Topic: How did you get your first bitcoin? - page 10. (Read 10715 times)
MtGox accepts local UK deposits...
I used to skeptical of bitcoin, mainly because I couldn't see any way of getting some in the UK. Then along came Intersango, who I've got all my bitcoins through so far. I live in the UK and as far as I can determine there aren't any other ways of doing it that aren't risky, expensive or complicated. Unless someone can enlighten me otherwise, that is? 
A combination of every single faucet-like "get free BTC" deal I could find. 
I Bought it on Mt. Gox.
I mined my first bitcoin in December last year when one coin ŵas worth 0.25$.
From my first coins I purchased a "I bought this with bitcoin" T-Shirt.
From my first coins I purchased a "I bought this with bitcoin" T-Shirt.
I mined 1 BTC, and that's all I ever mined.
I ponzied all the way to about 500 BTC now using Bitcoinduit.
I ponzied all the way to about 500 BTC now using Bitcoinduit.
Mined some around Feburary just to buy some stuff in Minethings.com
I mined for a couple days on my GeForce 550 ti. The hash rate was only 30 something, but it got me a couple bitcents. Then, in an IRC room, some generous guy gave me 2 BTC, which I have now. 
i sold a kilo pack of Greek beans to a guy at uk. Hard earn money
beanbit market blogspot if you want to buy some
beanbit market blogspot if you want to buy some
I mined my first coins on CPU when it was not profitable, so I guess I'm an enthusiast. My first purchase was 10 BTC @ $0.8 from CoinPal.
I bought it on an exchange.
I traded my buddy on steam some hats in TF2 for some bitcoins.
When they were worth 0.79 USD each... I mined 3 over the course of a week on my Nvidia GTX 260.. then I turned off the computer and sat on the bitcoins until my buddy called me up and said they were now worth $30 a peice... They had dropped to $26 or so by the time I sold the first 3.
BTCPlus scamsite is still owning my first bitcents... 
My wife was right to think I was crazy when I bought my first bitcoins. I sent cash to the P.O. box of a guy in another country, known to me only by his screen name. I think I was paying about $.74 / coin. Her opinion changed when I sold/spent at about $20.00.
Won my first bitcents playing poker (freerolls ). I had just began mining but not found any blocks yet. Now Im getting my coins from mining (rather minor amounts with just 3 videocards), by selling stuff for bitcoins, playing poker.. I tend to spend most of what I earn, its like that with euro's and no different with bitcoins lol.
). I had just began mining but not found any blocks yet. Now Im getting my coins from mining (rather minor amounts with just 3 videocards), by selling stuff for bitcoins, playing poker.. I tend to spend most of what I earn, its like that with euro's and no different with bitcoins lol.
buy some firstly,
mine some secondly,
spend some recently.
mine some secondly,
spend some recently.
I bought my first bitcoins through a now defunct site using Paypal back when they first hit the $2 mark - February? March? I honestly can't remember.
All of the above!
Another question: where do you find yourself with bitcoins, an enthusiast, a trader, an exchanger, or a service/ good provider?
All of the above!
Other than a test transaction from the Bitcoin Faucet, my first serious coins were from an auction through BiddingPond. My first exchange was at about $0.29 per coin. Of course spent almost all of it when it was around $0.4. My highest buy was @ $11. Almost never exchanged BTC for another currency, I usually buy regardless of the price when my wallet gets too thin.
I'm an enthusiast and also accept Bitcoin for services. I sincerely think that the world will be a better place with technologies like Bitcoin and was already hoping someone invented such a thing long before it came along.
My highest buy was @ $11. Almost never exchanged BTC for another currency, I usually buy regardless of the price when my wallet gets too thin.I'm an enthusiast and also accept Bitcoin for services. I sincerely think that the world will be a better place with technologies like Bitcoin and was already hoping someone invented such a thing long before it came along.
I started mining when the difficulty was over 1.8M. 
I bought a 6970, but didn't have time to get it running, so I put a 6570 I already had in an XP system to work at Deepbit in the meantime. After earning 0.01BTC I transferred it to my wallet. Then I transferred 0.09 to my wallet(to make a cool, clean, 0.1BTC
). Another week and 0.9BTC later, I ordered coffee from Bitbrew, and renamed the first PC CoffeeGrinder.
Fast forward to October: While most of the pools were being DDoSed, I set my 5 GPus to run solo to give them something to do. The next day, I discovered that one of my GPUs.............solved a #@^&@ing block! Feeling bold, I left them on solo. Well, I haven't seen anything since, but I'm in this for the long haul.
I bought a 6970, but didn't have time to get it running, so I put a 6570 I already had in an XP system to work at Deepbit in the meantime. After earning 0.01BTC I transferred it to my wallet. Then I transferred 0.09 to my wallet(to make a cool, clean, 0.1BTC
). Another week and 0.9BTC later, I ordered coffee from Bitbrew, and renamed the first PC CoffeeGrinder.Fast forward to October: While most of the pools were being DDoSed, I set my 5 GPus to run solo to give them something to do. The next day, I discovered that one of my GPUs......
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