Getting donors now might be easy still but getting donors of 50btc might not be achievable nor easy, if there is anyone to donate.
Those era of 50btc donations were the days when btc was priced low and people could actually afford to buy 100 or more without spending upto $1000 but today, you spend a thousand dollars on btc and its not even up to 0.04btc. How then do you donate 50btc which is over $2m to the forum with that much ease?
Topic: Any 50 BTC donor still active here? (Read 638 times)
For someone who claims he does not know a lot about the forum, you seem to know a bit too much about the forum and the members.
I heard you can buy the "Smart1985" VIP account for $2,000 since the domain email linked to his account is up for that very price. The account was compromised during 2015 and was used for a scam unfortunately. Not sure what happened after other than it looks like it was abandoned completely and has not been used since then. I guess one day it'll be taken control of again probably by someone who buys the domain.
Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.
Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is [email protected] it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.
Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.
Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is [email protected] it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.
Exactly. Giving $100 in BTC didn't seem very complicated, but I was unable to give $24,000.
And that's what happened between 2010 and 2012, the values were very low, which over time increased in value and allowed the forum to now have a large account.
Too bad theymos does not allow donation anymore or we could join and then after a few decades we could enjoy the VIP pretentious status [if alive] LOL And that's what happened between 2010 and 2012, the values were very low, which over time increased in value and allowed the forum to now have a large account.
Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.
If you were asked to donate $100 today for the forum, I don't think you would mind to send 0.0024 BTC. But BTC at $10M value, the 0.0024 BTC will become $24,000. Wait for a few decades!Exactly. Giving $100 in BTC didn't seem very complicated, but I was unable to give $24,000.
And that's what happened between 2010 and 2012, the values were very low, which over time increased in value and allowed the forum to now have a large account.
I heard you can buy the "Smart1985" VIP account for $2,000 since the domain email linked to his account is up for that very price. The account was compromised during 2015 and was used for a scam unfortunately. Not sure what happened after other than it looks like it was abandoned completely and has not been used since then. I guess one day it'll be taken control of again probably by someone who buys the domain.
Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.
Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is [email protected] it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.
Some people like Pirateat40 were arrested too by the way. 500K BTC Crypto exit scam. Its insane to think how some are in jail, like him.
Btc_Bear/JusticeForYou is hacked I think and the idiots running the account are also scamming with it. The email is [email protected] it cannot be recreated anymore. It is a shame that a well respected account gets taken control of by morons who want to make a quick buck.
Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.
If you were asked to donate $100 today for the forum, I don't think you would mind to send 0.0024 BTC. But BTC at $10M value, the 0.0024 BTC will become $24,000. Wait for a few decades! I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
Getting such magnanimous amounts as donations right now might not be as easy as it used to be back then owing to the current value of Bitcoin.
Donations can come in but I doubt if we can get that amount knowing that it's now worth a fortune. I guess back then, it was worth less than $2000 in total.
I had to edit my post after reading your reply. This is how it should have read: Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively stopped using the forum
The easy answer would probably be that they have become multi-millionaires by virtue of being early traders therefore have better things to do with their time than be here but we do not know.
Because when they did, they were easy values to give.
It was people who were able to mine around 50BTC per day or per week. So offering 50BTC didn't seem like a very high value.
Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.
The easy answer would probably be that they have become multi-millionaires by virtue of being early traders therefore have better things to do with their time than be here but we do not know.
Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively.
Because when they did, they were easy values to give.
It was people who were able to mine around 50BTC per day or per week. So offering 50BTC didn't seem like a very high value.
Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.
Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively.
Because when they did, they were easy values to give.
It was people who were able to mine around 50BTC per day or per week. So offering 50BTC didn't seem like a very high value.
Honestly, these values between 2010-2012 don't shock me. If I had gotten into Bitcoin early on, I probably would have donated a similar amount.
Many of us have asked the same question: why have nearly all of the donors and VIP donors who gave 10 BTC and 50 BTC respectively stopped using the forum. (edit)
You are right about the low price of Bitcoin at the time it was donated, it did take brave decisions regardless of whether the donor mined or purchased the BTC. There were 115 donors and 38 VIP donors. The VIP donors gave 1900 BTC where as the donors have 1150 BTC therefore that is 3050 BTC in total.
