When and how did you discover Bitcoin?

[TheGreatPython]

man I felt very depressed just remembering the past when I was scammed by these PTC site scammers. I still remember the probox site where I earned more than 50$ a day all thanks to my pocket money, I invested in that scam site because I didn't know it was a ponzi scheme, I thought they were an advertising company, but I was mistaken. after months i found out that paypal had frozen their account because it accused them of being a ponzi scheme, gustavo gil peron (the scammer owner of the site) always came up with some excuse to continue to deceive people, i started to know about bitcoin because we ptc sites no longer accept paypal and they had added bitcoin so I wanted to know what bitcoin was to also use. that's when i started to know more about ponzi scheme and stopped using ptc sites.

Unfortunately that's the reason why people fell for scam ponzi websites, because they make it look like it's not a ponzi at all. If it was so easy and they started a website called ponzi.com then everyone would be able to tell it from a mile away, but when you are not doing that and when they actually start to pay, people think that it's not a ponzi since it's paying.

It only turns out to be an obvious ponzi when they realize they can't pay anymore and the whole thing crashes, until that moment there is really nothing that could make you aware that it's a ponzi. I ended up getting none of that, I didn't invest into any ponzi, but not because I was clever, but because I just got into crypto to hold long term.

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[Agbe]

One thing that kind of drives me crazy is I don't remember exactly when or how I discovered bitcoin.  I know that it was either late 2013 or early 2014, but I can't specifically remember when or how.  I have a few email records from late 2014 which prove that I knew of bitcoin from back then, but they do not provide any clues as to how I discovered it.

So how about you, when and how did you discover bitcoin? What were your initial thoughts?  Did you think negatively of it at first discovery and change your mind, or did you always think it was a great idea?

That is a long time ago. But you have not told us how you discovered it, you only told us when you discovered it but yet it is not certain.  The how is still missing so we are also still waiting for the how. Discovering bitcoin is not an easy as task for me. Remember there is different between DISCOVERED something and KNOWN something. To Discover something means, you have to make research and found out new things for the first time. Satoshi Discovered Bitcoin in October 13, 2008. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/who-is-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-what-we-knowand-dont-know-11638020231 so you have not Discovered bitcoin but you have known bitcoin.

To KNOW something means, to understand, be awared of something. Although, they have similarities but they are different concepts. All the users of bitcoin are the category of knowing not Discovered.
As for me, I have not even known bitcoin. I am still struggling to know Bitcoin but I have heard the name but not yet know. I am still learning to know. And I am eager to learn and know it.

I heard about bitcoin in the year 2015 in a seminar. How did I hear it. It was from a seminar that I attended and the instructor said, it is an online investment platform that grows you capital by Trading.

[Sebas.tian]

I used to think of bitcoin as a joke for me before that bitcoin was impossible to convert into dollars but after my sister introduced bitcoin further I became more interested in bitcoin after I collected bitcoins then I just found out that bitcoin can really be exchanged for dollars.

Congratulation for your believed that bitcoin is a decentralized currency that can be exchange for dollars. Many people has showed more interest on bitcoin because is a digital currency that can be easily to convert to dollars to purchase what ever you want to purchase in the country. Bitcoin has brought more development to the world to eliminate errors from both domestic and international transaction. This is the reason why many countries will continue to legalized bitcoin in their various countries to help their citizens to grow higher in their businesses in the land.

[add1ct3dd]

I had heard about Bitcoin around 2015 or so, but the topic didn't really catch my attention , until at university (2017) a very close friend told me about cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and all this, at that moment he started calling me the attention, I investigated for a long time and I learned at that moment what was necessary to start in this world and over time little by little I learned many more things hehe and in a few weeks I entered bitcointalk... and here I am.

This story is familiar. Many people explains that they knew bitcoin earlier than the actual time that they joined. It didn't catch your attention because bitcoin that time was less known. Like you, it was also my friend that opened a topic about bitcoin. I then research it and I joined this forum to learn more about bitcoin and stuffs. The year 2017 is the very peak of bitcoin because its identity is now slowly known to the public. That helped the price to rise and resulted for a new all time high.

The moment knew that bitcoin is a valuable coin, we will then regret that we didn't joined it immediately, the moment we first heard it. 2017 is still an early year, you have an advantage if you obtain more btc and hodl them till now.

[BitcoinMoses]

One thing that kind of drives me crazy is I don't remember exactly when or how I discovered bitcoin.  I know that it was either late 2013 or early 2014, but I can't specifically remember when or how.  I have a few email records from late 2014 which prove that I knew of bitcoin from back then, but they do not provide any clues as to how I discovered it.

So how about you, when and how did you discover bitcoin? What were your initial thoughts?  Did you think negatively of it at first discovery and change your mind, or did you always think it was a great idea?

