Topic: How did you get your first bitcoin? (Read 10715 times)
I mined it, of course, like every good plebeian
I got my first BTC through an exchange platform.
I mined my first million 
btc exchange platform 
Ive been doing a lot of reading about bitcoins and Ive come to find the concept incredible and especially so because of the time we live in. Im about to jump into this world, regardless of profit, and I ask of you all how you acquired your first bitcoin and at what cost?
Another question: where do you find yourself with bitcoins, an enthusiast, a trader, an exchanger, or a service/ good provider?
Thank you for your insight, Im just trying to find were I belong in this niche!
Another question: where do you find yourself with bitcoins, an enthusiast, a trader, an exchanger, or a service/ good provider?
Thank you for your insight, Im just trying to find were I belong in this niche!
I got my first couple of bit cence from the Bit coin faucet.
I got some from the Faucet, and then I joined deepbit's pool and endured ambient temperatures 20*F higher than normal, for a week, mining away on my Desktop, to get one little coin!
Ive been doing a lot of reading about bitcoins and Ive come to find the concept incredible and especially so because of the time we live in. Im about to jump into this world, regardless of profit, and I ask of you all how you acquired your first bitcoin and at what cost?
Another question: where do you find yourself with bitcoins, an enthusiast, a trader, an exchanger, or a service/ good provider?
Thank you for your insight, Im just trying to find were I belong in this niche!
Another question: where do you find yourself with bitcoins, an enthusiast, a trader, an exchanger, or a service/ good provider?
Thank you for your insight, Im just trying to find were I belong in this niche!
I got my first couple of bit cence from the Bit coin faucet.
Blockchain.info
Nice site. Used the Bank Transfer. Worked very well, and was quick to boot.
Nice site. Used the Bank Transfer. Worked very well, and was quick to boot.
Tried to mined them with a cheap graphics card. Got as far as BTC0.02 then paid for a Casascius coin from ebay!
Mined them!
I mined them with my home server Atom cpu.
Bitcoin Faucet site.
I got my first 6 coins at from a Dutch guy at localbitcoin.com via SEPA transfer. The site offers an escrow service and you can check the seller's ratings in order to decide about his trustworthyness.
Mined litecoins then sold them for bitcoins 
I just learned about LiteCoin. I guess the newbie forum was a good place for me
Just Mined it yesterday. x1 7970 670mh/s took 2 weeks 
Walmart wire transfer to Mt Gox.
I got my first bitcoin through payed traffic. Shortly thereafter bought them directly through an exchange.
Hi there...
I got my first Bitcoin about a year ago when a friend that mined sold it to me sow i could buy something with BTC
after that i mined with six 5750 cards
And know I pre-orderd the Single Sc and some Jalepeno just for the fun
And i'm still earning Bitcoins on my Website where i sell a pretty large amount of marijuana seeds
I got my first Bitcoin about a year ago when a friend that mined sold it to me sow i could buy something with BTC
after that i mined with six 5750 cards
And know I pre-orderd the Single Sc and some Jalepeno just for the fun
And i'm still earning Bitcoins on my Website where i sell a pretty large amount of marijuana seeds
A five-day-newbie here, and I haven't yet obtained my first bitcoin. I've a few fractions of one though!
Why I'm here is simple - this is a very unique "experiment" (and I use the word in quotes, because I can't think of the right word). When you consider all of the various traditional payment systems we use - credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, fiat currency in general, they all fit into a paradigm we're comfortable with - even though we shouldn't be. And we shouldn't be, because these systems are outside of our control, the rules can be changed at will, and not by us. And the powers that be can (and have) decided to erode the value of these currencies with their continual printing of more fiat.
This is *almost* like growing up knowing the world is flat, and then having the opportunity to take part in a voyage that will prove it isn't so.
Here we have, with Bitcoin, a non-inflationary currency system, with clearly defined rules, and a decentralised control system that no "powers that be" can change for their own advantage.
The more you stop and think about it - the more incredible and brilliant the design and outcomes of the design become.