How much of that remains? What does not remain, where was it spent?
You are right about the low price of Bitcoin at the time it was donated, it did take brave decisions regardless of whether the donor mined or purchased the BTC. There were 115 donors and 38 VIP donors. The VIP donors gave 1900 BTC where as the donors have 1150 BTC therefore that is 3050 BTC in total.
How much of that remains? What does not remain, where was it spent?
True, the price was low at the time, but it was still a valuable item, and given the buzz and promise of bitcoin, everyone knew that in a few years it would be more valuable and in high demand, yet these people had the courage to donate to the forum. Even if the price was so low or if they mined and obtained BTC for free, it takes a brave mind to donate as much as 50 BTC. They still deserve to be appreciated because they made these donations for the benefit of the forum, demonstrating how much they care about and support the bitcoin community. What i don't understand is why alot of them seem to have disappeared from the forum, what could there reasons be?
It is also kind of amazing that almost none of the VIP donors are interested in using their accounts anymore (for good, anyway). Just think about that: in essence, a single account is currently worth $1.85 MILLION... maybe their owners f'd off because they were seriously rich & didn't need it for anything, or else it is just a reminder to them of how much BTC they "wasted"... one or the other 
Or they are dead and can't post anything anymore 
There are probably some people who don't like bitcointalk anymore and don't agree with direction where Bitcoin is going.
One name pops in my mind and that is MemoryDealers aka Roger Veer, he is one of the guys who donated 50 btc, believe it or not, and he was last active in June 2021.
Perhaps it would be better to say that they deserve thanks, but you also have to take into account the time in which these donations happened - which was mostly at a time when the price of BTC was very low, and people were mining with their computers and for each block received as much as 50 BTC reward.
True, the price was low at the time, but it was still a valuable item, and given the buzz and promise of bitcoin, everyone knew that in a few years it would be more valuable and in high demand, yet these people had the courage to donate to the forum. Even if the price was so low or if they mined and obtained BTC for free, it takes a brave mind to donate as much as 50 BTC. They still deserve to be appreciated because they made these donations for the benefit of the forum, demonstrating how much they care about and support the bitcoin community. What i don't understand is why alot of them seem to have disappeared from the forum, what could there reasons be?
Maybe he was referring to recent signature campaign deals where there is a base rate pay for say Legendary rank but according to how many merits a member has accumulated, they receive increments of payments per post. I think that merit-based structure is not helpful however it seems to be the way some campaigns are conducted.
If a "VIP" tag was on a profile, would it convince someone to click the signature? Personally, I think it would have almost zero impact exactly the way as having more merits on a profile should not but that is my opinion.
If a "VIP" tag was on a profile, would it convince someone to click the signature? Personally, I think it would have almost zero impact exactly the way as having more merits on a profile should not but that is my opinion.
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
To be honest, I don't see why those accounts would earn more than anyone else (or at least not significantly more than the others if they are getting one of those private deals) just because of the "VIP" tag. 
You could have checked the accounts one by one OP since it's not that many and as many have explained that during that time BTC price is not the same as of now and if you have been into crypto before you registered here in the forum then you'll know that the price before was at $3k -$5k per BTC around the end of year of 2018 and I think also in Jan 2019 before the price increased again, how much if you talk about the year before that where the mining reward is still at 50 BTC.
I also think that those accounts would earn the same as what amount of BTC is rewarded based on their ranks unless there is a bonus of some kind maybe private deals as you have stated) or maybe like the ones in icopress' signature campaign where if you have 1000 and above merits then you'll receive 20% bonus even though the account is sr. member or higher like $65 for sr. member + 20% bonus and hero/legendary member $80 + 20% bonus and so on. Overall, it depends on the campaign manager to start with either they have something like that or just like the others.
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
To be honest, I don't see why those accounts would earn more than anyone else (or at least not significantly more than the others if they are getting one of those private deals) just because of the "VIP" tag. 
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
To be honest, I don't see why those accounts would earn more than anyone else (or at least not significantly more than the others if they are getting one of those private deals) just because of the "VIP" tag. 