This is a good thread, if people are honest and honestly speak the truth about when and how they know about Bitcoin for the first time that can lead to know the truth about those Bitcoin Gremlins who think they have created Bitcoin by themselves. They must speak the truth about their first encounter with Bitcoin.

For myself, I created the word Bitcoin in December 2006. There after I wrote the Bitcoin White Paper and then created the Bitcoin@bitcoin Twitter Account in April 2007. Then I created my P2P Foundation Account in my Japanese Psedonym in April 2007. After that I published the Bitcoin E-cash paper in P2P Foundation and SourceForge before I published the Bitcoin in IRC channel under my other Psedonym Gavin Andreesen. Which later Gavin Bell has adopted as his Names in the Bitcoin Forum. Actually, I gave the Name Gavin Andreen to Gavin Bell.
Ask Gavin Bell who is known as Gavin Andreesen, if he is honest man then he will tell the truth.

Satoshi Nakamoto

[kaggie]

For myself, I created the word Bitcoin in December 2006. There after I wrote the Bitcoin White Paper and then created the Bitcoin@bitcoin Twitter Account in April 2007. Then I created my P2P Foundation Account in my Japanese Psedonym in April 2007. After that I published the Bitcoin E-cash paper in P2P Foundation and SourceForge before I published the Bitcoin in IRC channel under my other Psedonym Gavin Andreesen. Which later Gavin Bell has adopted as his Names in the Bitcoin Forum. Actually, I gave the Name Gavin Andreen to Gavin Bell.
Ask Gavin Bell who is known as Gavin Andreesen, if he is honest man then he will tell the truth.

Satoshi Nakamoto

Was this before or after you went beyond Nibiru?
Timelines of intergalactic space travel becomes complicated.
Have you published your website yet?

How are you doing ?  I was time traveling throughout the intergalactic space beyond the Nibiru ASM 347. I am back now to form the 1000 Hero Members Association. Soon I will publish the Website for it.

[lalabotax]

I used to think of bitcoin as a joke for me before that bitcoin was impossible to convert into dollars but after my sister introduced bitcoin further I became more interested in bitcoin after I collected bitcoins then I just found out that bitcoin can really be exchanged for dollars.

So, are you interested in Bitcoin because it can be converted to dollars? This means you won't use Bitcoin if it can't be converted to dollars, right?
It is normal, but it would be better to use Bitcoin not only for earning money, you also need to realize of supporting a new technology & a new financial concept by using it. We all here to support the innovation in world's currency and digital investment. Don't forget to realize this role. 

[DoublerHunter]

I used to think of bitcoin as a joke for me before that bitcoin was impossible to convert into dollars but after my sister introduced bitcoin further I became more interested in bitcoin after I collected bitcoins then I just found out that bitcoin can really be exchanged for dollars.

So, are you interested in Bitcoin because it can be converted to dollars? This means you won't use Bitcoin if it can't be converted to dollars, right?
It is normal, but it would be better to use Bitcoin not only for earning money, you also need to realize of supporting a new technology & a new financial concept by using it. We all here to support the innovation in world's currency and digital investment. Don't forget to realize this role. 

^ How sad that this is now what people think of BTC, to store value, not making it as a currency which is the creator want, it is a peer-to-peer transaction that could alternative fiat. Probably because most people know BTC because they want to profit, they don't know what the real use of this cryptocurrency is, as long as they will earn money, it is good for them. Back in 2016, I discovered BTC and I know BTC has the potential to grow but the problem here is I don't even accumulate any single number of BTC in my whole life.

[Oluwa-btc]

You see I ain't gonna lie over this, during the pandemic should I just say when the pandemic stated.
My fam couldn't keep up with meal's so my bro had too trade he's coin's too feed the house.
Couple of paletive did turn up but still wasn't enough as I'm/we very grateful I got my broski then.
Since then that pushed me too dig further about the merits and demerits if it.

[jhonjhon]

I first learned about bitcoin on websites like YouTube and Facebook, but I can't recall when. So there was a point when I was looking for a job or even a part-time job, and I was doing some research on how to make money that was easy and profitable, and then I came across bitcoin, where you could invest and earn a lot of money. When it comes to bitcoin, there are several advantages; all you need is patience and a basic understanding of how it works.
It is also important that you know some tips or strategy if you want to make a good profit, one thing that I learn from other bitcoiners is they always say" BUY LOW SELL HIGH". It is very simple yet helpful

[lalabotax]

^ How sad that this is now what people think of BTC, to store value, not making it as a currency which is the creator want, it is a peer-to-peer transaction that could alternative fiat. Probably because most people know BTC because they want to profit, they don't know what the real use of this cryptocurrency is,

Yeah, quite sad to know people understand BTC for earning money only. They are not trying to learn what BTC real is, and what the original purpose is. We can't blame them to focus on investment, there is nothing wrong with this. Especially, in some countries, BTC can't be used as a currency (payment tool), it is allowed for a digital investment only. However, as a good BTC user, learning deeply about BTC is needed.

