My first Bitcoin

[Maus0728]

The old adage for most of the people here is, of course, the payout from the signature campaign. When I started, it wasn't Bitcoin I was earning but a number of shitcoins with little to no value in exchange price. It was at that time I realized that mindlessly posting non-interesting stuff is a waste of time. I just thought that as long as there is a Bitcoin or crypto-related word within that sentence, it would do just fine, but really it isn't. Not only did it waste my free time, but it also made me stagnant in terms of knowledge about Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in general.

The second would be the Bitcointalk art contest! Boy, oh boy! Consistently winning these contests on a streak for the last 3 years is euphoric! I mean, who in the world could expect that a very technical Bitcoin forum could be a reservoir for Bitcoin-paying art contests? Those winnings not only built a good amount of Bitcoin stash but also helped me finance my tuition fees for my bachelor's degree! I know those are just temporary, but hey, these contests earned a large part of where I am now.

Now that my two decades of education have come to an end, I think the next part of where I can get some more sats would be my corporate job. And yeah, that's more Bitcoin in exchange for becoming a "corporate slave".

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[lombok]

I got my first Bitcoin when I was working with a Brazilian man by online. I managed a blockchain and cryptocurrency media website at the end of 2013 with a salary at that time of 0.4 BTC per month. At that time I was still studying Chemical Engineering, in 1 week I learned in full what blockchain and Bitcoin and Mining were with guidance from that person. We communicate anonymously via Facebook. I don't know why we just know each other and do our respective jobs according to the job description and then receive a salary from him. For 9 years I worked with him, then in 2014 I started to enter the crypto community in the area I live and got to know the Bitcoin talk forum in 2016-2017 and was active in crypto campaign projects that paid for altcoins. And only in 2022 did I start to enter paid Bitcoin signature campaigns until now. I feel helped by the existence of this forum where we are also required to continue to learn and contribute positively here so that we can survive and envolve in every condition.

[Odohu]

Good job.
The day I got my first 2 btc, 10 years ago, was exiting. Just sold some service online and got paid with it.

Unfortunately only a few days later btc went up 50% and I quickly sold, big fail on my part since we all know the rise just started back then.

This was also my mistake in my early days, I never had long term vision for Bitcoin. Each time I check my very first Bitcoin wallet, I do feel bad seeing the volume of Bitcoin that have passed through it without me saving a good portion of it. Well, I now know better and I have made serious adjustments as well. I have also decided that it is even better to save my money in Bitcoin considering how fast inflation is eating up fiats.

[yudi09]

Congratulations for you.
I also got my first Bitcoin from this forum by participating in several old campaigns.

This forum can generate income that can help you earn money and it's not wrong to hope for income from the forum, but it feels like our reach is too narrow if we only hope for income from here.
Don't convert the Bitcoin you get from here into fiat, but keep it in your wallet as long as you are still active. If the bitcoins earned in the campaign can be saved up to 1BTC, that would be extraordinary.

[xzy887]

I think a person who knows about bitcoin is very lucky. Because here you can easily learn, teach others and also earn Bitcoins, which is very nice. Like you I have learned a lot about bitcoin here and try to help others as much as I can. But my luck was bad or I could not train myself well. Due to which I have not been able to earn bitcoin from here yet.But I'm not stopping, I'm trying to earn here with whatever qualifications I have. I have faith in myself, so I will earn bitcoin one day.

[Peanutswar]

I bought my Bitcoin using a centralized platform Coins.PH is like a digital banking like others we have and those can be used to buy cryptocurrency at first im fan of XRP because of having low transaction fees, sooner or later I converted most of my coins into BTC when the market came in bull run but its not big as you expect its just a weekly investment with 20$ just small but keeps making a good run those times, now im earning BTC through using services, included with the Signature campaign right now I joined with. But now my goal for the next year is to have at least 1 BTC hoping but its far but not impossible.

[DabsPoorVersion]

First of all, Congratulations to you, continue what you are doing and don't be afraid to try new things you think that might work for you to earn more. If ever you fail, just rry again. If failure comes again, use it as your stepping stone to move closer to your goal.
Anyways, for me, I manage to earn my frist Bitcoin by joining bounty campaigns before. I started to know about Bitcoin when its price is still around $300-$400. I was still studying by that time so I do not have the capability to invest as I don't have enough money. I try to find ways to earn for the reason that I really want have at least 1 Bitcoin by that time. I did different ways like doing faucet and bounty campaign until I reach my goal. Right now, I set up a higher goal, and hopefully, we all reach what we want.