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For the sake of curiosity and view a timeline, is there any way of finding out the specific dates/times when each of those 115 donations and 38 VIP donations were made?
It's interesting and I'm curious too, maybe there are old users who still remember it 
Or if there are archives of every changes made on donators page, then it will be a huge help.
Edit: here are the archive wince 2011, there are really changes almost every year/month but sadly there's no specific date of when they joined the donators club
https://web.archive.org/web/20110801000000*/https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
We will never know how many of those VIP left the forum because literally made enough millions of USD$ as a result of Bitcoin they might have made but if they are not online there cannot be too many reasons as to why. If 50 BTC is worth around $1.85 million today, let us not forget is would have been worth over $3 million at the all time high price so that could be telling.
Maybe some genuinely donated as a gesture of goodwill without realising how drastic that donation would affect their lives many years down the line and regret it, therefore have left the forum. Some probably made phenomenal amounts of money and decided they no longer needed (or wanted) to use it.
Another possibility that they have a lot of bitcoin in their wallet that is still saved, bitcoin that was previously donated was not a high amount, of the total number of purchases they made at that time.Maybe some genuinely donated as a gesture of goodwill without realising how drastic that donation would affect their lives many years down the line and regret it, therefore have left the forum. Some probably made phenomenal amounts of money and decided they no longer needed (or wanted) to use it.
Yes maybe so, there are some people who are sorry, but I think they should be grateful because they spread goodness, and because of them I was here who felt the forum beneficial, and many people also got good in this forum from what people did before , indirectly saying thanks to them is not wrong.
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For the sake of curiosity and view a timeline, is there any way of finding out the specific dates/times when each of those 115 donations and 38 VIP donations were made?
It's interesting and I'm curious too, maybe there are old users who still remember it
We will never know how many of those VIP left the forum because literally made enough millions of USD$ as a result of Bitcoin they might have made but if they are not online there cannot be too many reasons as to why. If 50 BTC is worth around $1.85 million today, let us not forget is would have been worth over $3 million at the all time high price so that could be telling.
Maybe some genuinely donated as a gesture of goodwill without realising how drastic that donation would affect their lives many years down the line and regret it, therefore have left the forum. Some probably made phenomenal amounts of money and decided they no longer needed (or wanted) to use it.
For the sake of curiosity and view a timeline, is there any way of finding out the specific dates/times when each of those 115 donations and 38 VIP donations were made?
Maybe some genuinely donated as a gesture of goodwill without realising how drastic that donation would affect their lives many years down the line and regret it, therefore have left the forum. Some probably made phenomenal amounts of money and decided they no longer needed (or wanted) to use it.
For the sake of curiosity and view a timeline, is there any way of finding out the specific dates/times when each of those 115 donations and 38 VIP donations were made?
It is also kind of amazing that almost none of the VIP donors are interested in using their accounts anymore (for good, anyway). Just think about that: in essence, a single account is currently worth $1.85 MILLION... maybe their owners f'd off because they were seriously rich & didn't need it for anything, or else it is just a reminder to them of how much BTC they "wasted"... one or the other
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
The most important question, how many massively premined coins could they develop to contribute to the human race and even aliens on another planet? Don't laugh. 
It is also kind of amazing that almost none of the VIP donors are interested in using their accounts anymore (for good, anyway). Just think about that: in essence, a single account is currently worth $1.85 MILLION... maybe their owners f'd off because they were seriously rich & didn't need it for anything, or else it is just a reminder to them of how much BTC they "wasted"... one or the other
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
I do have to wonder how much one of those accounts could earn weekly in a signature campaign -- granted it still belonged to the original owner.
That sounds very interesting, an exclusive area. I did not know (and am fairly sure most of us did not know) that members that donated have their own private section of the forum. Why is/was it controversial for staff members to participate in that private section? Personally, if donors participated in a nefarious activity of any kind and it needed to have intervention of staff to lock or remove threads, or merge posts then maybe their presence was required but I am not privy to what was being discussed at the time.
As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
what are you saying in Essence?? That ofcourse anyone could donate because it was cheap?? Weren't they aware of the increase in value of the currency in the near future?? WHY DIDN'T YOU MINE AND DONATE YOURSELF since it was that easy?
