When and how did you discover Bitcoin?

[molsewid]

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.

2017 is also my landing year in the crypto platform and this was the year I have met bitcoin that I can say the moment I knew bitcoin is the turning point of my life. My friend introduces me first to this forum which since then I am an active member up until now. At first, I really don't know what is this platform, what is bitcoin, the idea of bitcoin behind is I really don't know about it but I am thankful that I became a member of this forum and step by step and by the ideas and experiences that every member shared in forum gives a lot of idea and knowledge about bitcoin.

[kucritt]

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?

I knew bitcoin in 2013 or 2014. I search in internet and browsing some stuff and i discover about bitcoin. First
I think bitcoin is the great ecosystem. Because it is a digital asset tha have a big values

Until i stop learning about bitcoin at 2015 for my study

And joining again at 2018 when the bitcoin price already in the top of mountain

[Shasha80]

Almost all the members of this forum when they first knew Bitcoin did not believe that Bitcoin could be as big as it is now. Or even Satoshi Nakamoto
did not expect Bitcoin to be as big as it is today, where the price of Bitcoin also continues to rise. I'm also not much different from most of
the members here, I'm not sure and don't understand Bitcoin when I hear Bitcoin for the first time. I actually forgot the first time I found out about
Bitcoin from a friend or I found it myself on the internet when looking for something. Maybe about 5 years ago I first heard of Bitcoin, Initially
I thought Bitcoin would only be a currency for making transactions on the internet. It turns out that the popularity of Bitcoin is increasing very quickly
and many people are using Bitcoin as a digital asset to make money. Then it surprised me to know when the end of 2017 Bitcoin could hype,
therefore I really regret not collecting Bitcoins when I first heard about it.

[DoublerHunter]

Almost all the members of this forum when they first knew Bitcoin did not believe that Bitcoin could be as big as it is now. Or even Satoshi Nakamoto
did not expect Bitcoin to be as big as it is today, where the price of Bitcoin also continues to rise. I'm also not much different from most of
the members here, I'm not sure and don't understand Bitcoin when I hear Bitcoin for the first time. I actually forgot the first time I found out about
Bitcoin from a friend or I found it myself on the internet when looking for something. Maybe about 5 years ago I first heard of Bitcoin, Initially
I thought Bitcoin would only be a currency for making transactions on the internet. It turns out that the popularity of Bitcoin is increasing very quickly
and many people are using Bitcoin as a digital asset to make money. Then it surprised me to know when the end of 2017 Bitcoin could hype,
therefore I really regret not collecting Bitcoins when I first heard about it.

^ Yeah we are the same, it almost 6 years ago when I was first discovered BTC and began looking at it on the internet and found this forum that I thought before where we can learn a lot and gather some information further related to BTC which is that until now we are still supporting BTC.
Actually, the negative feedback on BTC before was always there and that is why we can't have control of people that have always criticized BTC, it is a big slap of them that seeing BTC was on the high price which is looking good.

[bitterguy28]

Happens when i Lost my Job back in 2016 , I'm so desperate in finding something profitable in all areas because i was devastated when our company needs to shutdown because of internal problem and i need to provide food and shelter for my family (as back then i am still renting an apartment )
there was this Site i come across and they are offering simple task and i will earn some amount but this is not fiat instead this what they called Bitcoin/satoshi as payment.
so i dig in internet to learn how can i accumulate or which place to put this coin to be converted in fiat.
and while surfing there i find out this Forum (bitcointalk.org) from this point there are so much offerings here inside from Bounties to signature campaigning.and so I try most of those that i have knowledge and know what is the best thing i get from Bitcoin? that is when i bought my Own house after the Bull market happens before the end of 2017.
so Thanks to Bitcoin and cheers forever .

[Pahom]

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?