[0t3p0t]

Honestly, I can only wonder how you, OP, managed to earn your first Bitcoin, assuming that you are talking about one Bitcoin. Your registration goes back very far, in 2016 you joined the forum, and today you have the rank of senior member. It would be fair to say that not all merits in this rank are earned by you.
Moreover, in six months you have not received a single merit, which speaks of you as not making a very good effort to feed your family. One day, you created a topic that blew up your account with a lot of merits, and that's where all the talent ended.
By creating this topic, you seem to promise everyone that after receiving merit, you will continue to participate in subscription companies for Bitcoin. But forgive me, do you think that this is interesting to people, and they certainly need to quickly fulfill your desire by giving you these unfortunate five merits?

What I mean with "first Bitcoin" is that regardless of the amount I got from faucets, trading or Bitcoin payment from services offered online sent to my wallet. 😁

Way back in 2016 I was not that active right after I created my account maybe I was addicted to online games that time or have other priorities. 2017 was for me the best year of being here on this forum. I earned tens of thousands of dollars with signature bounty on the last quarter of the year which is the peak of Bitcoin. Unfortunately for me, I have no idea about trading those tokens since I was a newbie to bounty campaign. In 2018 things started to turn against the tide when prices continuously went down and I can do nothing about my plummeting funds.

This was the time I created a thread to help other members of the forum to find the services they needed and it actually worked out. I received a lot of merits but yeah this was also my busiest and stressful year of my life. I managed my cousins small business during the day and at the same time I went with my friends hunting for agarwood at night in the forest. 😁 I need to divert the stress I have but yeah I still manage to post often on this forum.

Pandemic came and then a supertyphoon hit us hard 6-7 months without electricity and stable data connection, we need to travel more than 55 kilometers just to have a good signal. My Cellphone was damaged after the devastation of the typhoon it was still working but with ghost touch. Unfortunately my laptop get flooded as well and was dead together with my NFT games. I even posted here for help but it didn't work.

I wish that those misfortune I got from my previous years won't come back again. Because I was once almost had to lose hope. But because of my family I am still here to fill what I was missing. I am so sorry to those who are expecting better updates about my Overview of Services thread way back in 2018 as it was closed by mods for inactivity and for being outdated.

[Lorence.xD]

It's really a long way run especially if you're just starting with no idea about crypto or Bitcoin. But if you explore and interact here in the forum, not only you will gain knowledge, but also as well the opportunity to be part of a signature campaign that would help you to accumulate Bitcoin. As long as you follow the rules and regulation here the forum and having informative conversation, for sure you could also join signature campaign. This actually helped me since  I consider this as a side hustle and having investment as well by just simply hodling the payment of every campaign. Sadly I haven't hold Bitcoin earlier due to financial needs, so now it's the time to invest again. Once I met my market's price, I would start to build a business.

[Poker Player]

What I mean with "first Bitcoin" is that regardless of the amount I got from faucets, trading or Bitcoin payment from services offered online sent to my wallet. 😁

So you don't mean your first whole Bitcoin so much as your first satoshis or fractions of Bitcoin. I see a confusion of these terms in the whole thread conversation, because you seem to be referring to a whole Bitcoin, when colloquially you can say "I have Bitcoin" without having a whole Bitcoin but fractions of it or satoshis.

In any case signature campaigns are a good way to get Bitcoin (or fractions of Bitcoin, or satoshis). You get them for an entertaining activity and without KYC.

[robelneo]

How about you guys, did you earn your first Bitcoin through services here on this forum? Are you mining or you bought it as well? Which crypto came to you first, is it Bitcoin or Altcoins? What are your Bitcoin source at the moment if you don't mind me asking?

I got 2 Bitcoins back in 2016 from offering marketing services from one altcoin, Bitcoin back then was worth a thousand dollars I quickly traded it for our local currency I had never imagined that Bitcoin would skyrocket, it was kind of depressing I wish I had control and insight but you cannot blame a jobless man for doing that I was jobless and need of money.

But when I got myself a job I became active in buying and accumulating, until now I'm accumulating I'm just so happy that I discovered Bitcoin at the right time, and of course this forum too.