I don't see anything wrong in what Lucius said. The donators do deserve thanks, but I wouldn't take the respect away, regardless of the value of the donated coins at the time. There are no problems with the rest of his post. Bitcoin was cheap at that time compared to today's standards. It was minable with A CPU and later with GPU. And finally, the mining reward was 50 BTC per block. I don't think anyone could anticipate that the price would explode and rise so drastically a decade ago. And regarding the 'not mining yourself' part, he probably didn't know about BTC at the time, didn't care about it, or didn't think that an experimental digital coin could get so far. He wouldn't be the first to think that way. I laughed at the idea of accepting bitcoin the first time someone suggested it to me for some online work I completed. And that was a very long time ago. If I had, and I hodled those coins until they went up to tens of thousands of dollars, my biggest concern would be whether to take my lambo or helicopter.
What baffles me more is why some of this VIP members later got themselves involved in fraudulent activities, was the donor done initially so that the forum won’t believe them involving in such activities or they later got to know that bitcoin value will continue to increase and the only way to own more of it will be through scamming a lot of people? They have just tarnished their images here and this is despicable of them.
One thing has nothing to do with another.
In fact, they could already be involved in fraudulent activities, and take advantage of the donation to try to become well regarded in the community, in order to obtain advantages for these practices.
Another point is that unfortunately greed has led some people to do everything to earn even more. And when they saw an opportunity in Bitcoin, they created these fraudulent schemes.
I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
You’ve gotten lot of answers to your question and I believe that would have satisfied your inquisitiveness. All those that have donated to the forum in the past needs to be appreciated and we don’t need to mind the worth of BTC then, at least it was a selfless act to the forum and they appreciated it at that time and gave them some tag of respects to their names.
Amazing number of scammers in these lists
Here's some of the most famous ones:
zhoutong - believed to be behind the hack of Bitcoinica, one of the 1st BTC exchange, Roger Ver famously lost 100s of BTC
pirateat40 - architect of the 1st major Bitcoin ponzi scheme, actually served time in a federal penitentiary over it
Goat (now El Cabron) - ran a mining ponzi, a heavy promoter of the pirateat40 ponzi, welched on a few bets
MemoryDealers (Roger Ver) - ran a famous campaign designed to trick the world into mistakenly purchasing BCH by claiming it was "the real Bitcoin"
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 - already mentioned here, ran at least two different projects in which the loss of 1000s of BTC occurred
Here's some of the most famous ones:
zhoutong - believed to be behind the hack of Bitcoinica, one of the 1st BTC exchange, Roger Ver famously lost 100s of BTC
pirateat40 - architect of the 1st major Bitcoin ponzi scheme, actually served time in a federal penitentiary over it
Goat (now El Cabron) - ran a mining ponzi, a heavy promoter of the pirateat40 ponzi, welched on a few bets
MemoryDealers (Roger Ver) - ran a famous campaign designed to trick the world into mistakenly purchasing BCH by claiming it was "the real Bitcoin"
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 - already mentioned here, ran at least two different projects in which the loss of 1000s of BTC occurred
What baffles me more is why some of this VIP members later got themselves involved in fraudulent activities, was the donor done initially so that the forum won’t believe them involving in such activities or they later got to know that bitcoin value will continue to increase and the only way to own more of it will be through scamming a lot of people? They have just tarnished their images here and this is despicable of them.
Amazing number of scammers in these lists
Here's some of the most famous ones:
zhoutong - believed to be behind the hack of Bitcoinica, one of the 1st BTC exchange, Roger Ver famously lost 100s of BTC
pirateat40 - architect of the 1st major Bitcoin ponzi scheme, actually served time in a federal penitentiary over it
Goat (now El Cabron) - ran a mining ponzi, a heavy promoter of the pirateat40 ponzi, welched on a few bets
MemoryDealers (Roger Ver) - ran a famous campaign designed to trick the world into mistakenly purchasing BCH by claiming it was "the real Bitcoin"
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 - already mentioned here, ran at least two different projects in which the loss of 1000s of BTC occurred
Here's some of the most famous ones:
zhoutong - believed to be behind the hack of Bitcoinica, one of the 1st BTC exchange, Roger Ver famously lost 100s of BTC
pirateat40 - architect of the 1st major Bitcoin ponzi scheme, actually served time in a federal penitentiary over it
Goat (now El Cabron) - ran a mining ponzi, a heavy promoter of the pirateat40 ponzi, welched on a few bets
MemoryDealers (Roger Ver) - ran a famous campaign designed to trick the world into mistakenly purchasing BCH by claiming it was "the real Bitcoin"
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 - already mentioned here, ran at least two different projects in which the loss of 1000s of BTC occurred
Will you say the expectation then was that bitcoin could get as high as $1k or $5k within the coming years?
