What initially brought you into Bitcoin?

[kryptqnick]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

I learned about it from a close friend, and I was just interested in trying out a type of money that only exists in a digital form and is somehow worth more than the USD per coin (back then it fascinated me). To me, it was this forum and Bitcoin pretty much simultaneously, and that's still the case today. What made me stay is probably not something specific, but a combination of things. I got used to the forum, to this community. I really like that it's not as toxic as a lot of communities in social networks can be these days. And I also educated myself about a lot of economic matters over the years and learned to appreciate the sort of freedom Bitcoin represents and offers.

[ChiBitCTy]

I have worked in finance as a financial advisor for nearly twenty years at this point.  I've worked very closely with many financial institutions and in particular I've worked with most all of the big banks.  I came to realize how corrupt banks were, and how bad the monetary policy was for most nations.  The decentralized aspect of bitcoin is what really caught my attention.  Putting the power back in the peoples hands was just such a very cool/new concept that it took off from there. 

I found bitcoin roughly around 2013ish.

[Marykeller]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

The idea of earning online is the number one reason why most of us know about bitcoin. Ever since we know about that, I don't think there are any of us who are not enjoying the grants(profits) bitcoin offers to its investors by learning how to apply a DCA strategy of investing in bitcoin

[Y3shot]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin?

Good value, bitcoin is a good opportunity to earn real profit that is different from every other investment that claims to make investors to be rich very quick. The profit in bitcoin attracted me to it, even though then I didn't have much understanding about bitcoin but I just know it can earn me some profit.

and what made you stay?

I stayed because I saw good potentials in bitcoin and bitcoin is not what one should leave and go for any other coins because the potential that bitcoin has exceeds that of every other coins.

[Gladitorcomeback]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

Just like a lot of other people in this thread, I was looking for ways to earn money online when I found faucets where we could claim free Bitcoin back then, the amount used to be low but it was at least something because Bitcoin's price was not this high at that time.

I stayed because I found it fascinating, I had never seen anything like Bitcoin before, I knew there were digital currencies like USD and EURO used online, but I never knew about cryptocurrencies and faucets introduced me to Bitcoin, and then Bitcoin and its features made me stay.

It was unfortunate for me to not have any funds back then to buy Bitcoin but I have been around since then, and I believe the experience and knowledge I have is enough for me, I have also made a lot of money from this industry, no doubt about that.

[justdimin]

Way back I think that was 2013 I am looking for a side hustle online that will give me extra money and yeah I ended up on faucets as what most crypto enthusiasts are doing that time and yeah years after that I came to this forum and that is way better than doing faucets as payments on signature campaigns and Altcoin bounties are pretty decent in 2017 and that's when I earned good amount of money especially Bitcoin and now everytime I look at my transactions I feel like yeah I shouldn't have sold those Bitcoin I had before.

I stayed with Bitcoin because as years have passed by I learned things like it's potential as an investment asset and actually I like the idea of decentralization and stuff but with fluctuating fees holding it for long term would be the best way to avoid it.

This is probably how most of us started for sure. When the initial price increase started, there were some early birds whose money skyrocketed and they had a lot of money, so they started to offer people bitcoin for work, and we started to accept it, for them it was like "free" money, specially considering it wasn't as easy to turn that into cash back in those days, and what we did was simply just work for it and made some money.

I started around 2013 as well and I made some money off this forum those days, and that is how I got my start. This is very important because it shows that if we spend bitcoin instead of just hold it, that way we would be getting a lot more people. Nowadays everyone just buys and holds, so it is not really spreading that much.

[Mahanton]

Way back I think that was 2013 I am looking for a side hustle online that will give me extra money and yeah I ended up on faucets as what most crypto enthusiasts are doing that time and yeah years after that I came to this forum and that is way better than doing faucets as payments on signature campaigns and Altcoin bounties are pretty decent in 2017 and that's when I earned good amount of money especially Bitcoin and now everytime I look at my transactions I feel like yeah I shouldn't have sold those Bitcoin I had before.

I stayed with Bitcoin because as years have passed by I learned things like it's potential as an investment asset and actually I like the idea of decentralization and stuff but with fluctuating fees holding it for long term would be the best way to avoid it.