[Marvelman]

I started playing with Bitcoin a few years ago because I was fed up with PayPal's unfair policies. And after a while, I got more intrigued and discovered that others have been creating applications, and this unleashed an inflow of ideas. At the same time, I was somehow fascinated with the whole concept of distributed ledger as it was shown by the people who were involved in the Bitcoin project. It's a total game changer for a lot of things.

[JahriMeayer]

Its hard to remember but IMHO i discovered bitcoin about five or six years ago. I write paid articles & one of my clint asked me to take payment via bitcoin. I wondered about that unknown method but Later i google about bitcoin and try to learn about what bitcoin is, and it impact Positively on my mind. I guessed it could be value in future but didn’t imagine the impossible value it has, right now.

[abel1337]

One thing that kind of drives me crazy is I don't remember exactly when or how I discovered bitcoin.  I know that it was either late 2013 or early 2014, but I can't specifically remember when or how.  I have a few email records from late 2014 which prove that I knew of bitcoin from back then, but they do not provide any clues as to how I discovered it.

So how about you, when and how did you discover bitcoin? What were your initial thoughts?  Did you think negatively of it at first discovery and change your mind, or did you always think it was a great idea?

As far as I remember, I discovered bitcoin on an ad I saw on Facebook asking for commissioned referrals on a registering on a custodial wallet, That wallet is coins.ph as far as I remember and it is on it's early stage as a wallet. Up to this date, I can still access my wallet on coins.ph and I'm pretty proud how that I'm one of their early patrons.                                                                                                         

[SirLancelot]

For myself, I created the word Bitcoin in December 2006. There after I wrote the Bitcoin White Paper and then created the Bitcoin@bitcoin Twitter Account in April 2007. Then I created my P2P Foundation Account in my Japanese Psedonym in April 2007. After that I published the Bitcoin E-cash paper in P2P Foundation and SourceForge before I published the Bitcoin in IRC channel under my other Psedonym Gavin Andreesen. Which later Gavin Bell has adopted as his Names in the Bitcoin Forum. Actually, I gave the Name Gavin Andreen to Gavin Bell.

Unfortunately there will be plenty of people who came in a little too late which is why there will be pleenty of people who claim they are saothsi like this. The reality is that anyone who claims they are satoshi, needs nothing too big to prove it. Just sign a message from satoshis' address and you are done, it is literally a 1 minute job and nothing more.

Anyone who doesn't do that? Not satoshi in my mind. You could maybe trolling, or you could be serious about this, whatever you want to call it, but I am 100% guaranteed to not believe anyone who doesn't sign a message from satoshi himself, it needs to be done in order to convince me.

[Judy Bishop]

I first learned about bitcoin through Twitter on the news feed. It was about bitcoin. I got curious to know more about it and started reading more.

[Cryptomiles1]

This is very shocking but you won't believe this. My first of discovering about bitcoin was same day i joined the forum and due to my career I pays less attention to the forum and then i never knew one could even enrolled in anything called promotion or to start earning. It was after a year interval I started noticing that many people have been talking about bitcoin then I recalled back there's something called "bitcointalk" so I started paying interest and digging out lots of things from the forum. Though someone who thought me about the forum couldn't give me a clear vision of about bitcoin and the forum but I made sure get some lesson from and around here.
That was when I began to hear about wallet an types of wallet, sincerely speaking it was very strange to me and I was like out of the world so I was eager to know and to learn mostly about privacy, security also know the kind of sites I should click before getting trapped.

Well to say it all, I m very happy to know about bitcoin today as it has really change my way of living, learning and research since this forum carry lots of information about bitcoin even more to google. I don't google any information about Bitcoin but i come here directly to search around the forum and so kindly I will find my answers either from reputable members or from their past post.

I m really Grateful to know about Bitcoin today.

[aylabadia05]

I still remember around 2017 getting a freebitcoin referral link. Then the curiosity to explore further what Bitcoin is before one of my friends introduces the bitcointalk forum. In the bitcointalk forum, I began to understand that bitcoin is a crypto asset that is valuable in the future and it has been proven to this day that the number 1 cryptocurrency asset is still an investment for many people.

[MommyElsa]

With my husband. I was able to learn about it, he always tells me to invest with Bitcoin but doesn't believe him in anyway. At first, it is very hard to convince myself that bitcoin is true because I cannot see any physical things what btc looks like unlike with our money. It is very hard to understand cryptocurrency means specially when you are not that kind of person that was able to adapt high technology. But thanks to my husband for letting me know more about bitcoin. Thanks to him that he din not give up on sharing more about bitcoin. Now, i experience how to trade, gain and loss as well.

[ajaxtempest]

Around May 2011 from a conspiracy forum!