Will you say the expectation then was that bitcoin could get as high as $1k or $5k within the coming years?
Yes, that was more or less what was expected. Even so, it was the most optimistic who pointed to these values.
Perhaps it would be better to say that they deserve thanks, but you also have to take into account the time in which these donations happened - which was mostly at a time when the price of BTC was very low, and people were mining with their computers and for each block received as much as 50 BTC reward.
what are you saying in Essence?? That ofcourse anyone could donate because it was cheap?? Weren't they aware of the increase in value of the currency in the near future?? WHY DIDN'T YOU MINE AND DONATE YOURSELF since it was that easy?The one thing that's certain is that they GAVE without regrets... I believe it's part of the forum's networth today.. apparently, you don't need to have much to give - it's all about how compassionate you are...
to the donators; y'all planted a seed that's been helpful... Y'all deserve some more accolade and respect - I believe that's the reason why y'all have 'em tags on.
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Certainly. That is why I used a conservative multiplication rate of $500 to $5,000. This is a 10x return on investment and if we take an average price of $100 in 2013 that is just bitcoin going up to $1k.Will you say the expectation then was that bitcoin could get as high as $1k or $5k within the coming years?
- Jay -
I would not "remember" to donate today, but the donators of the past did not just give the fiat value of their donations but they also gave the potential value. Holders at that very early stage certainly had an understanding of Bitcoin and expected that the price of one unit of it was going to be worth a lot, so they held it and supported its forum.
They know there was a chance that $500 or $1,000 will get to $5k or $10k but still donated it either way.
- Jay -
They know there was a chance that $500 or $1,000 will get to $5k or $10k but still donated it either way.
- Jay -
When I joined the forum in 2013, there was optimism regarding the appreciation of Bitcoin, but it was not very common for someone to have the expectation that one day Bitcoin would be worth 60k as it already was. Today this is a little different. Of course, there were certainly some who had this hope, but the value at the time was very low, and therefore it was difficult to predict such an increase.
Logically, nowadays, few would "remember" to donate 10BTC.
We have to think about the monetary value that was being donated at the time. $10, $25, $50, $500 or $1000? Probably that, so it was logical donations for height. Today the same type of values could also be logical, but it would no longer reach 10BTC.
I would not "remember" to donate today, but the donators of the past did not just give the fiat value of their donations but they also gave the potential value. Holders at that very early stage certainly had an understanding of Bitcoin and expected that the price of one unit of it was going to be worth a lot, so they held it and supported its forum.We have to think about the monetary value that was being donated at the time. $10, $25, $50, $500 or $1000? Probably that, so it was logical donations for height. Today the same type of values could also be logical, but it would no longer reach 10BTC.
They know there was a chance that $500 or $1,000 will get to $5k or $10k but still donated it either way.
- Jay -
Wow.. I respect you sir for donating 10 BTC.
If I may ask you, would you have been able to donate 10 BTC if was now?
Because I know too well that now the price has increased so badly nobody at this current economy crisis will release 10btc except the person has 1k to 100k BTC. I do imagine how hard it's to have the least of 1 BTC today to have donated 10 BTC.
If I may ask you, would you have been able to donate 10 BTC if was now?
Because I know too well that now the price has increased so badly nobody at this current economy crisis will release 10btc except the person has 1k to 100k BTC. I do imagine how hard it's to have the least of 1 BTC today to have donated 10 BTC.
Logically, nowadays, few would "remember" to donate 10BTC.
