[Ask Stackers] What led you to Bitcoin? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

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212 sats \ 7 comments \ @hasherstacker 9h 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 9h

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.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 7h

i left my job and needed something to work on

2 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 5h

Honestly, one day I decided to [withdraw my Cointiply earnings] in Bitcoin instead of Litecoin

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @hasherstacker OP 4h

When what would be regarded as a mistake turns out to be the truth.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @brentkearney 5h

Number go up.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @030e0dca83 6h

Suddenly I got extra money I didn't want to disappear because of inflation

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @2053456d48 6h

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.