[hd49728]

For me earning Bitcoin through signature campaigns was more convenient and simple. You just need to qualify to the campaign requirements and dedicate your time and effort creating constructive posts to get paid on a weekly basis. 

You have many ways to get bitcoin. Through signature campaign, through works like coding, designing avatars, BBcode signature in Bitcointalk and some cryptocurrency free lance platforms. Generally, you can use part of your income to buy bitcoin or can work to get bitcoin directly as your salary.

For now, since I have not met the minimum required merits earned for the last 120 days, I am still able to earn through altcoin bounties. But as soon as I got that required merit I will surely apply to Bitcoin paying campaigns.

I would advice you to stop doing bounties because you don't know how much you will receive with them. You also will spend your time for low quality tasks and also by joining bounties, you will have less reasons to make quality posts. It will not help you to earn merit and is barrier for you to join good signature campaign.

Focus on your posts and their quality, don't join bounties, after a few months, you can be chosen in good signature campaigns.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I got 2 Bitcoins back in 2016 from offering marketing services from one altcoin, Bitcoin back then was worth a thousand dollars I quickly traded it for our local currency I had never imagined that Bitcoin would skyrocket, it was kind of depressing I wish I had control and insight but you cannot blame a jobless man for doing that I was jobless and need of money.

Of course we cannot blame ourselves in that situation. You needed the money and you couldn't save the bitcoin for the future, so that's it. Now you are in a better situation and can accumulate.

People look back, see how much the price has risen and think that everyone who bought bitcoin 10 years ago or more is a multi-millionaire today, when the truth is that many did not even buy, others bought but sold at a loss in a fall, or sold everything when they had multiplied their investment by 3 or 4, etc.

[reagansimms]

Getting Bitcoin through the signature campaign is very easy, once you are accepted as a campaign participant, you only need to follow all the rules contained in the campaign to be eligible to receive weekly payments. However, not all members who join the Bitcointalk forum have the same fate, there are members who have big names in the forum for their contributions to the forum, they are more easily accepted into the signature campaign because their contributions to the forum are very large.
There are also members at the level who subscribe to the signature campaign, those who contribute through quality posts that meet the minimum requirements obtained during the last 120 days more than other members. Meanwhile, members who are lazy about being creative to produce quality posts or those who choose to walk in place will experience difficulties because their chances of being accepted into the signature campaign are very small.

I was paid in Altcoins when I was a Bounty Hunter, but I got a different feeling when I first received payment in Bitcoin, holding Bitcoin felt more prestigious, especially when I first got it.

[puloweh555]

How about you guys, did you earn your first Bitcoin through services here on this forum? Are you mining or you bought it as well? Which crypto came to you first, is it Bitcoin or Altcoins? What are your Bitcoin source at the moment if you don't mind me asking?

Like you, I also earned bitcoins for the first time from signature campaign payments and this was a very extraordinary experience for me after getting to know this forum. The benefits were felt in my life before and after getting to know the bitcointalk forum.

It just so happens that I've been around crypto in general for almost two years, and known about this forum for almost a year. But before getting to know bitcointalk, I had never gotten bitcoin. I only earn altcoins from participating in airdrops and other giveaways from Twitter and Telegram groups. In essence, I got my first bitcoin from this forum, and I am determined to continue saving bitcoin every week from the results of the siganture campaign, I intend this as my dca strategy for investing in bitcoin for the long term.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Like you, I also earned bitcoins for the first time from signature campaign payments and this was a very extraordinary experience for me after getting to know this forum. The benefits were felt in my life before and after getting to know the bitcointalk forum.

It just so happens that I've been around crypto in general for almost two years, and known about this forum for almost a year. But before getting to know bitcointalk, I had never gotten bitcoin. I only earn altcoins from participating in airdrops and other giveaways from Twitter and Telegram groups. In essence, I got my first bitcoin from this forum, and I am determined to continue saving bitcoin every week from the results of the siganture campaign, I intend this as my dca strategy for investing in bitcoin for the long term.

No matter how you get your first bitcoin, the most important thing is that you know that it is truly a worthy long-term investment asset. You are certainly lucky to have the opportunity to take part in a bitcoin paid signature campaign, because of your skills in posting, you managed to get enough merit to climb the rankings.

I don't have the exact same experience as you, that's because I bought from my own hard work. In the end the goal seems to be the same, the bitcoin that I have had is my investment for the long term.

