I didn't give any BTC, but I wouldn't be opposed to receiving some from people!
I wish it was a little easier to purchase some BTC, but hopefully with more and more ATMs opening up it won't be as bad. Too much online verification required to buy and sell.
Topic: Who here gave Bitcoins as a present for Christmas? (Read 2660 times)
Well i belive bitcoin would be for the majority of recipients NOT a good gift, because they simply dont understand it... When it goes up in price they might be glad, but otherwise not a good idea according to me :-).
I remember being a kid and getting some US Bonds and not knowing what the heck they were, but being told "In ten years it will be 50 bucks." and thinking "cool." Perhaps that is often enough...
Do people really need to understand something when they are gifted it? I think most times not. It certainly is interesting to watch this unfold.
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I wish somebody had given me BTC for Christmas... I'd be OK with that.
Most people treated it like a scrap of dried seaweed (uninteresting and useless), but the people who had heard of it loved it! I was surprised my father-in-law (who watches a lot of news) had never heard of it. My favorite response was from one of my nieces who said "thanks for the bit-thingy" when she was leaving 
Bitcoins aren't exactly mainstream yet. Giving the average person a paper wallet would net the same reaction as giving them Monopoly money.
Sure, keep telling yourself that.
I gave my sisters paper wallets, and their reactions ranged from very interested ("I'll have to read up on what this Bitcoin thing is") to amused (she: "I'm going to sell them later tonight". me: "sure, go ahead, but I'll laugh so hard if price is 10 times higher next christmas". she: "okay, I'll wait a bit before I sell them")
I would say it's a bit too deep into the tech pool to give as a present to the very young or elderly, but for anyone even remotely interested in tech-y stuff, it's a nice idea.
"Oh crap. I forgot my password"
Literally 5 minutes after I helped my sister set up a coinbase account, two factor authentication, and sent her a bitcoin. *facepalm* lol
Literally 5 minutes after I helped my sister set up a coinbase account, two factor authentication, and sent her a bitcoin. *facepalm* lol
Bitcoins aren't exactly mainstream yet. Giving the average person a paper wallet would net the same reaction as giving them Monopoly money.
Oh wow, so few... I expected a bigger percentage.
I happily gave some away.
I happily gave some away.
Why? Judging by the poll, more than 50% of Bitcoin holders gave them as presents directly. At least some of the others bought presents with them, via Bitpay. Sounds good to me.
Oh wow, so few... I expected a bigger percentage.
I happily gave some away.
I happily gave some away.
Well i belive bitcoin would be for the majority of recipients NOT a good gift, because they simply dont understand it... When it goes up in price they might be glad, but otherwise not a good idea according to me :-).
What do you guys think about this thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1tp829/today_my_girlfriends_brother_gave_everyone_paper/
Do you feel like pushy evangelists?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1tp829/today_my_girlfriends_brother_gave_everyone_paper/
Do you feel like pushy evangelists?
You have to consider many factors. As I stated above it was the most well received gifts I have given. But they knew what it was. If they hadn't and I gave a Christmas day presentation, that wouldn't have been nice or well received. And somehow I think you know that. Don't simplify, group,etc.
What do you guys think about this thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1tp829/today_my_girlfriends_brother_gave_everyone_paper/
Do you feel like pushy evangelists?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1tp829/today_my_girlfriends_brother_gave_everyone_paper/
Do you feel like pushy evangelists?
signs should be >
Why? "< x" should be interpreted as "up to amount x", and you pick the highest one that applies to you. You know... natural language pragmatics conventions and shit.
Sent .01 BTC to a couple friends who already know about BTC so more of a gag gift. Hey it could be worth big bucks one day!
Snapcard and Bitcoin, Huge combination. got few giftcard from walmart from snapcard, but the worstpart is long time for delivering products.
orderd in 13 to get yesterday haha
orderd in 13 to get yesterday haha
I sent a few friends paper wallets in the post. Hoping they're going to take it using BTC!
if people are giving out paper wallets, i have a feeling a lot of coins will end up being lost.
I actually gave out a bunch of collosus coins and infinite coins lol.
Being able to give several million of these vs 0.5 -1 btc seemed like a more exciting gift:)
They were well received and I heard the word millionaire mentioned a couple times which made me smile.
Being able to give several million of these vs 0.5 -1 btc seemed like a more exciting gift:)
They were well received and I heard the word millionaire mentioned a couple times which made me smile.
signs should be >
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