Topic: When and how did you discover Bitcoin? - page 10. (Read 2430 times)

Well I think it's more than two years ago, one of my friends told me that he is earning through internet. At that time I didn't even get it but when he explained it to me and even I by myself experienced it.
I just came to discover bitcoin.
Then I started working on it and tried to discover more and more about it. Uptill now I have discovered a lot of things about it and now I am able to tell others that what actually bitcoin is.

Actually i discovered bitcoin some years ago though i didn't pay close attention to it then, i was like an internet rat then, always surfing the internet when i found out about bitcoin and how to mine bla, bla bla, i figured out that the mining process was a waste of time after dedicating time and mobile data to it but the result of satoshi gotten was very poor, so i gave up thinking it was one of those idea to draw traffic to some website and make money for themselves but little did i know it was an evolution itself.. i actually got more informed about bitcoin during the covid19 lockdown and I'm did but i wish i got this information back then  

I don't remember the specific dates, but I think it was early 2014, and I learned about it from a friend whose attention to Bitcoin was caught by mass media popularizing the event of FBI closing Silk Road. Neither me nor my friend heard of darknet before, and we had no idea there was a sort of money that was used there. So my initial stance was wary, I would say. I thought of Bitcoin as a form of money, but the kind of form that's largely used for illegal activities. Then I slowly became warmer to it, seeing that many people here on Bitcointalk were interested in Bitcoin, and yet weren't criminals. So by 2015 I thought of Bitcoin more as of a revolutionary form of money that happens to be used by criminals, but didn't hold it against Bitcoin itself.

I heard bitcoin I think in late 2016 from some of my close friends because they used to talk about it a lot when we were together, and at the time I didn't understand and when they talked about it a lot and was very impressed some of my friends talked about the benefits they get from bitcoin and makes me curious.
and as time went on they discussed the future of bitcoin and I became more and more curious and finally I tried to look it up on the internet and read it bitcoin innovation was very interesting, and when we got back together they talked about bitcoin finally I volunteered to get involved and asked some of my friends to explain bitcoin until I really understand it.
and at the beginning of 2017 i tried to try to invest a small amount and if i am not mistaken in March i started in this forum because of a suggestion from my friend, and this forum is more interesting because i can learn everything here bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
because starting with some of my friends i make profit from bitcoin and besides this forum is an additional source of income for my holdings. Thank you guys because it all started with you.

I still remember very well I was told by my friend at the end of 2016 but I didn't pay much attention to it. even I don't take anything seriously. 2017 after bitcoin was widely discussed on social media, especially my friend who often shared information on his social media. it intrigued me.
and finally early 2018, the first bitcoin asset that I kept till this year. because of a need, I finally had to let it go.

You don't remember exactly, but I do. I remember the story, but not the exact time. But I remember something in 2017. I had a smartphone which was worth $20-$30. Despite the fact that I had been using Facebook on that smartphone since 2014.In 2017, I was using YouTube and watching some videos, and in the feed list I saw a video title that said "earn money online." That was in my native language. And I watched the video, but it was about earning money on YouTube. why I was going to skip the video, but that time in the recommended list I saw a video in English with the title "Earn Money Online with a Smartphone." I thought, okay, let's watch the video that was in English. I didn't understand properly, but it was about an application that paid in bitcoin, but the app was fake. It was a simple tap to break app.I heard the bitcoin name from that video, but I didn't understand it and I skipped it. After 2-3 months, I am going to my relatives' house on vacation. And I was going out with my cousin and he introduced me to one of his friends. I saw he was working on that app and I asked him about it. He told me everything, and for the first time, he told me about bitcoin, which I understood. After arriving at my house, I searched YouTube for free bitcoin earn videos and found some in Hindi, which I followed. My native language is Bangla, but I know a little bit of Hindi from watching Hindi films.By following them now, I am here. The channel was airdrop related and the channel name is Genuine Airdrops, managed by Abhisheikh. And I am still following his channel. It's really an interesting journey of mine.
 
Thanks for asking. It really made me emotional.
 

Myself notice about bitcoin after one year bitcoin is created, in 2010 i was contemplating of what can bitcoin possesse for future and how is it going move round the world and not knowing bitcoin will cover the world within the space of twenty years, this year is completing bitcoin 11 years and the firm and populations became unbelievable for the world adoption, people have lay their 99 trust in bitcoin, believing that bitcoin will stay till hundred years

If I remember it correctly, I first discovered Bitcoin way back early 2014-2015. And it is because a dear colleague of mine was very curious and passionate to explore the internet, so by the time he discovered it, he eventually shared it to me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him, and I really did enjoy every bit of my time learning and earning since I knew Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.

I also don't exactly remember when I first heard about bitcoins. It might have been online in an article or from a friend. But I do remember when I decided I want to get involved with bitcoins. It was in 2016, I made a few lucky bets with my CSGO skins and got scared that I have too much money on my steam account. When I looked for sites to sell my skins I noticed that the withdrawal options included bitcoins, which was faster and without any real fees compared to credit card transactions. After seeing that I really wanted to learn more about BTC and crypto currencies. This was also when I first found out about this forum.

