When and how did you discover Bitcoin?

[Russlenat]

Discovered it in early 2016, I'm a fan of gambling and I love to play dice and sports betting at that time, that interest of mine also introduce me to this forum that I fell in love with. Until now I'm still very active because I love the community and at the same time I'm learning and earning as well.

Most of my success financially, I owed it on crypto in general, and my first success was during the bull run in 2017 and early 2018, and until now I'm still here, it looks like I already married to crypto as I stick with it through thick and thin.

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[Mauser]

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?

I also don't exactly remember when I first heard about bitcoins. It might have been online in an article or from a friend. But I do remember when I decided I want to get involved with bitcoins. It was in 2016, I made a few lucky bets with my CSGO skins and got scared that I have too much money on my steam account. When I looked for sites to sell my skins I noticed that the withdrawal options included bitcoins, which was faster and without any real fees compared to credit card transactions. After seeing that I really wanted to learn more about BTC and crypto currencies. This was also when I first found out about this forum.

[BitcoinAccepted]

If I remember it correctly, I first discovered Bitcoin way back early 2014-2015. And it is because a dear colleague of mine was very curious and passionate to explore the internet, so by the time he discovered it, he eventually shared it to me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him, and I really did enjoy every bit of my time learning and earning since I knew Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.

[dataispower]

I knew about Bitcoin as early as 2012 or 2013 but didnt do anything, I was very
skeptical, I thought it was just some form of tokens for gamers., It wasnt until
January 2017 that I got into it with my brother.

Myself notice about bitcoin after one year bitcoin is created, in 2010 i was contemplating of what can bitcoin possesse for future and how is it going move round the world and not knowing bitcoin will cover the world within the space of twenty years, this year is completing bitcoin 11 years and the firm and populations became unbelievable for the world adoption, people have lay their 99 trust in bitcoin, believing that bitcoin will stay till hundred years

[Imran232]

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?

You don't remember exactly, but I do. I remember the story, but not the exact time. But I remember something in 2017. I had a smartphone which was worth $20-$30. Despite the fact that I had been using Facebook on that smartphone since 2014.In 2017, I was using YouTube and watching some videos, and in the feed list I saw a video title that said "earn money online." That was in my native language. And I watched the video, but it was about earning money on YouTube. why I was going to skip the video, but that time in the recommended list I saw a video in English with the title "Earn Money Online with a Smartphone." I thought, okay, let's watch the video that was in English. I didn't understand properly, but it was about an application that paid in bitcoin, but the app was fake. It was a simple tap to break app.I heard the bitcoin name from that video, but I didn't understand it and I skipped it. After 2-3 months, I am going to my relatives' house on vacation. And I was going out with my cousin and he introduced me to one of his friends. I saw he was working on that app and I asked him about it. He told me everything, and for the first time, he told me about bitcoin, which I understood. After arriving at my house, I searched YouTube for free bitcoin earn videos and found some in Hindi, which I followed. My native language is Bangla, but I know a little bit of Hindi from watching Hindi films.By following them now, I am here. The channel was airdrop related and the channel name is Genuine Airdrops, managed by Abhisheikh. And I am still following his channel. It's really an interesting journey of mine.
 
Thanks for asking. It really made me emotional.
 

[TWW]

I still remember very well I was told by my friend at the end of 2016 but I didn't pay much attention to it. even I don't take anything seriously. 2017 after bitcoin was widely discussed on social media, especially my friend who often shared information on his social media. it intrigued me.
and finally early 2018, the first bitcoin asset that I kept till this year. because of a need, I finally had to let it go.

[bitzizzix]

I heard bitcoin I think in late 2016 from some of my close friends because they used to talk about it a lot when we were together, and at the time I didn't understand and when they talked about it a lot and was very impressed some of my friends talked about the benefits they get from bitcoin and makes me curious.
and as time went on they discussed the future of bitcoin and I became more and more curious and finally I tried to look it up on the internet and read it bitcoin innovation was very interesting, and when we got back together they talked about bitcoin finally I volunteered to get involved and asked some of my friends to explain bitcoin until I really understand it.
and at the beginning of 2017 i tried to try to invest a small amount and if i am not mistaken in March i started in this forum because of a suggestion from my friend, and this forum is more interesting because i can learn everything here bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
because starting with some of my friends i make profit from bitcoin and besides this forum is an additional source of income for my holdings. Thank you guys because it all started with you.

[kryptqnick]

I don't remember the specific dates, but I think it was early 2014, and I learned about it from a friend whose attention to Bitcoin was caught by mass media popularizing the event of FBI closing Silk Road. Neither me nor my friend heard of darknet before, and we had no idea there was a sort of money that was used there. So my initial stance was wary, I would say. I thought of Bitcoin as a form of money, but the kind of form that's largely used for illegal activities. Then I slowly became warmer to it, seeing that many people here on Bitcointalk were interested in Bitcoin, and yet weren't criminals. So by 2015 I thought of Bitcoin more as of a revolutionary form of money that happens to be used by criminals, but didn't hold it against Bitcoin itself.