This is probably how most of us started for sure. When the initial price increase started, there were some early birds whose money skyrocketed and they had a lot of money, so they started to offer people bitcoin for work, and we started to accept it, for them it was like "free" money, specially considering it wasn't as easy to turn that into cash back in those days, and what we did was simply just work for it and made some money.

I started around 2013 as well and I made some money off this forum those days, and that is how I got my start. This is very important because it shows that if we spend bitcoin instead of just hold it, that way we would be getting a lot more people. Nowadays everyone just buys and holds, so it is not really spreading that much.

On the moment that i do make out some search about on how to make money then i do end up on having those kind of Hyips and ponzis back in the past on which playing around 2016-2017 on which there are tons of
such sites that been existing on where you would really be having those kind of interest because it is really just that easy money on dealing with those doublers and at the moment that i have lose too much
money on that particular time then this is the moment that i have dig in deeper about Bitcoin or crypto as a whole and i have zoom out and see the bigger picture on the things that im really that dealing on with.
Im thankful for that because if i havent seen those hyips then i have missed out on investing into Bitcoin and some top altcoins that i do have now that been holding up for so long.

You would really be able to appreciate on what decentralzation+anonymous+profit making thing in one place on which if you have done it on the right approach or path then this is something
that will really be that rewarding but of course it will really be always depending on how well you had made out yourself on making up such decisions.

[Faisal2202]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

I was into alts first then got somehow into BTC as well. At first I thought BTC couldn't give me 2x in the short term so I skipped it but with time due to the signature campaigns my interest increased as I was saving most of the funds from these earnings in the form of BTC and with time they started to increase and now I am sitting at more than 2x which I am grateful to Allah.

Although there is not profit always in the market as loss exists too. So keep loss factor in mind as well. With time I was left with some savings and as I was earning in BTC I planned to kept those savings in the form of BTC and I was already familiar with the BTC potential that's why I kept my funds into BTC form and I also knew bull run was going to come in lesser than 8 months so I stick with BTC and it proved to be a good choice for me

[Questat]

I was searching for making money online for free and I found to earn it through faucet on freebitco.in

What make me stay is when I find other promising way to earn Bitcoin which is signature campaign and after that I learn if Bitcoin is the most secure and promising asset, which make me to hold 99% of my money in Bitcoin.

If I didn't find this forum, I doubt if I would have Bitcoin in the present.

I’m also in the same shoe, looking for an additional income and that’s when I heard and got curious with bitcoin. I started engaging in the forum and eventually learned some ideas on how to be in profits with bitcoin.

With high profitability in bitcoin compared to others, it’s not surprising why people get hooked with it. Even myself,  I don’t see myself leaving this forum particularly bitcoin, as best things only happened in my life when I started focusing on bitcoin.

[lalabotax]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

a friend of mine. So what makes me still survive in crypto? Because I saw how his own success, which really has the potential, can be achieved by other people as long as they know how to do it when they enter the world of crypto, which is actually not just related to investment. However, there are indeed several parts that can be optimized to gain profits from this crypto space.

Yes, it is true that traveling in Crypto is very difficult, in fact several times it has made me disappointed and hopeless here. You can even look at last season's bearish portfolio which made prices drop a lot in a short time. Then, however, it is true with self-confidence and conditions on how to optimize it in this crypto world.

[C10H15N]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

I wanted to play with the tech, but my BTC soon became too valuable to risk, so I played with Dogecoin instead.

I stayed because BTC became a once in a lifetime opportunity.  I'm in to the end (of it or me). 😎

[Maslate]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

I would be honest and go straight to it, it’s certainly profits and nothing else. It’s hard to find potential investments that can guarantee us some good returns, but I found it in bitcoin. Although it would not happen in an instant, but if you know exactly what you are doing, you will definitely get into it and make good amount.

Also, what made me stay here is the realization that there’s a lot we can gain from bitcoin, and by learning from this forum as well, which taught me a lot about financial security and stability, I realized there’s more to it with bitcoin in the future, as long as you take your time working on it.

[Stepstowealth]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin?

I would say economic hardship, because I was very broke and was almost hopeless, I asked a fried the step to wealth because to me then, and knowing the country I am in, opportunities are not equal for every one, and it is very difficult for anyone who is not born to rich parents who can help them, to really just become rich or even wealthy. I was interested to know a solution, and that brought me here.

and what made you stay?