I'm not here to make a few shekels of fiat, I'm sad I didn't discover this a long time ago, but glad I have now. Call this silly if you will, but I grabbed an ATI 6xxx card second hand today, just to set up a mining client on a box in the corner to eke out a few bitcoins just to be part of the whole thing, and perhaps one day, to be able to actually spend a few coins on something, knowing I *earned* those coins.
Yes, I know about ASIC's etc - this isn't a money making thing for me, it's a participation thing
Why I'm here is simple - this is a very unique "experiment" (and I use the word in quotes, because I can't think of the right word). When you consider all of the various traditional payment systems we use - credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, fiat currency in general, they all fit into a paradigm we're comfortable with - even though we shouldn't be. And we shouldn't be, because these systems are outside of our control, the rules can be changed at will, and not by us. And the powers that be can (and have) decided to erode the value of these currencies with their continual printing of more fiat.
This is *almost* like growing up knowing the world is flat, and then having the opportunity to take part in a voyage that will prove it isn't so.
Here we have, with Bitcoin, a non-inflationary currency system, with clearly defined rules, and a decentralised control system that no "powers that be" can change for their own advantage.
The more you stop and think about it - the more incredible and brilliant the design and outcomes of the design become.
I'm not here to make a few shekels of fiat, I'm sad I didn't discover this a long time ago, but glad I have now. Call this silly if you will, but I grabbed an ATI 6xxx card second hand today, just to set up a mining client on a box in the corner to eke out a few bitcoins just to be part of the whole thing, and perhaps one day, to be able to actually spend a few coins on something, knowing I *earned* those coins.
Yes, I know about ASIC's etc - this isn't a money making thing for me, it's a participation thing
GPU mining is still reasonable if you can put the heat to use. When it warms up outside, my mining cards will be shut off until next winter though.
A five-day-newbie here, and I haven't yet obtained my first bitcoin. I've a few fractions of one though!
Why I'm here is simple - this is a very unique "experiment" (and I use the word in quotes, because I can't think of the right word). When you consider all of the various traditional payment systems we use - credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, fiat currency in general, they all fit into a paradigm we're comfortable with - even though we shouldn't be. And we shouldn't be, because these systems are outside of our control, the rules can be changed at will, and not by us. And the powers that be can (and have) decided to erode the value of these currencies with their continual printing of more fiat.
This is *almost* like growing up knowing the world is flat, and then having the opportunity to take part in a voyage that will prove it isn't so.
Here we have, with Bitcoin, a non-inflationary currency system, with clearly defined rules, and a decentralised control system that no "powers that be" can change for their own advantage.
The more you stop and think about it - the more incredible and brilliant the design and outcomes of the design become.
I'm not here to make a few shekels of fiat, I'm sad I didn't discover this a long time ago, but glad I have now. Call this silly if you will, but I grabbed an ATI 6xxx card second hand today, just to set up a mining client on a box in the corner to eke out a few bitcoins just to be part of the whole thing, and perhaps one day, to be able to actually spend a few coins on something, knowing I *earned* those coins.
Yes, I know about ASIC's etc - this isn't a money making thing for me, it's a participation thing
Why I'm here is simple - this is a very unique "experiment" (and I use the word in quotes, because I can't think of the right word). When you consider all of the various traditional payment systems we use - credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, fiat currency in general, they all fit into a paradigm we're comfortable with - even though we shouldn't be. And we shouldn't be, because these systems are outside of our control, the rules can be changed at will, and not by us. And the powers that be can (and have) decided to erode the value of these currencies with their continual printing of more fiat.
This is *almost* like growing up knowing the world is flat, and then having the opportunity to take part in a voyage that will prove it isn't so.
Here we have, with Bitcoin, a non-inflationary currency system, with clearly defined rules, and a decentralised control system that no "powers that be" can change for their own advantage.
The more you stop and think about it - the more incredible and brilliant the design and outcomes of the design become.
I'm not here to make a few shekels of fiat, I'm sad I didn't discover this a long time ago, but glad I have now. Call this silly if you will, but I grabbed an ATI 6xxx card second hand today, just to set up a mining client on a box in the corner to eke out a few bitcoins just to be part of the whole thing, and perhaps one day, to be able to actually spend a few coins on something, knowing I *earned* those coins.
Yes, I know about ASIC's etc - this isn't a money making thing for me, it's a participation thing
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