I'm 36 - I've been a longtime lurker, first time poster. I heard about Bitcoin at the same time I heard about SR, I think it was a Wired article. Probably mid 2011. I just bought my first bitcoin literally 2 days before the SR takedown. I've been a gold bug since 07, so BTC caught my interest immediately... unfortunately back then I didn't have the spare change to invest and was too concerned with feeding my family, paying bills, etc.
I like the fundamentals surrounding the BTC economy. In addition to investing & using BTC now, I'm also accepting payment in Bitcoin for my web design business, though no one's taken me up on that payment option yet, it should only be a matter of time...
Topic: How old are you and what brought you into Bitcoin? - page 3. (Read 4687 times)
32 and just for fun and time pass came in this forum and now want to do full time this work sell and buy of bitcoins 
I'm in my mid-twenties. I wanted to use a premium service that was only available through payment with bitcoin or Google wallet. Since GW is incompatible with my banks policies I had to use bitcoin.
33. Found them first reading on a poker forum. Really mad at myself for not buying in at that time.
I'm over 40 and have been interested in distributed computing solutions for many years.
I first tried (cpu) mining in 2011 when I decided I should experience it first hand since I was warning people away.
To be clear, I never expected to actually succeed in mining on my own, but I wanted to see how setting up the client, syncing the blockchain, etc worked out because people were asking for my opinion.
The power to reward ratio, being what it was didn't change my mind.
Then this summer a buddy of mine was tapped to join a new ASIC company, so I grabbed a USB Erupter and played with it on a Raspberry Pi to get up to date. After 3 months I have only recovered 25% of the cost, but i'll keep it running for as long as it's generating more revenue than the cost of electricity. [Right now I'm only generating about $.07/day profit including the power for the Pi,Hub and ASIC]
I continue to work on my own distributed compute projects and while I remain hesitant about the future of bitcoin, it seems foolish to ignore the current window of opportunity.
I first tried (cpu) mining in 2011 when I decided I should experience it first hand since I was warning people away.
To be clear, I never expected to actually succeed in mining on my own, but I wanted to see how setting up the client, syncing the blockchain, etc worked out because people were asking for my opinion.
The power to reward ratio, being what it was didn't change my mind.
Then this summer a buddy of mine was tapped to join a new ASIC company, so I grabbed a USB Erupter and played with it on a Raspberry Pi to get up to date. After 3 months I have only recovered 25% of the cost, but i'll keep it running for as long as it's generating more revenue than the cost of electricity. [Right now I'm only generating about $.07/day profit including the power for the Pi,Hub and ASIC]
I continue to work on my own distributed compute projects and while I remain hesitant about the future of bitcoin, it seems foolish to ignore the current window of opportunity.
Im 19 years old and im into bitcoins for 5 monthes
the anonymity mainly attracted me
the anonymity mainly attracted me
I am 14 and use my bitcoins to fund my projects! (http://nahtnam.com)
Im 20. I first read about bitcoins on a pokerforum. I read a bit about it back then, not too much though. When I really got more into bitcoins it was because of esports-betting.
I am nearly 91 and collapse of Liberty Reserve bring me in this community and now I enjoying this one and trying to be a very good member of this community 
I am on the wrong side of sixty and retired.
Only heard of BTC a few months ago. Quivered and shook a bit when I bought my first BTC, after reading all I could after about a month.
I still read all the news about BTC and have bought more. My average buy price to date is US$111.00/BTC, wish I found out two years ago.
I really would like BTC to be adopted globally, sick of reading about huge payouts to banksters, everything is so corrupt and the poor are getting poorer.
It really concerns me what future the youth of today will have. If technology advances for the good, like BTC, then there is hope.
Only heard of BTC a few months ago. Quivered and shook a bit when I bought my first BTC, after reading all I could after about a month.
I still read all the news about BTC and have bought more. My average buy price to date is US$111.00/BTC, wish I found out two years ago.
I really would like BTC to be adopted globally, sick of reading about huge payouts to banksters, everything is so corrupt and the poor are getting poorer.
It really concerns me what future the youth of today will have. If technology advances for the good, like BTC, then there is hope.
I'm 50 years old.
first i fold for fah.
now i am mining for a year btc
first i fold for fah.
now i am mining for a year btc
Thanks for replies. Keep them coming!
30, but was 28/29 when i heard about it. Still kicking myself for not doing more research and buying in cheap (as are many people i guess!).
I'm 21, I saw the news. And really like it at first.
I'm 24 and technical interest/libritarian mindset got me into bitcoin. I'm hoping to have fun using my programming skills to make bitcoin related projets and maybe make a few bitcoins along the way.
Age: 16
I actually did a research paper last year, and I chose to cover the deep web and that ilk. Well, of course by researching that stuff I came across bitcoins and got the wrong impression of them (used only for drugs, illegal weapons, etc.). Teacher loved it, got an A, forgot about everything for a while until I saw bitcoins in a news article and everything came back. Only in the article they weren't presented as an evil currency of hackers and criminals, but a full fledged investment strategy and explained what they were and how they worked, albeit just scratching the surface. Started going in depth on my own, got a wallet and officially jumped in.
I actually did a research paper last year, and I chose to cover the deep web and that ilk. Well, of course by researching that stuff I came across bitcoins and got the wrong impression of them (used only for drugs, illegal weapons, etc.). Teacher loved it, got an A, forgot about everything for a while until I saw bitcoins in a news article and everything came back. Only in the article they weren't presented as an evil currency of hackers and criminals, but a full fledged investment strategy and explained what they were and how they worked, albeit just scratching the surface. Started going in depth on my own, got a wallet and officially jumped in.
41, The bank called by loan due with a 185,000 balloon payment. Took some work but I came up with it. now I am debt free. The bank thought they were going to get my house on the cheap. Now i'm off the hamster wheel. Give to ceasar what is ceasars. The bank can have there dollars, I got bitcoins.
28, reading about deep web/SR
27, and the odds on hitting it big seem better with BTC than blowing my funds on lotto tickets.
I'm over the hill and studying economy... some thing positive needs to happen so BC looks better then lots of stuff...
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