My first Crypto Meeting

[SatoPrincess]

Yesterday, I attended a crypto seminar in my city.  I knew I had to be there to increase my knowledge about cryptocurrency. There were popular crypto traders present as speakers, there was an interactive section where we were given the opportunity to ask questions. Afterwards we had dinner with the speakers. I got the opportunity to have a close look on what it means to be a crypto trader or investor. I won $200 for being the most interactive person in the room. These are some of the points I went home with
1.Identify with a community: I am glad I have bitcointalk forum.  I would not know this things I do now without the forum. We live in an age of Google, YouTube videos and tiktok where everyone is a professional. I guarantee you the quality of information dispensed here on a daily is incredible. When you come to a community such as this. You don’t have to ask stupid questions the first thing is to carefully read through the threads. Understand the subject being discussed before asking questions. Every community has its rules, try and be conversant with those rules so you don’t get kicked out. I'm happy to be here I would not have made that $200 if I wasn't a member of this community.
2. Learning before earning: This is one point that stuck. Making money has always been the goal. It is very convenient to forget that there is a process to achieving  that goal. You have to be aware of activities happening in the crypto industry.
3. Mentorship is important: There is a old saying where I am from "if you have a father you will fly farther" that means you will fly on their wings. Mentorship is essential for you to learn crypto trading. A mentor gives you experience. I know we are in a digital era where you can learn trading courses online and read books about cryptocurrency. That alone cannot gauarantee success. Mentorship is the shortest cut to success you need to differentiate the hype from the value. You have to aware of activities in the crypto space. Know the real from the fake. This is something you learn from experience. You must learn to differentiate the value from the hype. There are lots of so called successful traders online and offline. You will be shocked to find they have nothing to offer.
4. Consistency:There are days crypto will slap you in the face. The First three letters of crypto are “CRY”...that was meant to be funny   There is so much in the crypto industry defi, Nft, blockchain technology, investments, blogging. You have to choose an area to focus on and be the best in that field. Consistency is very important you can’t be a crypto investor by day and pessimist by night. Believe in yourself and what you do

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[Porfirii]

I am glad to see that there was a lot of people attending to the meeting. It was sponsored by FTX, wasn't it?

Congratulations for the prize of $200 and thanks for pointing out that the community in this forum is reliable. I hope some of the attendees join bitcointalk thanks to your interactivity and they can keep educating themselves in this topic too.

Beautiful reading, thank you again SatoPrincess

[SatoPrincess]

I am glad to see that there was a lot of people attending to the meeting. It was sponsored by FTX, wasn't it?

Congratulations for the prize of $200 and thanks for pointing out that the community in this forum is reliable. I hope some of the attendees join bitcointalk thanks to your interactivity and they can keep educating themselves in this topic too.

Beautiful reading, thank you again SatoPrincess

yes it was sponsored by FTX. I made mention of the forum a lot in our discussions.There will be an increase of new users to the forum. I exchanged contacts with a few people, some where very new to crypto and do not know much about bitcoin except the price. .

[CryptoCraze11]

2. Learning before earning: This is one point that stuck. Making money has always been the goal. It is very convenient to forget that there is a process to achieving  that goal. You have to be aware of activities happening in the crypto industry.

That's a very vital point and I am glad that you identify this point at a very early stage of your crypto voyage. Most people think that crypto is just a place to become rich overnight or it's all about buying at low and selling at high. But in reality, it's very difficult to handle the wildfire of crypto and only those who have prior knowledge and training can handle it with care.

[ryzaadit]

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Good to see is sponsorship from FTX, and you're not attending a Ponzi seminar with cryptocurrency method. Since most of them is targeting non-crypto user for the Ponzi scheme who doesn't understand anything about crypto and that's the reason why they targeting non-crypto user because is fish to be a victim. Any plan for your next step?

I still remember my first time go to crypto need to be captcha typer solve around 19,000 capcha everyday with around more than 12+ hour and at that's time I was 15-16 on highschool. I used the money earning from the internet to try investing and until now reached the point I got.

[SatoPrincess]

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Good to see is sponsorship from FTX, and you're not attending a Ponzi seminar with cryptocurrency method. Since most of them is targeting non-crypto user for the Ponzi scheme who doesn't understand anything about crypto and that's the reason why they targeting non-crypto user because is fish to be a victim. Any plan for your next step?