Discovered it in early 2016, I'm a fan of gambling and I love to play dice and sports betting at that time, that interest of mine also introduce me to this forum that I fell in love with. Until now I'm still very active because I love the community and at the same time I'm learning and earning as well.

Most of my success financially, I owed it on crypto in general, and my first success was during the bull run in 2017 and early 2018, and until now I'm still here, it looks like I already married to crypto as I stick with it through thick and thin.

I first discovered Bitcoin back in 2013. Thought the idea of a digital currency was cool but never really got around to looking into it. 2016/2017 rolls around and this time, I decided to get involved. Without having done much research, I opened a Binance account and purchased about $100 of Bitcoin when it was valued at around $7,000. Once Bitcoin rose to about 18k I sold what I had (big regret) and moved on from crypto. 2020 comes around and finally, I decided to fully commit. Before reinvesting, I studied for about 2 or 3 months to make sure I had a good understanding of what the problem is, and why Bitcoin is the solution. I started following some subreddits for a while and this year, joined this forum.
Finally, I have found a community that I feel very much a part of. I continue to stack sats when possible, I have no plans on selling my Bitcoin since I finally see the potential. Yes I jumped in pretty late, yes I feel regret all the time for not keeping even the little that I had then.

But in all fairness, there was a lesson to be learned here. I'm in it for many different reasons now, most of those reasons are about being able to give back to those who are in need of assistance, share what I've learned with others, and encourage them to also get involved in Bitcoin. There are much better reasons to get involved with Bitcoin than this of course, it provides financial opportunities to those who would have otherwise been trapped.

I forgot when I know Bitcoin first time, probably at the end of 2014. I heard about Bitcoin from my friend and he showed me bitcointalk forum as the main source to get information about it.

Since the first time I heard Bitcoin, I never think it is a bad thing. I was curious about Bitcoin because it looks very potential to be my future asset. In 2015, I have started to collect some Bitcoin and hold it for some years. I became more and more interested after getting some profits from my first investment. I think you also experienced it, didn't you?

IT is really interesting to share this memory .I could not really say the fixed date but i think the year was 2014 and i did noticed a referral system btc earning way from youtube though it was scam but i was lucky to find the way to know about btc and crypto.I was really excited to to find a currency which is really amazing and have  a real future .I was starting to know more about bitcoin and crypto after that i have found the way doing trading and started to trade and hold btc .Unfortunately i have sold most of my asset before it getting the ATH of this year .I don't think about more i just feel so lucky myself that i got this huge platform .That's the way that how i have discoverd btc and coming here as well .

At first I really didn’t understand about Bitcoin. I was introduced sometime in early 2014, where I did created my Bitcointalk account on the month of February. After that, I just ignored this account for 3 years because I focused on my network marketing journey. During that time, I think BTC was under $600 and I was a very low income earner barely saving money and a disappointed to my family as well.

In mid-2017, when BTC rallied towards $10k, I began learning more about it and the rest is history.  

I discovered bitcoin, and I do not know what it is all about. I just searched for how I can have bitcoin. I do not have to think negatively about a new thing but I searched for more info and dug deeper about bitcoin. Fortunately, I met a faucet that helped me to have many satoshis so I can use that to deposit in Hashnest, Genesis Mining, Eobot. That is because I am curious about mining.

That was an old story about gaining the first satoshis for free and using it for trading at cex.io, bter, btc38, and else. I wish the journey would continue until I die and my kids can continue my legacy.

A Greek poker told me to buy in early 2014, I ignored him & thought it was a load of rubbish. I started buying in May 2014 after thinking ‘why not’. Let’s just say it worked out very well for me & I owe that guy my life.
My advice to noobs would be, it’s never too late to invest. Just buy & be patient, set up a savings plan. Bitcoin can be your key to get out of the rat run & start living, not purely existing.

I got to know about Bitcoin around early 2014.. How I got to know about it was when I went to an office, and I saw two people who were discussing about mining cryptocurrency, I was kind of interested in what they were talking about and then I joined the conversation and got to learn about Bitcoin and how the price can increase after you have mined it and all that.

Although they told me that mining Bitcoin wasn’t easy then, and that it requires a lot of energy, so I didn’t go into mining Bitcoin, rather I decided to buy it and I bought it from one of those people right there, and then I installed one of the wallets that they recommended to me back then which was Xapo.com (but the wallet is no longer available in my country, after they transitioned to becoming a bank), and that’s how I started storing the Bitcoin and also as time goes on I noticed that their value was increasing. At first I didn’t invest much in it, I just started with $250, which was also the price of Bitcoin around then.

It is from my Co Gambler , When we are in Local casino (illegal casino to be specific) as we constantly chatting while Playing , one on the table opened up about  the Gambling In online and he mentioned about this Crypto coins.
then all of us got interested that turns opening our Phones that very moment and checked the site being shared.
and after few days? we are not visiting that casino instead we start playing in crypto gambling site lol. and after those Bitcoin was presented as the first coin we use is altcoin.

You will laugh, but the first time I've heard about bitcoin was a monologue from a taxi driver. It was another story of success. Once upon a time the driver was very rich and was mining bitcoin, when the price went down, he made a decision to sell his mining rigs and start to tax.

Yes, I found Btc around 2009 when it was $1.00 for a Btc. I did not buy any because I thought it was an SCAM.. Who Knew?