Introduction

in #introduceyourself • 7 years ago (edited)

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Hello Community,

I am excited to be in this here. I have been following the crypto space since end of 2012 just before the first big Bitcoin Boom. I was there for Mt. Gox, I was there for Cryptsy, and now here we are. I remember buying BTC using Western Union and Zip Pay. I remember when all of my friends at that time told me this was gonna get shut down by government.

I remember buying GPU's to mine bitcoins only to realize it was too late, time to mine altcoins. I remember ASICs getting created and talking to the founders of ButterFly Labs trying to order them. HEHE...

Now only 5 years later (3 decades in blockchain years), the community is getting stronger, the market cap is growing, and the technology is significantly improving. Let's continue to weather the storm associated with the advancement of this technology and flourish into a new Renaissance for social interactivity!

Alex

#steem #steemit #bitcoin #blockchain
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     7 years ago 

    I was there for coinex.pw exit scam!

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     7 years ago 

    I met Josh Garza at a Las Vegas event just before he launch PayCoin. Yikes!!!

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       7 years ago 

      Welcome to Steemit @alexmerricks!
      I'm a bot-helper, and I'm created to help. Congratulations on the registration on Steem - you really like it here! If you like me, make an upvote of my comment and follow me. Your upvote will allow you to give more money to new users, such as you. Let's make Steem better together!
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       7 years ago 

      Welcome to Steem @alexmerricks I have sent you a tip

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       7 years ago 

      Thank you for the tip.

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         7 years ago 

        Hey welcome dear. Looking forward to see super awesome posts from you... Steemit first supercars blogger said hello

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         7 years ago 

        Hello there... I look forward to a mobile app for Steemit. So I can do it at work.

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           7 years ago 

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           7 years ago 

          Welcome, Alex. I remember using Western Union as well. I actually used false names and addresses on the forms so my bitcoin would be truly anonymous. LOL

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           7 years ago 

          Yeah that's right. Anonymous transactions. LOL Remember when bitcoin represented that principle.

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             7 years ago 

            Hello and welcome to Steemit)

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             7 years ago 

            Hey @alexmerricks, and welcome to Steemit! Your introduction post is already a great start of your adventure on this platform. Post quality content, interact and connect with other people and I am sure you will see terrific growth.

            You are always welcome to reach out to me should you have any questions. I have just posted a lottery as well which is free to participate and could earn you good start-up money. See you around! Cheers, @Finance2Nomad

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             7 years ago 

            Thanks finance2nomad... I'll check it out.

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               7 years ago 

              Welcome aboard, Alex! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek

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               7 years ago 

              Welcome to this wonderful community ! I hope you enjoy being here as much as I do. Stay active, post quality content and you will succeed.
              @trendo

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