We have to think about the monetary value that was being donated at the time. $10, $25, $50, $500 or $1000? Probably that, so it was logical donations for height. Today the same type of values could also be logical, but it would no longer reach 10BTC.
Stats on active & merit status of Donators & VIPs
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
Thanks for sharing this link. I didn't know it and it has very interesting information.
Stats on active & merit status of Donators & VIPs
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
Ay! Not sure if I ever took notice of that thread, so thanks for linking to it.A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
For as long as I've been here I've apparently been unaware that there was that much turnover of Donator/VIP accounts--though it probably shouldn't come as a shock to me. Account selling was very much tolerated up until the point where people started to realize how harmful it could be, and there was that huge hack back in 2017 from whence so many bounty shitposters got the seed to start their horrible careers.
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Jesus, I think I remember that whole thing going down from my lurking days. That's definitely a username I'm familiar with, whereas many of the other ones don't even ring the faintest of bells. As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
Wow.. I respect you sir for donating 10 BTC.
If I may ask you, would you have been able to donate 10 BTC if was now?
Because I know too well that now the price has increased so badly nobody at this current economy crisis will release 10btc except the person has 1k to 100k BTC. I do imagine how hard it's to have the least of 1 BTC today to have donated 10 BTC.
Get a list of those members that was given by LoyceV.
It looks like users lose their Donator status when they get banned. See Alwaysmining's profile. I didn't know that.Still finding but not find it yet. Probably my memory is about honorable VIP member that can be taken down by theymos. For actually donated VIP members, the badge stays forever.
About the banned case you listed, is it a glitch?
I really believe it is a glitch because logically a banned VIP or donator account can not lose the badge. A banned account can be better than a scammer account.
See.
My current policy is to not remove scammers from https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html , so you can compare that list to the list of scammers. Note that I also don't update names on https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html when the names change. For example, "Goat" is in the donate.html list, but his forum name is "Chaang Noi (Goat) ช้างน้อย".
Maybe they didn't donate 50 BTC but were gifted the VIP status because of their contribution to Bitcoin and the forum.
Right. I posted about this somewhere when I did it.
IIRC MagicalTux also got VIP without paying 50 BTC because he contributed significant resources in other ways.
MagicalTux got "free" VIP status for hosting the forum for a long time, too. I think that him plus Hal are the only free donator statuses I gave out. You'd have to do something pretty extraordinary to convince me to give out another free one.
I don't see any point in donating 5 BTC now and then 5 BTC later. You won't get Donator status until you've donated a total of at least 10 BTC. It'd be better for you to earn interest on the 5 BTC somewhere until you're ready to pay 10 BTC. The forum isn't in need of money.
I don't see any point in donating 5 BTC now and then 5 BTC later. You won't get Donator status until you've donated a total of at least 10 BTC. It'd be better for you to earn interest on the 5 BTC somewhere until you're ready to pay 10 BTC. The forum isn't in need of money.
I gave Hal a VIP tag even though he didn't donate because he is nearly as much of a Bitcoin legend as Satoshi IMO. He received the first-ever Bitcoin transaction, and he's been contributing to Bitcoin since before 0.1 was released.
Some honorable VIP members, like Hal Finney, not in the donation page.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mtgox-support-42942
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/magicaltux-2134
As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
It is a confirmation for OgNasty's post above.
There is now a forum section accessible only to donators/VIPs.
Get a list of those members that was given by LoyceV.
It looks like users lose their Donator status when they get banned. See Alwaysmining's profile. I didn't know that. 
Legendary profiles of bitcointalk. Not all of those legendary profiles are VIP or donator members but some of them are.
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 is a famous scammer. Some scammers are here too List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses.
This year is a sixth year when a last donator donated BTC to Bitcointalk forum. It is about six years and a half.
🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 is a famous scammer. Some scammers are here too List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses.
This year is a sixth year when a last donator donated BTC to Bitcointalk forum. It is about six years and a half.
Thanks to Claymore, the first Donator in quite some time.
Claymore left the forum since 2019. 
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
If you have time, search manually for the last appearance of the accounts on this list and you will find your answer, or one of the members may do that.Here is the last post information from the Donators section of the forum. Hopefully I’m not breaking any rules.
