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[Ask Stackers] What led you to Bitcoin?
176 sats \ 7 comments \ @hasherstacker 7h bitcoin_beginners
In the end, most of us arrived at Bitcoin for a similar reason: institutional betrayal. At one point or another, we placed our trust in an institution and paid the price for it. That shared experience—of misplaced trust, manipulation, disillusionment, and the desire for something real—is what ultimately led me to Bitcoin.
What was the moment that pushed you to toward Bitcoin and eventually down the Rabbit Hole?
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55 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 7h
Just reading the white paper. It taught me what bitcoin was and what it was for. I realized it wasn't a scam, and it had real potential. Then, reading Antonop's Mastering Bitcoin helped me understand more how it worked under the hood.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 5h
i left my job and needed something to work on
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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 2h
Honestly, one day I decided to [withdraw my Cointiply earnings] in Bitcoin instead of Litecoin
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @hasherstacker OP 2h
When what would be regarded as a mistake turns out to be the truth.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @brentkearney 3h
Number go up.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @030e0dca83 4h
Suddenly I got extra money I didn't want to disappear because of inflation
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @2053456d48 4h
Bitcoin technology itself seems really interesting to me and I am learning new things everyday about Bitcoin. Alternate and electronics payments of course let me to Bitcoin. Love for Bitcoin and sats.
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