For the first time I get to know about Bitcoin from my mum. He told me about Bitcoin pizza day that one man bought two pizzas for several millions dollar and I was puzzled, I really didn't understand what bitcoin was and why it was going up in price. My mum didn't manage to explain me, and them some time I wasn't heard about it anything, but then I went for investment course where I was acquainted with blockchain technologies.

[StarKay]

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 can't remember the first time I heard the word Bitcoin but I'm certain that I discovered BTC in the year 2016 while I was looking for withdrawal options on PTC sites.
PayPal service to my country is limited, I can make payment but can't receive payment so Bitcoin came to the rescue.
That was how my journey in Cryptocurrency began, how I discovered this forum is another story.

[Shasha80]

Almost all the members of this forum when they first knew Bitcoin did not believe that Bitcoin could be as big as it is now. Or even Satoshi Nakamoto
did not expect Bitcoin to be as big as it is today, where the price of Bitcoin also continues to rise. I'm also not much different from most of
the members here, I'm not sure and don't understand Bitcoin when I hear Bitcoin for the first time. I actually forgot the first time I found out about
Bitcoin from a friend or I found it myself on the internet when looking for something. Maybe about 5 years ago I first heard of Bitcoin, Initially
I thought Bitcoin would only be a currency for making transactions on the internet. It turns out that the popularity of Bitcoin is increasing very quickly
and many people are using Bitcoin as a digital asset to make money. Then it surprised me to know when the end of 2017 Bitcoin could hype,
therefore I really regret not collecting Bitcoins when I first heard about it.

^ Yeah we are the same, it almost 6 years ago when I was first discovered BTC and began looking at it on the internet and found this forum that I thought before where we can learn a lot and gather some information further related to BTC which is that until now we are still supporting BTC.
Actually, the negative feedback on BTC before was always there and that is why we can't have control of people that have always criticized BTC, it is a big slap of them that seeing BTC was on the high price which is looking good.

There will always be people who hate Bitcoin, because after all it is very difficult to get everyone in the world to support Bitcoin. But let people who
hate Bitcoin will regret their decision, because they will miss the opportunity to get profit from Bitcoin. I'm happy and grateful now that I can still
support Bitcoin, because there will be more profit that I can get in the future from Bitcoin. So if there is a newbie who is new to Bitcoin right now,
immediately start collecting Bitcoin from now on. Because if we study the movement of Bitcoin, the price of Bitcoin tends to continue to rise every year,
so starting to collect Bitcoin from now is actually not too late, because the possibility of Bitcoin prices in the future will be much higher.

[niadotcx]

I grew up in an environment and at a time where, looking back on it, I’m shocked I didn’t pay attention to it sooner. I was always on my computer, heavily involved in tech any way I could be, my buddies and I in high school attended DEFCON. But somehow Bitcoin never clicked for me.

Then I started playing around with it in 2019. Bought some, but didn’t think much of it.

Then in early 2020, through work I happened to have a conversation with a general partner at a fintech-centered VC fund. Say what you will about VCs, web3, etc., but this lady has a pretty good understanding of Bitcoin (her fund started buying in small amounts years ago). I basically asked her “so what’s this Bitcoin think about” and she took the time to explain it to me. I’ll be forever grateful.

[pushups44]

I first discovered bitcoin when the Lulzsec hacker group was active in 2011 and asked for donations to support the group. I was amused by their antics and felt the coin was overpriced given how rapidly it was appreciating. I followed it on and off since then and finally took the plunge a few years ago. It's better late than never!

[Jon_Hodl]

I first read about it in a Vice Motherboard article back in 2011.

Some kid was using his school's computers to mine bitcoin and then selling them for "real money".

Naturally, the first thing I asked myself was "What Is Bitcoin?" and the journey down the rabbit hole began.

I tried to buy some back then but you could only buy them from some place called "MtGOX" in Japan by sending an envelope full of cash or a bank wire. Since I felt that was antithetical to the bitcoin ethos, I ended up not buying any. 

