10 Years

[Gladitorcomeback]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

Congratulations for your long journey and valuable time you given to this forum. Infact there are some members like you that we need for long term. Time is passing so quickly and no one was thinking that BTC will revolutionized the world in 14 years and we are happy to see Early birds still here.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

Theymos will not close the forum= EFS will stay here forever  

[Franctoshi]

@EFS, A decade (10 years) is Indeed a very long time you have spent here with the wonderful contributions you have given the community in terms of growth and success this far and I must admit that you have done quite a great job and I commend you for that.

A big congratulations to you EFS! ..... Wish you more successful years to spend here with us because I too, right now have no intention of leaving the forum anytime soon because of the wonderful people like you I met here,  plus the positive impact of the forum in improving our daily lives as I keep learning new things each day.

[Y3shot]

Congratulations EFS on your long in bitcoin, it gives me joy seeing you in the forum till this moment for 10 years means you value the forum and in the this whole years you have been able to build a good reputation that made you to last till this moment. A decade is not a small time and thanks for you efforts and contributions to make bitcointalk.org a better place.

[Quickseller]

Congratulations on ten years on the forum. Things sure have changed a lot over the past decade.

I haven’t been active much as of lately, but I do like to stop by from time to time and read various posts. My ten year anniversary will be in about a year.

I am sure you have been able to learn a lot over your time here. I know I have.

Good times.

[KingsDen]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

I have arrived this party late but that will not hinder me from congratulating you. 10 yrs is a decade and not 10 months. It is not easy to witness different generations of newbies, different stages of the forum growth and still here, it takes passion.

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

I am here for barely two years but I am so much grateful for finding this forum. 10yrs should be more grateful, atleast you have witness more than two halving.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

Good to know that you will remain here and contribute to the forum and as well as sanitize it. But I am not sure that theymos is closing here any moment.

[Zanab247]

 Congratulations OP for the 10 years journey, and I believe you still have more years to spend with us because you are among the people that contributed positive things for the progress of this forum which people will live to remember you for.

I know the journey was rough for you in the beginning but you stood against any challenges in the past that made you here to exercise your joy for the 10 years journey.

[SamReomo]

You were very lucky that you signed up for the forum 10 years ago because even in 2013 very few people were smart enough to know about Bitcoin and this forum, and to my surprise you are one of them. Your journey with this forum is truly inspiring and amusing at the same time, and it gives hope to others that sticking with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Talk forum is one of the best things a Bitcoin enthusiast does.

I congratulate you on your 10 years journey on this forum and I really wish that you would stay on the forum as long as the forum will be online. This forum is really our 2nd family and we all have really great times on this forum, some of us might not be that active while others are active since 2013 like you. I hope that you will stay with us and this forum for your whole life as this forum is truly a way for us to be determined with our goals and continue to grow better as Bitcoin lovers.

[ZeshanRandhawa]

Cheers to 10 years EFS, Your ten year journey to get here is simply amazing. May your days weave a tale of happiness and development and may your contributions continue to this forum. We look forward to your further improvements because of your lasting impact. I wish you happiness, health and the ability to enjoy every minute with your loved ones.

[rachael9385]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU SIR, being on this forum for ten (10) years has impacted good to us, although I haven't been here for so long but I know you have shared a good and wonderful ideas to us.
EFS good to have someone like you here on Bitcointalk, this moment is supposed to be celebrated, thank you for bringing this forum this far with your good ideas, I can picture this forum back then how it will be then, congrat to you once again.

[Mr.suevie]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

Wow!! A whooping ten years, am just starting to wonder all the dramas and fun you would have encountered during your stay here. Ten years isnt any joke and it must have taken share dedication to actually still be here. I wish to also achieved such height as you have here on the forum if not even more and this type of thread just gives me a moral booster in Knowing all the thought is actually possible if only there is focus and will to achieve this.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

I must not step out without dropping my own complement here in congratulating EFS for making it a successful decade on bitcointalk, this is something i will always wanted to one day see myself also in this kind of celebration because it's an achievement others were not privileged to discover or join the forum 10 years ago, i wonder how many people of his time still made it with the forum till date, you have shown the best on what you've got to be an active member but not only that, you're also a prominent asset to the forum and I wish you more wins and loads of achievements in life.

[_BlackStar]

Just out of curiosity - EFS, tell me how much bitcoin was worth when you first bought it 10 years ago.
You must have bought it at very low - but what I'm most curious about is how you've overcome all the hurdles over the past decade. Hope you can share your experience here - obviously I would really appreciate that from you.

Not all of us had the chance to become bitcoin investors in its early days - but you are one of the many forum users who very likely has experience with it. I hope you have an interesting story about it.

[EFS]

Just out of curiosity - EFS, tell me how much bitcoin was worth when you first bought it 10 years ago.
You must have bought it at very low - but what I'm most curious about is how you've overcome all the hurdles over the past decade. Hope you can share your experience here - obviously I would really appreciate that from you.

Not all of us had the chance to become bitcoin investors in its early days - but you are one of the many forum users who very likely has experience with it. I hope you have an interesting story about it.

IIRC it was less than $100 at that time. I made a lot of trades, used Bitcoin in goods and services. There was always talk that Bitcoin would rise, and we always believed in it. But until 2017, it wasn't believed that it would be able to realize such high potential.
When I first joined the forum, there was talk of the rally which happened a few months ago and those who registered on the same date as me were complaining that they were late to the party. I thought I was too late most of the time back then. We used to talk about the luck of those who learned Bitcoin in 2011-12 and became a member here.