I stayed because I knew that this forum will be of many benefits to me, I have learned many things from this forum, and with the opportunity to a earn, it is also a blessing.

[Assface16678]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

Money, I will not lie, I started learninf and discoverinf bitcoin because of money, and as I remember I first do that when I was in my 1st year in college and from there I met my classmates that are expert when it comes to bitcoin or crypto currency and they know a lot of things that could make them extra income even they are just a student, thanks to them I have also given some opportunities to earn my own money and one of them is in bitcoin, from there I amazed how good bitcoin is so I continue exploring and learning bitcoin and even now I still do bitcoin for extra income or money, but I'm really thankful with bitcoin because it has given me a lot of opportunity and make me independent when it comes to financial. And now I look at bitcoin as a partner, and thanks to it, I could buy the things I want and need.

[uchegod-21]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

I wanted to play with the tech, but my BTC soon became too valuable to risk, so I played with Dogecoin instead.

I stayed because BTC became a once in a lifetime opportunity.  I'm in to the end (of it or me). 😎

Wow, lucky you!
You were so lucky that you didn't lose your bitcoin before realising how precious it is. Some lose their bitcoin and after some years they will realise how precious what they lost is.
I have heard about bitcoin for long and I was encouraged to buy bitcoin by my friend who lives in UK. But due to high level of Ponzi scheme then, I missed out the opportunity of joining early enough. Even when I became more enlightened I couldn't join because of wrong mentoring. But since I started the bitcoin journey, I haven't lost carelessly again.

[Wexnident]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

Pandemic. Or at least a few months before it at least. I needed ways/methods to earn money. Initially, I was hanging out in r/beermoney looking for methods shared by others, saw some posts about crypto stuff but I initially ignored it. Some of my friends though started recommending I do it as well, so there I did. I initially sold my holdings before the pandemic crash hit so luckily I didn't lose out much, went into crypto games (Axie) for the next couple of months and only after that did I come back to DCA in Bitcoin again. And well, I stayed cause I bought really low lol. And so far it's only been going up ever since, so only profit so far.

[Woodie]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

Can't really recall what made me get to know Bitcoin as its  been several years to be honest...

Maybe a gig that wanted to pay in BTC and ended up googling it and lead me to this forum...

Perphaps it would have been gambling and discovering a new currency to use there, or maybe it was a search to do with free money and ended up knowing faucets which lead to knowing Bitcoin...just too many endless ways how I got to know of BTC.

[Skye0619111]

BTCWhat initially brought you into Bitcoin? and what made you stay?

Pandemic. Or at least a few months before it at least. I needed ways/methods to earn money. Initially, I was hanging out in r/beermoney looking for methods shared by others, saw some posts about crypto stuff but I initially ignored it. Some of my friends though started recommending I do it as well, so there I did. I initially sold my holdings before the pandemic crash hit so luckily I didn't lose out much, went into crypto games (Axie) for the next couple of months and only after that did I come back to DCA in Bitcoin again. And well, I stayed cause I bought really low lol. And so far it's only been going up ever since, so only profit so far.

That's not bad at all.
I always hear this 0.15 mark is a really important amaount to be financial free in the future. What do you all think?

[Ever-young]

I was already using centralized digital currency, so Bitcoin was a pure improvement.

That's interesting to know. When you say "centralised digital currency," do you mean currencies like CBDC or which? In fact, I personally started learning about digital currency through the emergence of bitcoin, another crypto currency, and then the development of other forms of digital currency.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I strongly agree with you, I have heard about it in the earliest days but at that time I was less than 10 years old so I didn't have the way to be able to go deeper into it but it made me curious about the world of virtual currencies. It wasn't until now that I got my first assistant job that I started to learn about the world of Bitcoin. I am eager to learn more about this fascinating world.

We can say that you still have everything ahead. Today's children are also learning about Bitcoin, but even now, I don't think their time has passed. We all come to our own time. I have known about Bitcoin since its inception; however, I did not think at that time that it would be as popular as we are seeing now. Several years passed when I came across this forum on the Internet, and only after reading a lot of information here did I begin to believe in Bitcoin. We can say that everything took a long time to learn, and I was skeptical, but now I can tell my children, whose age is close to yours, when you learn about Bitcoin and direct them in a more information-oriented direction.