When I started with BTC (2012), none of these crap ever existed. Was just Bitcoin. Of course I wasn't distracted by shitcoins and scams.
Is all about how and when you started and keep your focus only on what matters.
Then you're special but I got started with Coinbase and I thought it's an investment.
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I never opened a Coinbase acc for me. First time I saw it, something told me that is fishy.
In 2015 a friend of mine came to me happy that he opened a Conbase acc. I told him to be careful that Conbase is the enemy of Bitcoin and should close it and use many other sources to get some BTC.
He scream at me that I am crazy and only spread FUD etc bla bla... Later I sent him this list with points about Conbase...
Only after years he came back to me and said: you were right all along, Conbase is the enemy.
Like I keep doing nowadays, warning people about many other scams and dangers. Why? Because I have a very good sense of detecting bullshit and I pay attention to many details.
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But the question is: would he have gotten into bitcoin at all without Conbase?
I'm not saying they are not the enemy, but they are also doing us some favors on accident.
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At that time were already many good places to buy some BTC, for example Bitstamp.
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He still picked Conbase for some reason though.
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