The seminar was not directed at ponzis or high yield investment profits. I
Anyone who listened to the speakers will know better than to buy into lonzi schemes. was a meet up for those in the crypto industry and newcomers. FTX used the platform to talk about their exchange and gave their reasons why they are better than other crypto exchanges

[Rengga Jati]

It's really happy to see the picture, many people are interested in learning or at least getting to know what is cryptocurrency.
During this time, I only met some people and held a meeting that was not official and just having conversations related to Crypto just, not on an official event like this.

2. Learning before earning

This is the basic. But many beginners skip this step and only focus on earning at first in which they actually don't really know what they are entering. That is why many newbies are losing most time because they do what they don't really know.
That is why learning is very precious to understand at least the basics and also to learn more about crypto and all things around. Because learning crypto is complex and it needs more time to at least know the basics.

[bL4nkcode]

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Well, this is where everything starts, isn't it? That's why there are schools too to learn on early days and earn on the later time.

BTW congrats to the 200$, it's huge amount for any average traders, you can use it ti start trading/investing as well.

[Darker45]

I am curious as to what the specific topics were in the seminar. My hunch is that it was more or less focused on wise and safe approaches to crypto investment and trading. I suppose the sponsorship of FTX matters a lot as to the general direction of the seminar.

Was there a short overview of what Bitcoin is, its fundamental features, its philosophy, and so on? I am asking this question because oftentimes the problem with this kind of seminars, especially if they are attended mostly by newbies, is that they create an impression or perception that crypto or Bitcoin is some kind of investment opportunity.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Learning is part of growing up. Attending such event will gain you enough knowledge that you can use later on.

Congrats mate for your profit. Its just a start, and seeing you attending events like this will bring more ideas on crypto environment.

Yeah me too was curious how's the seminar goes. Does they explain anything about defi and nft as well? Appreciate your feedback.

[cheezcarls]

Oh God you know how much I’ve missed conducting and attending physical crypto meetings, seminars, conferences, etc. It’s a good thing that in your area, you guys have managed to conduct seminars like this despite that the pandemic is still here.

In my beloved country Philippines, we’re still not yet allowed mass gatherings of any kind even if it’s seminars, meetings, etc., about cryptocurrencies (even if it’s just a small crowd). Hopefully one day when we reach herd immunity and mass gatherings would resume, I would not hesitate to attend or host a crypto meeting here in my hometown.

[SatoPrincess]

Yeah me too was curious how's the seminar goes. Does they explain anything about defi and nft as well? Appreciate your feedback.

Yes they did. Each area was handled by an expert in that field. The hosts were full of knowledge but short on time in my opinion.
@Darker45 the seminar was very educational. A crypto seminar cannot be called one if they do not talk about bitcoin, its history, and so on. I learnt a great deal and I am looking forward to attending other seminars and meetings like this.

[DdmrDdmr]

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I’ve read that the event was hosted for around 500 people, treating topics such as defi, blockchain, derivates, futures and such. That is a hell of an audience, and the topics treated are not that easy to grasp for everyone.
I wonder if the majority of the assistants were mostly crypto enthusiasts with a certain crypto base, or whether, on the other hand,  a large sum of them were novel to crypto (which requires a more diluted explanation).

[mk4]

Ah, FTX, of course. What doesn't FTX sponsor these days? LOL.

But back to topic, I see that you're more of the "social" type of person; glad you found your own method of learning. Having communities and/or mentors are great! But don't forget to also do your own reading as well, as to not limit your knowledge. Try looking up Andreas Antonopoulos' content. He has books if you like reading, and he has a YouTube channel if you prefer listening.

[Smartvirus]

This is interesting! I apparently haven't haven't opportuned to attend one but given the time and chance, I'm sure I won't blink. It would be a thing if interest to be amongst fellow Cryptopreneurs who speak the same language and its understood by the multitude and also share ideas on not just how to exploit the field but how to let people know that crypto is legit and also the future.
It would be like having a physical bitcointalk environment in the real world just with a difference as per session. Bitcointalk is 24/7, the real world isn't. Its a good one!