This is the first time I know that there is a new hidden board. You've been here for a long time, what motivates you to do that?
As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
Good to read from you and to also know that there is a section of the forum only available to donators and staff. I guess the lasts post there would be somewhere 2021 . Thanks for your contribution and retained passion in bitcoin and the forum at large .Here is the last post information from the Donators section of the forum. Hopefully I’m not breaking any rules.
Last post by bg002h
in Re: Happy New Year!
on September 18, 2023, 07:32:24 PM
It appears that maybe it is a little more frequently used than you expected, but most of the recent posts in there are people asking who is still active and what they’re up to these days.
Here is the last active record for all the 50 BTC VIP donors and from the record we can find out that Dustin D. Trammel a.k.a. I)ruin was latest active in November while some were last active in 2013 only.
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smart1985-sep 28 2015
Canaca - May 25 2015
casascius-July 11 2023
mndrix-May 25 2015
Als Pawnshop-aug 8 2013
btcx-July 28,2021
Brian DeLoach-dec 26 2011
zhoutong-apr 1 2017
Metabank.ru-Jan 12 2023
BTC_Bear-June 24 2023
pirateat40-March 23 2013
znort987-june 20 2021
jorgen- June 20, 2023,
Graet-October 14, 2014
gigavps-May 20, 2022
cryptoxchange- November 27, 2012
BitAvenue-April 16, 2023
Goat- June 05, 2014
Btc4Domains- November 25, 2017
mrbrown- December 20, 2016
01BTC10- October 24, 2019
imsaguy- January 11, 2023
cablepair- September 09, 2019
BitcoinBaltar- April 27, 2014,
usagi- September 18, 2017
BCB- November 12, 2021,
eb3full- October 31, 2022
MemoryDealers- June 07, 2021
augustocroppo- November 07, 2020,
buzzdave-- August 26, 2020
Dustin D. Trammell a.k.a. I)ruid- November 16, 2023,
XMLGold-October 15, 2020
bitconexfoier- March 05, 2018,
johnascii- January 23, 2013,
Hexadecibel- March 19, 2021
mLiberty- February 18, 2022
lixiaolai- March 19, 2020,
TradeFortress- January 15, 2023
Canaca - May 25 2015
casascius-July 11 2023
mndrix-May 25 2015
Als Pawnshop-aug 8 2013
btcx-July 28,2021
Brian DeLoach-dec 26 2011
zhoutong-apr 1 2017
Metabank.ru-Jan 12 2023
BTC_Bear-June 24 2023
pirateat40-March 23 2013
znort987-june 20 2021
jorgen- June 20, 2023,
Graet-October 14, 2014
gigavps-May 20, 2022
cryptoxchange- November 27, 2012
BitAvenue-April 16, 2023
Goat- June 05, 2014
Btc4Domains- November 25, 2017
mrbrown- December 20, 2016
01BTC10- October 24, 2019
imsaguy- January 11, 2023
cablepair- September 09, 2019
BitcoinBaltar- April 27, 2014,
usagi- September 18, 2017
BCB- November 12, 2021,
eb3full- October 31, 2022
MemoryDealers- June 07, 2021
augustocroppo- November 07, 2020,
buzzdave-- August 26, 2020
Dustin D. Trammell a.k.a. I)ruid- November 16, 2023,
XMLGold-October 15, 2020
bitconexfoier- March 05, 2018,
johnascii- January 23, 2013,
Hexadecibel- March 19, 2021
mLiberty- February 18, 2022
lixiaolai- March 19, 2020,
TradeFortress- January 15, 2023
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
This is indeed sad. If a hacker successfully claim a VIP/Donator account, it will be disastrous because it will be easier to scam with it. It is understandable that some left the forum and it could also be that some has kicked the bucket.but you also have to take into account the time in which these donations happened - which was mostly at a time when the price of BTC was very low, and people were mining with their computers and for each block received as much as 50 BTC reward.
I understand this. But It will be nice to note that even if BTC does not worth much then, it is only those who has the giving mind that donated. If it was easy, everyone would have donated.As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
Good to read from you and to also know that there is a section of the forum only available to donators and staff. I guess the lasts post there would be somewhere 2021 . Thanks for your contribution and retained passion in bitcoin and the forum at large .