[cardholder]

Actually i discovered bitcoin some years ago though i didn't pay close attention to it then, i was like an internet rat then, always surfing the internet when i found out about bitcoin and how to mine bla, bla bla, i figured out that the mining process was a waste of time after dedicating time and mobile data to it but the result of satoshi gotten was very poor, so i gave up thinking it was one of those idea to draw traffic to some website and make money for themselves but little did i know it was an evolution itself.. i actually got more informed about bitcoin during the covid19 lockdown and I'm did but i wish i got this information back then  

[syedzakir]

Well I think it's more than two years ago, one of my friends told me that he is earning through internet. At that time I didn't even get it but when he explained it to me and even I by myself experienced it.
I just came to discover bitcoin.
Then I started working on it and tried to discover more and more about it. Uptill now I have discovered a lot of things about it and now I am able to tell others that what actually bitcoin is.

[irsykes]

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?

I think mostly in my country know crypto when stellar booming because we need to connect to our facebook account to earn it. Or at least that is when i know it. And then i started to jumped into airdrops and doing trading which sometimes only burn what i get from airdrops or giveaways.

[Rufsilf]

When I first heared about bitcoin way back 2016, I didn't really cared about it or atleast gave any thought because I just thought it was just an another SCAM who promised profits or returns to gain investors, what I did is I just listened but there's nothing going inside my mind as I don't have any interests about it at all, maybe my mind is just tired to hear any new schemes that somehow won't survive in the coming months. But then, a friend of mine has shared it again to me on the following year how he's life has drastically changed about bitcoin and that's the start of my interest on bitcoin. And the rest was history!

[Mamun74]

I think, it is more than 5 year ago.My cousin told me that he earning money without investment. Then i was interested to learn how to earn.He was already involved in cryptocurrency.2015 My journey start, Bitcoin and Ethereum coin price was too low and now bitcoin and Ethereum price increase and they are huge development. 

[kro55]

When I first heared about bitcoin way back 2016, I didn't really cared about it or atleast gave any thought because I just thought it was just an another SCAM who promised profits or returns to gain investors, what I did is I just listened but there's nothing going inside my mind as I don't have any interests about it at all, maybe my mind is just tired to hear any new schemes that somehow won't survive in the coming months. But then, a friend of mine has shared it again to me on the following year how he's life has drastically changed about bitcoin and that's the start of my interest on bitcoin. And the rest was history!

It's ridiculous,
I never really thought Bitcoin was a scam coin. But I have a little in common with you. At an early age, I thought the price of Bitcoin would go down and the price of Altcoin would go up. I have always spent time and effort on altcoin mining thinking that altcoin would be more expensive than Bitcoin, but I quickly realized my mistake and turned my attention from altcoin to Bitcoin holding. As much as time and effort I spent on altcoin, if I put that effort into Bitcoin, today I would be a millionaire.

[Wawa2013]

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?

Maybe around 2016/2017 I found out about Bitcoin, at that time I was reading some articles about how to make money on the internet.
Then I accidentally found an article that talk about Bitcoin, at first I wasn't sure about Bitcoin. So at that time I was looking for a way to get
Bitcoin for free, therefore initially I got Bitcoin through faucets and airdrops. After the price of Bitcoin continued to rise, I decided to buy Bitcoin
for the first time around mid-2017, and when the end of 2017 Bitcoin pump and I managed to make a profit. Then entering 2018 I started trading
altcoins and suffered losses. Then continue to try investing in the ICO is also the same, a lot of losses. In the end I began to realize that I had to
focus on investing in Bitcoin, but because I never thought Bitcoin could rise as high as it is now, I don't collect a lot of Bitcoins and I regret not
collecting as many Bitcoins.

[ChiBitCTy]

I really appreciate everyone’s responseS! This is one of those topics I’ve always been very interested in in regards to bitcoin. While I really wish I could remember exactly how I learned of it, I do know that I continued to learn and educate myself and it was mostly all about the technology. As a financial advisor I was always aware of how corrupt most countries fiat systems/central banks/banks were, so learning of how bitcoin was meant to improve that it really caught my attention. I see a lot of people leaned of bitcoin simply for its profitability factor, which I wish wasn’t as much the case. Yes bitcoin can help make you money but it’s the decentralized electronic breakthrough that’s really important.

[Masplanc]

I heard of bitcoin in 2015 but I don't know what it was all about I didn't get much information about, from time to time as bitcoin keep on getting popular I started getting familiar with it. I bought my first bitcoin  last year from my friend who been into bitcoin for long. He was the one who put me through how to use bitcoin.

[im posible]

The first time I got to know bitcoin was in 2017 when my boyfriend, who is now my husband, first learned about bitcoin. At first I was skeptical about bitcoin, can it really be used? Can it really produce? Is it safe? And similar questions. Until finally my boyfriend got his first money from bitcoin, from there I became interested in knowing more about bitcoin.

[D-law]

Not quite long you see.
Good thing, I got the information about it from a close friend.
It's funny to see how people hoard Information about Bitcoin.
Gradually,this will be accepted World wide.

[kotajikikox]

2017 is the Year ..

I can clearly remember that it is My Fathers Bday when one of Step Brother come to celebrate with us (as we are not that close)

So when we get a chance talking , we have nothing to start conversation as He open it up and ask me if i have Idea about Cryptocurrency.
Of course I don't know what's this , so He explain and tell me that this is how he make a living then, so I find this interesting and get my laptop and ask Him to teach me little thing about this infront .
so from that moment we become closer and he become my Mentor in Crypto Investing specially Bitcoin as this is the main investment he has.