It's not just about getting rich. For me, this has never been a priority. The freedom that Bitcoin promised was very appealing. I was living in a country where there were already problems with banks and government, and Bitcoin was always a way out. A large part of the society is still not aware of the advantages that Bitcoin brings. Therefore, even now I can say that to new members, it's not late.

[_BlackStar]

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IIRC it was less than $100 at that time.

Really - I totally missed the opportunity, but I also know that I'm not late to the party.

I made a lot of trades, used Bitcoin in goods and services. There was always talk that Bitcoin would rise, and we always believed in it. But until 2017, it wasn't believed that it would be able to realize such high potential.
When I first joined the forum, there was talk of the rally which happened a few months ago and those who registered on the same date as me were complaining that they were late to the party. I thought I was too late most of the time back then. We used to talk about the luck of those who learned Bitcoin in 2011-12 and became a member here.

It's not just about getting rich. For me, this has never been a priority. The freedom that Bitcoin promised was very appealing. I was living in a country where there were already problems with banks and government, and Bitcoin was always a way out. A large part of the society is still not aware of the advantages that Bitcoin brings. Therefore, even now I can say that to new members, it's not late.

EFS - the average forum user since I've known bitcoin seems to be encourage by the desire to make money rather than the technology. I'm not denying that I'm part of them too - but that's too narrow a mindset to stick with without wanting to change.

Bitcoin has provided many opportunities for any user to be able to take advantage of the innovation that comes with it - but sometimes regulations are still a barrier to adoption cases between them. So of course it's never too late if they don't just recognize bitcoin as an investment asset and ignore more of its innovation - but all in all I'd love to hear about those of you who may have adopted bitcoin before us.

[rhomelmabini]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

I think I can make that as well, I'm already half of it and will be 6 years by October, been driven by hype by the 2017 bull market and those bounties to start with but not regret to sign up here as well. Thanks for your service as well for the forum, your work means something, though I rarely report these days. Yeah, that epochtalk should be here when I hit that 10 years anniversary.

[israt1@]

congratulations .

Although I didn't know what Bitcoin was at that time, if I had been ignorant, maybe I could have created a topic like yours. I hope Thomas doesn't decide to close it.I will be able to create a topic like yours one day.

[Z_MBFM]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

The story of coming to the forum was beautiful.  How did you find out about this forum?  From a friend, from the Internet, or Theymos invited you to open an account here Mentioning this would have made the story more interesting   

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

Your hard work and love for the forum helped you become a staff member here. I appreciate it. Happy 10th register  anniversary to you 

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

This forum doesn't seem like it's ever going to close, So be prepared to stay on the forum till you die....

[roksana.hee]

This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

It's a very good word for me to impress. A few months ago, I found this forum but I already read many pages here to learn more. I hope I'll reach the peak early.

Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends, and had job opportunities.

I appreciate you. Here I already get a few hands who help people to know much more about this forum or cryptocurrency. For that, I can say "Bitcointalk forum is a media house of brotherhood."

Long live Bitcoin for one to a thousand generations, long live Satoshi Nakamoto's unique invention.

[letteredhub]

I registered in this forum ten years ago. I've found out about Bitcoin and this forum in early 2013 but didn't need to register back then. I signed up on 26th July 2013 and I'm here for a decade. I never imagined I'd be here this long. This forum has been an important part of my life, just like Bitcoin.

Glad I decided to sign-up here 10 years ago. Here I met very good people from all nationalities, made good friends and had job opportunities. Even though sometimes I took a break from writing to the forum due to dramas and tiredness, I never stopped moderating the forum. I tried my best to make the forum work as intended.

I hope to be here longer. I think I'll stay here until Theymos decides to close the forum. I would like to see at least new forum software.

Ten years isn't ten days that's about 3'650 days, @EFS I can only buy imagine how much contributions you must've contributed to the growth, development and stability of the forum all this years. Some of us newbies do wonder at times how and when are we going to attain such levels as yours but it's now done on me that the journey is a gradual process with a lot of hardwork and consistency as long as you know what you want.  Congratulations on your one decade journey in the forum.

[Fiatless]

IIRC it was less than $100 at that time. I made a lot of trades, used Bitcoin in goods and services. There was always talk that Bitcoin would rise, and we always believed in it. But until 2017, it wasn't believed that it would be able to realize such high potential.
When I first joined the forum, there was talk of the rally which happened a few months ago and those who registered on the same date as me were complaining that they were late to the party. I thought I was too late most of the time back then. We used to talk about the luck of those who learned Bitcoin in 2011-12 and became a member here.

I also use to think that I am late in the Bitcoin ecosystem. But your response is proof that one might never be late in the Bitcoin race because the price has not reached ATH. In a few years newcomers will wish they were here in 2023. The best thing one should do is to avoid procrastination and take advantage of the opportunity Bitcoin offers.

It's not just about getting rich. For me, this has never been a priority. The freedom that Bitcoin promised was very appealing. I was living in a country where there were already problems with banks and government, and Bitcoin was always a way out. A large part of the society is still not aware of the advantages that Bitcoin brings. Therefore, even now I can say that to new members, it's not late.

Sadly, people living in developing nations like mine is more concerned about poverty alleviation than privacy. They are more concerned about the financial benefit of Bitcoin than the freedom and privacy it offers. Maybe it will change in the future.