[GeorgeJohn]

This is absolutely nice, that is another dimension to expand the intellectual capability towards acquiring extension's of
cryptocurrency knowledge via  seminar and outside bitcointalk community, it sounds interesting, because the information of seminar always boast cryptocurrency knowledge and understanding with the exception of YouTube online tutorial video and joining this two concept of bitcoin lectures, i think whoever that have motive to attend seminar really have bitcoin in mind and is ready to comprehend the rudiments cryptocurrencies at all.

[pakhitheboss]

Seeing a good amount of people attending this meeting make me happy. Congratulation in winning $200 for being active in that meeting. Learning before earning is the most important part of this journey but finding a Mentorship is not that important as there are more scammers and profiteers in this field. I believe being active in this forum will help a lot than being with a mentor.

[Nathrixxx]

Yesterday, I attended a crypto seminar in my city.  I knew I had to be there to increase my knowledge about cryptocurrency. There were popular crypto traders present as speakers, there was an interactive section where we were given the opportunity to ask questions. Afterwards we had dinner with the speakers. I got the opportunity to have a close look on what it means to be a crypto trader or investor. I won $200 for being the most interactive person in the room. These are some of the points I went home with
1.Identify with a community: I am glad I have bitcointalk forum.  I would not know this things I do now without the forum. We live in an age of Google, YouTube videos and tiktok where everyone is a professional. I guarantee you the quality of information dispensed here on a daily is incredible. When you come to a community such as this. You don’t have to ask stupid questions the first thing is to carefully read through the threads. Understand the subject being discussed before asking questions. Every community has its rules, try and be conversant with those rules so you don’t get kicked out. I'm happy to be here I would not have made that $200 if I wasn't a member of this community.
2. Learning before earning: This is one point that stuck. Making money has always been the goal. It is very convenient to forget that there is a process to achieving  that goal. You have to be aware of activities happening in the crypto industry.
3. Mentorship is important: There is a old saying where I am from "if you have a father you will fly farther" that means you will fly on their wings. Mentorship is essential for you to learn crypto trading. A mentor gives you experience. I know we are in a digital era where you can learn trading courses online and read books about cryptocurrency. That alone cannot gauarantee success. Mentorship is the shortest cut to success you need to differentiate the hype from the value. You have to aware of activities in the crypto space. Know the real from the fake. This is something you learn from experience. You must learn to differentiate the value from the hype. There are lots of so called successful traders online and offline. You will be shocked to find they have nothing to offer.
4. Consistency:There are days crypto will slap you in the face. The First three letters of crypto are “CRY”...that was meant to be funny   There is so much in the crypto industry defi, Nft, blockchain technology, investments, blogging. You have to choose an area to focus on and be the best in that field. Consistency is very important you can’t be a crypto investor by day and pessimist by night. Believe in yourself and what you do

This is impressive and encouraging for your bold step taken in seeking more knowledge acquisition in Cryptocurrency, i will also advise you to hold on to it and also impact on others who are below you, you've soughted out for the best asset which could help your crypto career and am wishing you all the best and Congratulations on your winning of $200 its really a sign of good beggining and your presence was felt.

[sheenshane]

In my beloved country Philippines, we’re still not yet allowed mass gatherings of any kind even if it’s seminars, meetings, etc., about cryptocurrencies (even if it’s just a small crowd). Hopefully one day when we reach herd immunity and mass gatherings would resume, I would not hesitate to attend or host a crypto meeting here in my hometown.

Exactly, I remember before when the pandemic begin there was a conference here in my town and that was sponsored by Forex trading if I'm not mistaken and there are a lot more and I have heard Binance too but that was on the NCR which is far away on my location.  Hopefully, we're back to normal so that we can attend crypto meetings like this.

I wonder why on the image there are none of them wearing masks or any protective gear.  Is your place is covid free now?

2. Learning before earning:

This is a must when people embrace crypto, we should learn first before aiming for profit.  It's easy for you to understand and protect your asset once you're knowledgeable enough.  I hope every community will conduct a meeting like this and also in your place when the pandemic has totally vanished and back to a normal operations like mass gatherings.

[sunsilk]

Ahh, the seminars and crypto meetups. I've missed them and attended a few of them before the pandemic hits.

The First three letters of crypto are “CRY”...that was meant to be funny 

That's actually funny and for the years that I've been with the crypto market, I've never thought of this joke anyway. 

Good thing that in your city, gatherings like this is already allowed and it seems that there's no need for mask and things are likely back there.