As a Donator I can tell you that we have our own exclusive section of the forum (which controversially staff members are also able to participate in) and there are a few Donators such as myself that occasionally post things in there. A quick glance at that section looks like TradeFortress was that last VIP to post anything in there.
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
Perhaps it would be better to say that they deserve thanks, but you also have to take into account the time in which these donations happened - which was mostly at a time when the price of BTC was very low, and people were mining with their computers and for each block received as much as 50 BTC reward.
Without a doubt, they deserve all the thanks, even if they are no longer active on the forum, or their accounts have disappeared.
Because thanks to these donors, it is possible today for the forum to be very active and with sufficient funds to remain that way for many years. Therefore, all of us today must remain grateful to these people, who at the time thought they gave little, but ended up being a lot.
Get a list of those members that was given by LoyceV.
Wow! There are a whole lot of them from that data. I never knew so many people turned out to ensure the forum got funds for its upkeep back then by donating to its cause. It's really sad that most of those members aren't active any more or their accounts exchanged hands. Perhaps a greater number of them moved on to better things that caught their fancies once Bitcoin became popular. Anyway, let me quickly add that those coins were donated at a time Bitcoin wasn't that valuable. I'm sure it would be different given the same scenario now.Kudos to those who donated. You guys are the rare gems, despite how it turned out later.
As you've already been shared a thread link to their list, we must not forget that back then, bitcoin is never what it has turned to be now and those people did so out of their generosity mind to support the community which is part of what we are all having it's benefits today, am sure that most of these donators are not active as before while few among them were still very active, i wonder what someone like me and you could offer if there should be another secon donation.
Let forget about whatever the price of Bitcoin was at the time of that donation. Is only some one with a strong heart that can donate and all those donators are good examples of someone with such heart. Yes, some people can not give out something even when they can not longer use it. They really deserve some accolades for exhibiting that generosity. Hardly to reach ⅓ of that donation if another donation is to be conducted now. It's sad that most of them are not longer here with us again.
I would really like to know and even see how they are holding up knowing that they were very early adopters back then and how they are doing now. There could be something influential and interesting about how they have managed to become early adopters and donate that amount. It seems like a great conversation with them. Any list with that in mind?
I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
I was going through https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html just last week, and the donor remark was what caught my attention and guess the username I first rushed to check. It was that of OgNasty. I first checked it at the 50 BTC list before seeing it at the 10 BTC.My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
This guy is worthy more as he is probably the only one among the entire donors who is still active, or should I say most active. He didn't just commit his assets but also his efforts. Kudus!
And if you really want to know the active ones, it's simple, just search them name by name to know their last logins and forum contributions.
I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
As you've already been shared a thread link to their list, we must not forget that back then, bitcoin is never what it has turned to be now and those people did so out of their generosity mind to support the community which is part of what we are all having it's benefits today, am sure that most of these donators are not active as before while few among them were still very active, i wonder what someone like me and you could offer if there should be another secon donation.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
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Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
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Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
Perhaps it would be better to say that they deserve thanks, but you also have to take into account the time in which these donations happened - which was mostly at a time when the price of BTC was very low, and people were mining with their computers and for each block received as much as 50 BTC reward.
Given that you posted a link to the list of donors and that you have a tool like BPIP you only need a little time and you can check for each donor when he was last active.
It's my old thread, not updated recent years but you will get some information like their new usernames/ display names that are different than initial usernames.
Stats on active & merit status of Donators & VIPs
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
Get a list of those members that was given by LoyceV.
Stats on active & merit status of Donators & VIPs
A painful fact is many VIP/ Donator member accounts got hacked, changed hands, turned to scammers or left the forum.
Get a list of those members that was given by LoyceV.
I learnt that there was a time forum members donated to the forum which fetched them the titles of donator for 10 BTC donors and VIP for 50 BTC donors.
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
My question is; are there 50 BTC donors who are still in the forum till date. They deserve respect.
I have seen Ognaty and he donated 10 BTC and still in the forum till today, Kudos to him. I want to know if 50 BTC donors are still here.
Where to find name of donors. https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html
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