Topic: how secure are your telling fellow wo/man about this forum and bitcoin (Read 390 times)

I haven't fully understood the op's story about a baby and a girlfriend, but I think that it's important to build relationships on honesty and trust, and being a forum member isn't even a bad thing. It's not hard to explain that the forum and Bitcoin aren't just for scammers and aren't necessarily harming the environment.
I live with my spouse, who of course has known about the forum since the beginning because we were already together when I started getting into it. But cryptos aren't really considered a bad thing in my country and society, so I can't relate to it being a risk to share this information.

I can see that your friend is very interested in what you do, at this point she is inquisitive to know the exact stuff that gives you money, she might not be interested in the Bitcoin itself, but I will advise if she is interested in investing in Bitcoin, you can tell her that the she should read more of it online and learn from their but if she keeps pushing for the forum, you should open up to her, make her understand that the primary purpose for the existence of this forum is not for making money, the forum is where different individuals discuss about cryptocurrency and other matters too, she should also understand that bitcoin talk has rules that she needs to abide by it, in other to continue being a member, making money should not be her major aim of being here so that she will not be disappointed.

Helping people is not bad but you don’t help people in such a situation that you’ll be the one to regret it and go back to zero. She is your friend and you know her better than anyone else here, so I expect you to also know the implications of what you want to put her through and shouldn’t assume that here is an haven for making money because that’s exactly what your friend what and not want to learn about bitcoin. Tell her about BTC and how to learn more from this forum. If you tell her you earn from here and she doesn’t see the result in a short term, she’ll term you a liar and still call you with the names of those they label fraudsters with.

I don't think there is anything wrong in sharing it with her, it's even caring to want to help your friend get into Bitcoin, especially when you've seen the benefits. However, the concerns you've raised about security and the perception of online activities in yfour environment are entirely valid, but remember that you also have to look out for your friend's wellbeing too. IMO, what you can do is to have open and honest conversations with her, by doing so, you can help her weigh the pros and cons to make informed decisions.

Obviously, you are risking on your own safety when you decide to tell other people or even your close friends about how did you make money and the amount you are making. Those things should only be kept to yourself only and not to disclose it to others as you can't be sure of their real motives why they bother asking you some personal matters. Your friend might actually need a real help but know that bitcoin and the forum is not the answer to her problem but she should find a real job so that she won't be begging others for help.

I have no against introducing bitcoin and the forum to her because that will give her an idea to find some time to study about bitcoin. But if what she needs right now is a quick source of profits, then she will not find it with bitcoin. Educate her about bitcoin and the forum instead because she might be needing it in the future when everyone around is already into bitcoin.

Knowledge is something that could be either used for good or bad. If her intention is right then there is no issue telling about this forum. This is not always the case that people here are only trying to make money. Some spend their good amount of money here in order to learn. Most of the people are making money and that is making other people attracted to this forum and I don't see anything wrong about it. If something is putting food on your table, it doesn't matter what kind of work it is big or small, you should always respect that.

I make a little bit of money by staying on this forum. And my girlfriend knows that already. Maybe she wants to know about this forum because of money but if she can achieve the same thing I have achieved then it's good for both of us. The economy is failing and day by day everything is getting worse. It will be helpful if both of us contribute for everything. Whatever success she achieves on her own is for her own good. And whatever I achieve on my own is for my own. And two good things coming together doesn't make it bad. Instead, it makes it better.

Are you telling us that the forum is feeding you and your child, OP? How should we understand what you said about you and your child eating well and friend wanting to try the forum to eat well too?
Does your friend know that buying bitcoin doesn't equal fast profit? It's especially true for people who don't have enough money to feed themselves. How much is she going to earn from this investment?
If you want her to make money from posting it's going to take some time before her account levels up.


Same for me. I had 2 friends who made accounts here. One even reached a Sr Member, (before the merit system) but they both got bored with it or couldn't find time to post.
Over the years I've talked with a few people about bitcoin and only one of them really got interested and bought some.

Regarding forum, pretty frank to people I know, couple friends registered here too but they didn't have interest so they didn't stick around. Regarding Bitcoin, most people around me are somewhat aware of it, if someone asks me, I talk about it.

Even those who preach the sharing thing with friends are also advocates of privacy and advise that we shouldn't let our data out. It's really conflicting when you want to juxtapose all that.

This is even worse because it gives out the vibe that you earn in foreign currency. In my country, that's interpreted as one being able to afford three square meals and foot one's bills. Those who know this will beam searchlight on one and the level of dependency on one is likely to increase.

OP has whetted the friend's appetite, they should do the needful. You can't leave a friend in the lurch, especially in a bitting economy once they've shown interest. However, OP should endeavour to tell the friend the challenges and consequences of what this forum drags along too. It's not all that rosy. There are consequences for defaulters.

That's the right thing, and if I'm being honest OP is better off this way because then you wouldn't have too much responsibility, they're better off exploring the stuff themselves rather than you explaining everything to them and spoon feeding them stuff which might have some sort of bias. The best thing that OP should do is to introduce and let her friend do the exploration, that saying goes to everyone here that's going to read what I've typed about telling friends your participation in this forum.

I don’t see anything wrong if you open about the bitcointalk forum and bitcoin. It’s one way of promoting about bitcoin that it’s a real legit and not a big scam. However, you don’t have to share with her that you are hodling or trading bitcoin at the moment because that is already disclosing your privacy. You are putting your own self in danger since this friend of yours might not be actually looking for a business or investment but she’s looking for someone to scam. And you are giving her a hint to be her new prospect.