It wasn't until 2013 when the economic collapse in Greece pushed the price to like $150 and Bitcoin made news headlines. At that point, I knew that it had staying power so I began looking for ways to buy. I believe my first purchase was like .19 BTC for $20 through BitInstant.

Little did I know at the time but that purchase would change my life forever.

[ReiMomo]

I was looking for an extra income to balance my financial issue. I was sharing my situation to my friend and inquired if there are any online sites offering jobs. He then explained me about earning Bitcoin in bitcointalk.org. I then learnt and went through articles and posts about bitcoin and how I should move about here in this forum. And this is how I came to know about Bitcoin and crypto currencies. I really thank my friend and yes to Satoshi and to this forum. Hats off.

[so98nn]

It’s good too see so many replies here about how everyone discovered the bitcoin. Most of them are either accidental or through extra income sources reason. Not bad as everyone has some needs to fulfill and they will find the extra income sources like this all the time. Even I also started this when one of my friend introduced me with bitcoin world. The guy was from my country itself who bought me so much of happiness today just because of his one effort to turn myself into cryptonian.

[izsara]

I personally feel the same as everyone else here.
I am a new person who accidentally got to know bitcoin because I only saw a glimpse in the advertisements of several platforms that discussed stocks.
I started following little by little and it turns out that after remembering I've been here for a few years, but knowledge about crypto is still lacking and I'm still looking to make me believe more that this is a pretty good thing to do.
on the other hand a lot of people out there say that being here was a mistake and after I tried it wasn't that bad

[qwertyup23]

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?

I was fortunate enough to discover BTC back in 2017 where its price was around ~$2,000ish. Unfortunately, I was not able to take advantage of its price since I almost withdrew most of the BTCs I earned from campaign signatures in order to pay for my educational materials.

While some may have doubts as to its existence, the best time to really discover BTC is when you actually discovered it the first time, whether it be today or the past week. What matters is that once you discover its existence, it is imperative that you purchase some for long-term investment due to its inflationary and volatile nature.

[Slow death]

i found out about bitcoin in january 2016 when i was doing research on ways to make money on the internet, after finding out about bitcoin i found this forum and started doing post and faucet, at the time i made dogecoin and bitcoin faucet, then i I realized that faucet was not viable and I started to buy bitcoi, it was the best option I made. in the past making faucet was much simpler than today

[Diana.]

I heard a friend talk about knowing Bitcoin at a friend's party, and then I boldly owned it.I was lucky

[TinaK]

Most people here I saw around 2016 and 2017 had already known bitcoin but I didn't see even one of them saying that they are very happy because they are now a millionaire. So meaning to say, most of us here spending our bitcoin and didn't able to hold any of that amount and I think even a small fraction has a big value.

I have known bitcoin back 2015 and but I didn't mind it and after a year it seems it comes very popular in my country and one of my friends started talking about this. I have been doing my research at that time, different platforms that I have found, and one of those is this forum and other exchange and website that has a faucet I which I did not satisfied I purchased some amount on the exchange platform. But unfortunately, I sold all when bitcoin create a new ATH in 2017-2018 I guess. But for me, the past is past and if you have learned something in the past you can apply it now that could be useful in the future.

[Monochroic]

It was my uncle who told me about bitcoin. He was talking about how online transactions have made it easier for him to operate his business from anywhere in the world. And then, he started telling us about how bitcoin trading and investments have been filling his pockets, which made me even more interested in bitcoin.

[jhonjhon]

It was my uncle who told me about bitcoin. He was talking about how online transactions have made it easier for him to operate his business from anywhere in the world. And then, he started telling us about how bitcoin trading and investments have been filling his pockets, which made me even more interested in bitcoin.

Yes, we're both the same. I also heard it from my cousin way back 2017.. He was resigned from his job because of this what we so-called "digital currency".And it is proven and tested that bitcoin is not a scam like what others think.He started to build his own house and bought a new car. And I think it is a good idea for me to try this kind of job.