Who is your bitcoin hero (excluding Satoshi)?

[evilgreed]

               Quite embarrassing to admit but I really have too little to no knowledge about the people being mentioned except for satoshi. So If I had to mention a bitcoin hero for me then I would say my best friend that introduced me to all this and changed my views about crypto which were mostly negative since what I read about it online are just pop ups that say bitcoin is used by criminals for laundering and other criminal activities on darkweb.

               Another would be the very first ones that bought/invested or traded bitcoins for other things like that guy who exchanged 10k bitcoins for two pizzas. These people were the ones that paved the way for bitcoin and has contributed a lot to what it is today.

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[ChiBitCTy]

This is a pretty good topic.  If I had to pick one “bitcoin hero” it would probably be the person who I think is most likely Satoshi and one I’m surprised to not see already on this list, Nick Szabo. Nick is the creator of bitcoin precursor BitGold and the pioneer of Smart Contracts. He is someone who’s got to be on this list (even if I don’t like who he is as a person).

[KingMaccent]

I am new so I apologize if my contribution ain't in line. I will say the people I look up to are SFR10 and others who whitelist for free considering the fact that some new people like me who are here to learn but are affected by the proxy ban as a result of having the same IP address as some individuals who have done evil so the sin of those ones now affects other who ain't guilty of the same crime. They are the ones I look up to

[bitzizzix]

Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer implementation of the b-money proposal by Wei Dai and the Bitgold proposal by Nick Szabo, and the principles of the system in general were described in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto and I think they were early heroes.
and heroes for me are two of my friends who introduced me to bitcoin and this forum because of them I can until now.
and the next hero is all of us especially those who have been in this forum for a long time (and I really respect all the seniors who have been here for a long time) because they make this the best forum survive and continue to grow which I think will continue to grow.
and what's more impressive is that this forum made me have an amazing and life changing income that i never imagined and i never got before. And this forum is an eternal hero because it all started from here making bitcoin and other crypto more popular and also a place for us to learn and have knowledge.

[Mr.sprin]

i have a bitcoin hero sotoshi nakamoto only he is a real hero who makes bitcoin from a cheap price to what it is now, even though satoshi is not on the list but satoshi is a true bitcoin hero.

[TheGhostMan]

Definitely apart from those who started this movement as such, my best friend is my bitcoin hero, since it was thanks to him that I learned about cryptocurrencies. He is and always will be my economics teacher as he learns something more about these digital currencies every day.

[Reatim]

Who is your bitcoin hero?

Who do you look up to in this space, or think is the most amazing person within the bitcoin world?

I think Sirius - Martti Malmi is mine. Here's a kid still in college who risked for a venture that he wouldn't know would work. He was willing to be open with others across the world. He lost bitcoin trying to be honest, as far as I can tell, with others when running the first exchanges.

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Heroes nominated in these threads (actively edited):
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Hal Finney
Sirius / Martti Malmi
Laszlo Hanyecz
Theymos
Andreas Antonopoulos
Gavin Andresen
Greg Maxwell
Cobra
Michael Saylor
Dave re: Ukraine
LoyceV
o_e_l_e_o
franky1

Early investors, believers, 0Gs
The community
This forum and its users
Friends and neighbors who introduce bitcoin

Though it is not included in the listed Heroes ,  but I will still include and that is My Brother because he is the one that Opened my Eyes and Knowledge about what is Bitcoin and how this brings good to my life .

My first Impression about Bitcoin is not that Good that's why His effort and dedication to make me understand is Unforgettable and worth a trust.

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but my Bitcoin crypto world/forum Hero is Theymos , because even How hard he is facing difficulties in this forum running yet he continues to spread the word of crypto .

[Dunamisx]

LoyceV
o_e_l_e_o
franky1

I think some things are better done with practical experience and you haven engage with such person's involved before you can attain a certain level of credible trust in what they can offer, these are members of the forum am quit familiar with, i see their post everyday, learn and engage on discussion about bitcoin with them, they are practically into it and are giving out resourceful meaning with their roles on the forum, i think am pretty good with having them as my heroes among others on the forum rather than those i rarely have an encounter with.

This forum and its users

This is my first hero in cryptocurrency because the whole entire forum represent a knowledge archive, a noble citadel of learning, where everyone come together across the world to make progress on the course of bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general.

[Henrobakkara]

i have a bitcoin hero sotoshi nakamoto only he is a real hero who makes bitcoin from a cheap price to what it is now, even though satoshi is not on the list but satoshi is a true bitcoin hero.

So what you are saying is, aside from Satoshi who obviously is everyone's #1 pick, every other person that has kept the network going, from the miners which I don't know if many mentioned here to the person that actually introduced you to Bitcoin and the people or person that kept this forum gong from the beginning till now and the lots that have invested heavily on Bitcoin and made it main steam are all not worth recognizing? there are a lot of heroes here which makes it difficult to pick out just one.

[TheGreatPython]

Though it is not included in the listed Heroes ,  but I will still include and that is My Brother because he is the one that Opened my Eyes and Knowledge about what is Bitcoin and how this brings good to my life .

My first Impression about Bitcoin is not that Good that's why His effort and dedication to make me understand is Unforgettable and worth a trust.

but my Bitcoin crypto world/forum Hero is Theymos , because even How hard he is facing difficulties in this forum running yet he continues to spread the word of crypto .