[Sophokles]

Good job.
The day I got my first 2 btc, 10 years ago, was exiting. Just sold some service online and got paid with it.

Unfortunately only a few days later btc went up 50% and I quickly sold, big fail on my part since we all know the rise just started back then.

This was also my mistake in my early days, I never had long term vision for Bitcoin. Each time I check my very first Bitcoin wallet, I do feel bad seeing the volume of Bitcoin that have passed through it without me saving a good portion of it. Well, I now know better and I have made serious adjustments as well. I have also decided that it is even better to save my money in Bitcoin considering how fast inflation is eating up fiats.

Many of us have the same story. We have huge regrets after seeing our past transaction history and learning a hard lesson. Bitcoin has become an ultimate option to battle inflation. Some people are thinking about investing in real estate, gold and other precious assets. What makes bitcoin unique from other asset classes is its deflation in supply over time. The reduction in supply gradually increases its price which makes it more attractive than other assets.

[puloweh555]

Like you, I also earned bitcoins for the first time from signature campaign payments and this was a very extraordinary experience for me after getting to know this forum. The benefits were felt in my life before and after getting to know the bitcointalk forum.

It just so happens that I've been around crypto in general for almost two years, and known about this forum for almost a year. But before getting to know bitcointalk, I had never gotten bitcoin. I only earn altcoins from participating in airdrops and other giveaways from Twitter and Telegram groups. In essence, I got my first bitcoin from this forum, and I am determined to continue saving bitcoin every week from the results of the siganture campaign, I intend this as my dca strategy for investing in bitcoin for the long term.

No matter how you get your first bitcoin, the most important thing is that you know that it is truly a worthy long-term investment asset. You are certainly lucky to have the opportunity to take part in a bitcoin paid signature campaign, because of your skills in posting, you managed to get enough merit to climb the rankings.

I don't have the exact same experience as you, that's because I bought from my own hard work. In the end the goal seems to be the same, the bitcoin that I have had is my investment for the long term.

Of course someone's experience in investing in bitcoin will not be the same, the goal remains the same for the long term. and what you say is true, I am very lucky to know this forum so I can invest in bitcoin. It's true, I'm not as lucky as you. When you first learn about Bitcoin, you can immediately buy Bitcoin from the results of your hard work, because you already have free money to invest in Bitcoin. Well, if I don't have a stable income, I can't buy bitcoin, because in this forum we learn how to invest in bitcoin wisely by using money that is ready to be lost and not using borrowed money.

Sometimes I also feel sorry for the rich people around me, they have quite stable finances but don't invest in bitcoin. I don't know if they are still afraid or what, but what is clear is that they will regret it if they know the benefits of bitcoin but don't invest in bitcoin.

[Davidvictorson]

How about you guys, did you earn your first Bitcoin through services here on this forum? Are you mining or you bought it as well? Which crypto came to you first, is it Bitcoin or Altcoins? What are your Bitcoin source at the moment if you don't mind me asking?

I did not earn my first bitcoin through weekly payment from signature campaigns. I had already bought my first bitcoin a couple of years ago before I joined the forum. The two most important advantages that this forum has given me or that one my knowledge of Bitcoin has increased and 2 I've been able to use the weekly income from the signature campaign as part of my DCA strategy. And it has worked so well for me.

As for mining I haven't tried that yet. I live in a region of the world where electricity is expensive and getting the alternative sources of energy for mining the Bitcoin as well has the hardware is going to be hassle so I do not mine Bitcoin. I tried those apps for Bitcoin mining many years ago but found out that they were just a total waste of my precious time.

[_BlackStar]

Sometimes I also feel sorry for the rich people around me, they have quite stable finances but don't invest in bitcoin. I don't know if they are still afraid or what, but what is clear is that they will regret it if they know the benefits of bitcoin but don't invest in bitcoin.

Lack of information and knowledge is certainly the main cause - but how sure are you that they are not investing in other assets?
I am 100% sure that rich people definitely have investments in several instruments. They don't have to and are obliged to invest in something they don't know about like bitcoin - so you don't need to worry about them because I think they are already richer than some beginner bitcoin investors.

If you care about them and still want to enrich them with bitcoin investment opportunities - open their eyes and teach them about bitcoin. You can set yourself up as a mentor to them - but many rich people will be skeptical of bitcoin when it's first introduced.