Topic: When and why did you start using Bitcoin? - page 17. (Read 15505 times)

I started using bitcoin forum since last month because being a future generation i want to be a part of bitcoin and also that i want to earn a good sum of money

I started using bitcoins couple of months back in early 2015 when I came to know that you can gamble with it and that also with very small amount which no other currency offers So I started using bitcoins for gambling.

But then I came to know other benefits of bitcoins like online payment, online purchases, online transfers So I started to get involved in it and started to earn more and more bitcoins that were possible by me.

I heard about it somewhere in 2013 (I think, I don't remember)
I started using it in december 2014 (when I saw some videos about mining, from the period when 1BTC was ~$12 )
Why? - It was interesting, I liked it, I started with

Same here, even I got into bitcoins few months back and the only reason is I am working abroad and I need to send money to my family every month, So with the help of bitcoins I can transfer money instantly to my home country with minimal fees and it is very quick and fast that it saves my lot of time and money, So I prefer bitcoins when it comes to online transfers.

I forget when exactly I started using bitcoin.
why I chose bitcoin?
just try and finding a bitcoin according to my delight

stater just a couple of months ago
i saw this post from another site saying its easy to earn bitcoins, not true because it depends

I use bitcoin when I was 17 years old, I used it because it was very expensive bitcoin

I saw an article on Slashdot in 2010, found Gavin's faucet and got 0.5 BTC, saw that people on Bitcointalk were spending way more than 0.5 BTC when they bought things, so I tried mining - CPU mining. It took me a whole 4 days with my PC on constantly before I found my first block, and got a 50 BTC reward. Then I checked out exchanges - there was only one, it wasn't in my country, and 50 BTC was - after FX costs - practically worthless. I lost interest.

Some time during early 2011 I saw another article on Slashdot - 1 BTC was approaching the $1 mark, and - even better - there were now exchanges and over-the-counter options in my country! I quickly discovered that mining was now much harder, but I bought a fast GPU are started mining again. Another 4 day wait, but I mined another block! And another! And more! But you know how this ends - difficulty rose constantly. I tried mining pools, and they helped for a while, but in the end GPU mining was no longer profitable for me and I stopped. In hindsight mining was exactly the wrong decision - I should have spent my GPU money (and my electricity money) on buying BTC outright. Most of the BTC I mined I sold (long ago, long before the price was anything near $100, let alone $1000) to pay bills. But I did have some left over, and this time I didn't lose interest but kept half an eye on Bitcoin.

My next burst of activity came in late 2013 - I'm sure you all know what prompted it! I considered - and rejected - selling my remaining BTC. When I thought the price was low I bought and other times I looked for ways to increase the BTC I had. I wasn't prepared to gamble, and I know from experience (2011, MtGox) that I am not a good trader. But I found Bitfinex, where I could lend out BTC, and Coinut, where I could hedge against price changes. So I'm in the fortunate position of having made and lost a fortune (and not realising it at the time), but also having enough left over to be able to accumulate more. Not enough to retire anytime soon, but enough to let me think that I could maybe retire someday!

2010

found it innovative..mined and mine and mined

Why did you buy Bitcoins in the first place.
If you wanted to earn pocket money then you should have just joined signature campaign.
Buying bitcoins is investment.
But yes nice decision.

Even I started using bitcoins in april 2015 when one of my friend introduced me to bitcoins saying that it is a future currency and you can earn some bitcoins weekly by getting into signature campaign, I was very much surprised and was happy too that it would take care of my basic expenses and pocket money, So I bought bitcoins and joined signature campaign to earn bitcoins.

I started using bitcoins recently.
Currently I'm a student and also don't want my parents to spend money on the games and some things like it for me.
So I started using Bitcoins to earn some pocket money and buy the things that I like.

I started using bitcoin way back September 2014 because I heard it was money

started with bitcoin only last May 2015 and that is out of curiosity because some of my friends are claiming that they ear a lot of bitcoin daily. when I started I was amazed that I can earn 100,000 satoshis in 1 day, unknowing that 100,000 satoshis = $0.27 

Im joined at bitcoin comunity because bitcoin is future of money
better i know bitcoin first before my district is filled with the bitcoiner

A friend got me into it about a year ago. He had all these great things to say about the possibilities and introduced me to this forum. I lurked around for a while and then finally "bit the bullet" and bought some. I could not be happier...especially since the price has dropped since I first got in!

Why? As a hedge against fiat and a debt-based economy.

I also heard the first of the television, but why now without someone preaching bitcoin on television?

That's a story that I think need to be heard more often. It can be the average, normal people looking for different ways of a means to an end, and using Bitcoin as a means to that end. It even helps people legitimize their purchases, as your story shows.

See, Bitcoin isn't always used for illegal purchases

2013, when im need money, im work with faucet first time