Maybe you and your bro are very close to each other because he willingly help you to get started in bitcoin, you are lucky to have a bro like that while others like me, we have a cruel brother but its better that we are the ones that know bitcoin and not our bro's because if that happens, then we still have a zero knowledge until now in regards to bitcoin.

I discovered btc myself, so will that means that my bitcoin hero is myself or my inner self? But, how did you know that theymos is having a hard time? If you will only check his address, you will see that he has a lot of bitcoins. That should be enough to maintain or to keep this forum alive but yes, he is one of our hero because without him, there will be no bitcointalk.

[Ryu_Ar1]

To be honest there's a lot I don't know about the people you mention because I'm really new here so I'm even new to some of the great characters you mention in your thread.
For now it's possible to say heroes should really understand about these people.
I've had conversations in a few threads with some of the people the OP mentioned and I've also seen them argue a lot and to me that's great but of course specifying a Hero just because it's not very good so maybe I'll still keep looking and will still assume they all are heroes without excluding one

[Woodie]

The OP has some great names which is undeniable and Can't really point out an individual either,  but I would say the community here is the place with all its real heros as a whole because we get to share information and compliment each other to make us more knowledgeable. But ultimately we all need to give ourselves an applaud for not giving up on crypto and getting this far, you are the  real heros  🙌

[Bitstar_coin]

I believe those OGs who contributed in early days when Satoshi was still active was the real heroes beside him/her/they. For now, I believe it was the holders, those who make the crypto community known, those who has nodes, those developers that still supporting Bitcoin with its upgrades. These are the existing heroes I can think of.

First and foremost Salute to Satoshi (whomever and wherever he/she is) without satoshi (a true hero) there won't be btc or bitcointalk.org forum.
And i completely agree with you, i have once stumbled across the satoshi thread during the early days of btc and you could see how the journey started and the dedication and contribution of the very early supporters (The OGs). Each one of them back then played a vital role in the process of btc development, they committed in supporting the network and all (The Unsung Heroes).

The active btc community from developers, miners to holders are all heroes to me because they keep the btc flame burning and will continue to do so come what may. Btc has change each an everyone of our lives and we can only do as much as give gratitude to those who started the journey. Am sure satoshi wherever he/she may be (if still alive) will be proud to see the immense progress btc has made in the whole world today.

[Jatiluhung]

Hal finney thing is what crosses my mind. Besides being the first bitcoin recipient from satoshi (correct me if wrong) Finney is also said to have developed a digital money called Reusable Proof of Work (RPOW). This RPOW project shows how much Finney is interested in and passionate about cryptographic payment systems.

[IIrik11]

the guy who looks a little like 'guy pearce'. 

i mean 'michael j. saylor' of 'microstrategy', he's a true believer of bitcoin.

keeps buying no matter what and if you hear him talking you'd start to see that he's right.

this is the time when you should acquire as much as possible and don't fall for fuds.

[Zilon]

Alice and bob are my bitcoin Heroes my reasons is because the story of bitcoin transaction and how it gets verified in the network cannot be complete without sharing this two users early bitcoin involvement and how the spent their first coin. i see them as my own hero because the embraced the technology without so much persuasion following their early involvement.

Another hero of mine is Theymos and all bitcoin talk users. I think every member of the forum is a hero because the keep adding to the bitcoin community daily

[Mpamaegbu]

They distributed or sold for peanuts tens of thousands of their bitcoin to ensure that Bitcoin did not become centralised.

You can't be certain that was why they sold. For me, off course I know they didn't sell off all they had just to ensure that Bitcoin doesn't become centralized. Nope, that's not true. They would've sold to take advantage of the market for profit. At the time, virtually nobody had an idea that Bitcoin would be this big the way that it's today.

i mean 'michael j. saylor' of 'microstrategy', he's a true believer of bitcoin.

Definitely, he is. I read a post a few minutes ago where someone calculated how much Microstrategy was losing in this ongoing bearish momentum. Those who jeer at him now should also be willing to praise him when price bounces back to profit.

[Webetcoins]

Erik Vorhees for sure. He was the one who created satoshidice, and it grew so much that he sold it for insane amount of bitcoins, the amount is too much to calculate right now but if he kept even half of it, that makes him one of the richest people in the world.

Then he built shapeshift which wasn't really a great success but still something decent I suppose, and that is why I believe that he is going to be fine in the future as well and my idol. Dude managed to build things that worth something and get rich via them. The grand master of crypto startups and he didn't do that by making fake tokens and sell that to people like so many others did.

[bitbollo]

A name that has not been mentioned but that definitely deserves to be on this list is that of Mike Caldwell.
inventor of the coin casascius (for those unfamiliar with them, he is one of the most coveted bitcoin collectibles) and one of the bip38 proposers (encrypting a private key with a password ).
He also revealed his identity to express confidence in the products he sold / private keys stored = trusted person.

[Viscore]

Thinking of it, I do not follow notable names in the Bitcoin world, a few names pop up like Hal Finney, but overall I do not really look up to anyone in the Bitcoin community. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of notable members who have cobtributed immensely to the growth of Bitcoin many of which would not be k own publicly.

This forum and all the members who keep it going as the most reliable resource for Bitcoin discussions after quite a number of years would pass as my Bitcoin heros and heroines.

Heroes do not need to have big names and high-profile individuals for them to be remembered for their notable contributions. Sometimes, they are just those regular persons living in private but deserved enough to be called heroes since they make the forum more interesting and become more informative on part of the newcomers. Yes, i agree that these bitcoin heroes and heroines are more seen in the forum actively participating in all good discussions.