How did I get introduced to Cryptocurrency? My Story! by bitcoinpros

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life · @bitcoinpros · Nov 21 '16

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How did I get introduced to Cryptocurrency? My Story!

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### I first got introduced to Cryptocurrency through a friend of mine .

It was a late night, and we were just chilling at his house.
Then, I saw him checking a site called coinmarketcap.com
So I asked him what that was - and he started to tell me everything about bitcoin, about crypto, how it works etc.
At the time it sounded extremely confusing to me, but I was also VERY interested - a digital currency that you can send within minutes with low transaction fees, and very secure too? 
# Heck yeah! sounds awesome! 

So I started reading more about it, and getting more and more familiar about it. This was back in 2013. 
### After a while, I felt confident enough to purchase my first coins - 0.25 btc. 
I still remember how nervous I was when I entered my wallet address!

This whole world was still pretty new to me, but I reallly loved the concept behind it so I stuck around.
I made an account on bitcointalk, and connected with some other bitcoin enthusiasts. 

# And now, 3 years later, I found steemit - the coolest cryptocurrency platform ever! 

I still don't feel like I understand every technical aspect of cryptocurrency and mining, but that's okay. I know the benefits, I know how to use it, and I know that it's much cooler than any other payment method out there!

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@antro735 · Nov 21 '16

Хорошая и интересная история.

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@humanearl · Nov 21 '16

Its good to be on steemit now while its still early. There's alot of potential here.

👍 oleg326756

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@johnsnow · Nov 21 '16

interesting! I actually read it on the news, and from there on I was hooked..

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@mattgb · Nov 21 '16

for me, it actually was through the news as well! So mainstream ^^

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@oleg326756 · Nov 21 '16

Thank you for sharing your story with us, @bitcoinpros It is a little similar to mine. :) I’ve now followed you and look forward to more inspiring stories from you in the near future!

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@screenname · Nov 21 '16

Re: How did I get introduced to Cryptocurrency? My Story!

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@stacykeller · Nov 21 '16

oh I wish I was as early as 2013!

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@steemitboard · Jul 14 '19

Congratulations @bitcoinpros! You received a personal award!

<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@bitcoinpros/birthday3.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 3 years!</td></tr></table>

<sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@bitcoinpros) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=bitcoinpros)_</sub>


###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!

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@summerrain · Nov 21 '16

you are right, steemit is like the coolest feature of crypto! :D

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