It’s still best if you keep things on your own most especially if money is involved. Also, bitcoin investment should only serve as a side hustle, not a stable source of income. Tell her to find a real job instead so that she can provide her needs and wants on her own, and not to rely in bitcoin or in the forum since its never a real job in the first place.

Not everyone who have such privilege to go source for a trusted site without them attaching to someone who already gained ground over the platform. I know there are countless numbers of people who are only wishing to discover a forum like here or place like this so that they can gain vast knowledge concerning bitcoin and it's related currency at large.
There are people who needs just a lifting hands from people around the platform to teach them little things then they can explore the platform themselves, typical example is me I never paid attention initially when I joined here but to due to some forms of personal interest and as well as developing that mindset to unveiled things I have never did before gives me this bold steps to push a bit higher, even though people around here sees me as someone who has gained little lift but that doesn't mean I have all it takes to make someone come stands over here.

For me, this is a rather tricky question if I understood the OP correctly. On the one hand, there is a way to potentially enable someone the same (or similar) as you and your family, but on the other hand, there is the question of endangering personal privacy and in some way responsibility for the person you will introduce to this forum.

It's hard to find a balance between those two things, but I can say from personal experience that it's not very smart to give people advice about anything related to finances, especially if it is about something volatile and very demanding security like Bitcoin. In addition, anyone who is interested in Bitcoin can easily find this forum using search engines, and I dare say that anyone who is not able to do this is not someone who should have anything to do with Bitcoin at all.

Same it's to our country where we can't directly trade bitcoin or even to include any bitcoin narration during transaction if noticed the person don't have any choice to be penalized for involving themselves into cryptocurrency transactions. This law is made by CBN and every individual can buy and sell through p2p trade without any restrictions so, telling someone about this forum isn't that bad but the security aspect that I am only considering.

Alternatively I may follow your suggestion to make another account, after which I did will give it a neutral tags to avoid drama.
Thank you for your suggestions.


There's no country that doesn't have bad people and good people even the ways of their reasoning aren't like other, so, everyone must not act the same rather there are people who may see you as someone who is becoming much higher than them and for that they might think you are into fraudulent activity and the sake you are growing larger financially they will try to bring you down to their levels so that you won't be above or even higher than them.

That is why today everyone needs to be careful with the rate which they tell people what they how they make profits, especially on bitcoin holdings this could possibly leads to hack, kidnapped or even robbed along the line due to how we are too opening to tell them what we do. Don't quote me wrongly but if not for a government offices telling person (s) about your side hustle is extremely risky because that person may likely plots against you to bring you down or to collapse your business that you have built for many years.

It is totally fine to take things casually and at your own pace. If you cant tell her yet, then dont. Just go with your gut feeling and take the necessary precautions. If that person is really a friend, start by telling her the overview of this forum and let her do the rest like research on her own.

I am guessing you are from Nigeria? The country is full of smart people and also a lot of stupid people, they have this weird mentality that there is no way to make it big through online investments or some skills, and this set of people are the highest in number, I have experience something like this and it get to a point where I don't even care anymore, people can thing whatever they want about me.

The sad part is even some educated people are also thinking the same thing, if its not government work you are a fraudster or you are into a crime organization, this makes me feel like it's not really their fault, it's the poverty rate that's so alarming that makes majority of them believe there is no way someone can make it in the country again.

Also this is why they easily hate, if you are caught in a corner where they misunderstand things that's happen they will result into jungle justice, all because the country is full of bad people they believe that everyone is doing bad things for making money.

Bitcoin in my country is in a murky place, as there are warnings from the central bank to avoid trading, so I rarely tell anyone about Bitcoin or the Bitcoin I have unless it is a close friend and then it is for advice and nothing more. If Bitcoin is legal in your country and you like to meet people, create a MEETUP in your local board and invite people to introduce themselves in your city. You can log in with an alternative account until you trust the person and tell him your main account.

Some boards, such as Collectibles^[1], know more about each other because dealing with physical objects requires more personal information.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=217.0;

You do not have to give your friend complete information about yourself on this forum. But if both you and she has a desire, why don’t you help her? Although I know women, we love to be envied, right? (joke) You managed to raise your rank on this forum, and you receive some privileges by participating in subscription companies, thereby helping both your children and your husband. But you achieved everything on your own, and you can explain to your friend that the fact that she comes to the forum and how she shows herself depends only on her. She should not expect any gifts from you; everything that people achieve here was obtained through their efforts.

I just decide to stop to talk about crypto with people irl. They will ignore my advice until next btc bull run and after it they will think that im really lucky and rich guy

It is apparently a medium to expanding the existence of Bitcoin where anyone can benefit from it.
My opinion is... You don't basically buttress talking to her about the forum but literally insight on orientating her about Bitcoin and its potentials then of she finds it interesting you can further to educate her of the skills and technicalities involved.
You sounds being broadly knowledgeable in the Bitcoin industry so I don't need telling you on how to build her to obtain the Bitcoin knowledges.
Further more, you may introduce her to the forum where she can attain relevant knowledges from individuals aside your thoughts. And please... You must not fail to breed her with proper guidance with a prior of conciousness to contribute about what is seemed relevant to the industry rather than irrelevance.

The Bitcoin is a global opened industry for anyone but not to everyone so you don't lean on sugarcoating your intros of Bitcoin to her else, you get to be blamed at any backlash.