I gave 1 Bitcoin to each of my nieces and nephews this year, fortunately the last nephew had his birthday last week so I am done for the year. When I bought the first one for $45 it wasn't that big of a deal. The last one being over $800 was a big gift.
What I did was created a word document with a birthday card template with the usual birthday greeting followed by
You have 1 Bitcoin
Public key:
1SUSIE9sdfj033jassjelk3j3li2jndfisuosdkjasdfaj
Private key:
5asdf8asdojer8ua0sd9fua0sdfa0s9dfu0a9sduf0a9sdu
I sent them the card and then e-mailed their parents the blockchain link pointing to their Bitcoin with a link to the blockchain wallet telling them that they can import the public and private key in order to spend the bitcoin.
I also included a few links to sites where they could spend them.
When I gave one to my nephew when it was worth $45 I mentioned that the current price was $45 but I suggested he keep it for a while because I thought it would be worth around $100 within the year.
My sister told me, "neat, we'll have to look into this Bitcoin thing". By Christmas the whole family was talking about the kids bitcoins.
Awesome! You got your whole family talking about it, and I bet some of the younger ones will join the community soon. I also like the personalized address (1SUSIE), which works well for anyone with a short first name.
This is really crazy.
A piece of paper is a lousy gift, no matter that it's worth $1000
If I had no idea about what's bitcoin and you give me 1 bitcoin as a gift, i would be extremely disappointed, I won't understand that you paid $1000 for that
Really? Would a $1000 bill be a lousy gift? Most people would consider that extremely generous for a birthday gift.
You won't understand that it's worth $1000 if it's not explained to you, but obviously the explanation is part of the gift.
