online currency, it is not equally popular in different countries of the world. However, as a Bangladeshi, I was the first to know the news as a headline news in a newspaper. Later different s We can know through various newspapers, news channels, magazines etc. But nowadays Bitcoin is rumored to be a popular currency all over the world.

[Murtaza345]

I saw first time when my best friend bought a new bike and he said I bought this bike by bitcoin ,and at that time I shoked and I started thinking what is bitcoin?And than my friend explain me about bitcoin,and after that I started taking interest in bitcoin,and now I'm also one of the person who has bitcoin,and I have earned so much money by bitcoin and i hope bitcoin will be the world top currency very soon.

[sapnu]

I first heard about it through my classmate and all I ever knew about it is that it is being used in online gambling since he is involved in such. He told us about bitcointalk afterwards and said that it has a potential of bringing us a lot of money in the future. We listened to him that's why after just a few years, we got ourselves into bounty campaigns and it was real, what he told us about the profit which exceeded our expectations. We're forever thankful for him as he gave us the opportunity to learn about bitcoin at a very early time. Now we're still investing in crypto and earning a lot still.

[isaac_clarke22]

Many of the replies here are due to earning opportunities that Bitcoin can offer, while it was different for me. I first heard of Bitcoin due to my internet curiosity back around 2012-2013, due to how dark web works and I found out that Bitcoin is one of the currencies being used at that level of the web, though it was still a myth on if the layers of web below it exist. Moving on, I kept that misconception of Bitcoin being used only by criminals and I looked harshly into it not gonna lie. Until late 2017, one casual conversation with a friend brought up the "Bitcoin topic" and I was like "oh that is a primary currency used in dark web by criminals, right?" and he was like full no to me and advised me to research it more.
From that I did a research to clear up my misunderstanding about Bitcoin, and upon my first purchase of Bitcoin, I also registered here late 2017 as what you can see in my profile.

I, once again, became paranoid and ask if those "dark web users" are gonna be a thread for us Bitcoin hodlers in a thread here back in 2018. I locked the thread as it is irrelevant and it is just me being paranoid too much.
[Dark Net users as the new Threat?]

[Republikcoin.com]

Someone bought a luxury car by sticking a Bitcoin sticker on the back window. I was intrigued to know his job, then wondered about how he got his money. He said "I got money from Bitcoin"
Finally I searched for information about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
This forum is the most detailed and comprehensive place for that information, starting from the technology behind bitcoin and how to earn money from Bitcoin.

[Smartvirus]

I first heard of it when I friend of mine said(jokingly) that he could get anyone assassinated for 6BTC on silk road. I asked what it was and he said that it was an online currency that nobody uses. I googled Bitcoin..I have not slept since.
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How did you first hear about Bitcoin?

Well uhmmm, I wo see when that was actually, like in what year or era did your friend say this. As, if it were to be about 10 years ago, I would hardly believe it to have any sincerity about it as bitcoin had no real value then but should it be about now, 6BTC is a whole lot of cash and yeah, a lot of persons would more likely be ready to commit murder for that amount. Again, your information of bitcoin being about an online currency that nobody uses is inaccurate as even in the eay stage of bitcoin and I put this to be about 2009-2012, it was actively in use and was used in purchase by some users of this forum. You can find that info on the Parity Party thread.

Again, its the worst idea and not adviced to use Bitcoin for criminal activities. Please, those with this mindset should disease from it. Let's make bitcoin a decent currency and the world a better place with it.

[rosebrand]

I first of all heard bitcoin randomly from people around and sometimes heard it on news, Buh I fully learnt about bitcoin and started taking part in it when a friend of mine made me know the importance of getting involved with bitcoin related activities, he made me learnt much about bitcoin because I found so much interest in it and wanted to learn more about it tho and  ever since I became so grateful to him because bitcoin has fetched me so much fortune.

[worldofcoins]

I had heard about bitcoin for the first time from the internet I was learning about programming language I saw one ad about bitcoin so I thought that I can make my future here and yeah it was amazing I have much fun in this industry and right now I see my future very bright with bitcoin.

An ad about bitcoin? are you trying to say you saw an ad for some service that accepts bitcoin and the bitcoin was somewhere mentioned in their banner?

I would call that a common way to find about bitcoin especially people who are in IT fields is most likely to know about bitcoin.

[Mamun74]

I had heard about bitcoin for the first time from my friend. He said,He is a bounty hunter and he work free without investment to get payment like Bitcoin. He saw that bitcoin turned into money. Then i learned how to work bounty. Then bitcoin price was average $5k-$7k but now around $40k+. I think bitcoin price will rise in future!

[BuNga_cute]

I had heard about bitcoin for the first time from my friend. He said,He is a bounty hunter and he work free without investment to get payment like Bitcoin. He saw that bitcoin turned into money. Then i learned how to work bounty. Then bitcoin price was average $5k-$7k but now around $40k+. I think bitcoin price will rise in future!

You should really thank your friends, because they have succeeded in getting you interested in learning about the crypto world. Most people who are
not rich, choose to start owning Bitcoin by working as a bounty, so no need to spend money to be able to get Bitcoin. You are lucky when you first enter
the crypto world, when the price of Bitcoin was still cheap. By looking at the achievements of Bitcoin this year,  I agree with you that the price of Bitcoin
will still rise in the future. So don't hesitate to collect as much Bitcoin as possible, so we can make a lot of money, when the price of Bitcoin goes up again.

[Xinarae*]

At first I had no idea about bitcoin but later through one of my friends came to know about bitcoin I learned everything about bitcoin from him. Bitcoin was much cheaper then the popularity of crypto market was not so much gradually I also decided not to work in crypto and achieved success by investing in bitcoin is several times more expensive than before. The demand for crypto will increase in the future thank my friend and I am grateful to him.

[cheezcarls]

I first heard of it when I friend of mine said(jokingly) that he could get anyone assassinated for 6BTC on silk road. I asked what it was and he said that it was an online currency that nobody uses. I googled Bitcoin..I have not slept since.
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How did you first hear about Bitcoin?

The first time I heard about Bitcoin was way back 2014. I just created an account here on Bitcointalk, installed Coins PH and heard about Pesobit. During that time, I was not serious about Bitcoin and focused on network marketing instead. 3 years later, I’ve finally decided and the rest is history. Proud to be part of this revolution.