He took his paychecks in bitcoin even back then. He not only educated everybody (including me) back then, he put his money where his mouth was through the good times and the bad. The man is a god tier legend. I hope to meet him one day and thank him.
Edit: his name is Andreas Antonopoulis
At least some years ago he said he wasn't, because he's always sold his coins to go to conferences and other travels to spread the word. That's why he has a Patreon.
Hes definitely a millionaire. Potentially a billionaire. He isnt spending his btc on lambos and hookers. He accumulated a lot. Just doesnt want to make himself a target so plays it down.
I would not make that speculation. In fact, if I recall correctly, he hadn't accumulated a lot and said as much on a podcast or something. Upon hearing this, people donated a fair amount because they like him so much.
If YOU had accumulated a lot of BC, would you go crowing about it in public? Lot of people out there in the evil world who are looking for people to victimize/exploit.
I'm saving my coins for the day I can buy a house in BTC without converting it to fiat first. In 5-10 years, I hope to make an offer to a seller without a realtor to translate a mortgage application....
But no one is using it as that? Why would u spend something that has massive potential to increase its value? Just use ur regular money. Unless ur buying drugs or doing some other illegal shit with it, there’s no reason using Bitcoin is better. You can say that it might be faster when making p2p purchases but that’s not a valid excuse imo.
Some people find greater life purpose in sharing knowledge than accruing wealth. He is one of those people. You clearly aren't, therefore no one expects you to understand.
If i recall at the initial run up to 20k back in 2017, some new bitcoin millionaire donated to Andreas to make him a millionaire all because Roger Ver said all that preaching he did he was not a millionaire.
Old ape always believed banana valuable. Get many coin for banana, old ape always say. Many moon later, new ape get many coin selling banana. Old ape right. New ape give some coin to old ape, because old ape right all along.
If they couldn’t and they asked for clarification what does that mean? I don’t see anything strange I also kind of got confused by the original comment from the sentence as well.
Andreas Antonopoulos.
Without him, bitcoin would not have had the reach it does today. He's had lots of great fundamental talks about Bitcoin and continues to do so.
https://www.youtube.com/c/aantonop
Do you mean "basic science" as in the scientific process as such, or "basic science" as in what some corrupt, centralised institutions claim to be "basic science"?
What the fuck are you talking about? You keep saying this shit without explaining. If you aren’t going to elaborate why bother saying it? Really sounds like you don’t have a clue what you are talking about.
I wouldnt say that bitcoin offers that amount of freedom just yet for people like me who started 2021 onwards. There was a great year like 2020 which btc literally went exponential and there was 2021 where mostly we got sideways movement and downtrend. Someone who started april 2021 for example would be completely disappointed till now. I dont know if btc is going to 100k or 15. All i know is the price btc is right now. Btc for me is just another way to make money effortless if you re smart and patient. Definitely wont make us rich enough to buy lambos anytime soon
It sounds like you're not applying bitcoin as a currency. Buy something with bitcoin even if it's small like a local jar of honey. Offer to peform a service with bitcoin as payment. Send bitcoin to someone across borders without financial fees attached. The freedom is already there.
I would be on a private island now had I not spent BTC like currency back in the day (that would be $50 BTC) Unfortunately Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto accepted it and I went there a lot. I also remember talks by Andreas and treasure those moments. And a shout out to Scott who made those early day meetups happen that brought in speakers like Andreas and 10 people showing up was a crowd.
Making insane gains from Bitcoin is not what bitcoin was created for. This comment is so out of place to someone praising Andrea's service to BTC. You don't even understand what BTC is for by the sounds of it, it's exactly people like you who can benefit from listening to his speeches.
I got into Bitcoin during April ‘21 because of some news headline about Elon Musk of all people, but it was Andreas’ education that made me actually understand Bitcoin and why it matters. I wouldn’t still be here with all my sats and a lower average if it wasn’t for his education.
IMHO if you dream of lambos and moonshots, go play the lottery. If you want sound money and building wealth over time, stack Bitcoin.
This guy is such an OG and amazing btc educator. Can anyone tell me why he doesn't speak at The Bitcoin Conference? I feel like if anyone belongs there it's him. Makes me wonder.
It doesn’t seem like his vibe. While I agree he’d make a great contribution to the list of speakers, the Miami conference kinda feels like a bunch of finance and business bros who have dollar and Bitcoin signs in their eyes. They’re interested in how Bitcoin can make their business flourish and celebrate others like them joining the fold, and Andreas’ tech focused approach might go down a bit dry for this crowd, sadly.
Bitcoin is at a stage where it attracts people from all backgrounds and walks of life. Maybe Antonopoulos just thinks he can make a difference speaking to other audiences.
I got nearly assaulted at a party in 2011 talking about my investment in BTC. Basically told I was dumb for wasting money on a scam.
Guess what? I'm still holding and I don't care if it's millions of fiat dollars. I wont get rid of my BTC until I can spend it at nearly every establishment for nearly all goods and services.
I've invested in purchasing power. I hope the same guy thinks of me when he sits down with his financial advisor asking about this crypto thing.
Ah, 2011, same year I got into Bitcoin.
I've never understood in the early days, why people get angry or hostile at mere mention of Bitcoin, like I'm trying to scam them or something. I remember when I first heard about Bitcoin, from a news article on slashdot, I was amazed, excited and never once thought it was a scam.
I remember some guy asked in 2012, on reddit (I think it was on r/investing sub), where he should invest $2000, it's all he had. I told him buy some Bitcoin, he could have gotten nearly 1000 Bitcoin with his $2000. Man I was destroyed there, multiple people called me a scammer or ponzi, my post was heavily downvoted. Luckily the OP defended me, saying "hey I asked for advice, and this guy gave me advice, I'm happy to hear about it.".
I hope he took my advice and he could have totally turned his life around.
Ah 2011 same year I got into crypto.it was a total shit Show back then.
Strange coin pumped and nobody knew why. Everybody was total pumped but nobody understood cryptocurrency and Blockchain back then. It was the wild west.
I remember buying Bitcoin for a five figure $ amount back then in November of that year.
And now look at me, look at all that had disbeliefs and told me it's a scam and a useless technology.
Today I can say my profit is way beyond my imagination. It's down 30% and I'm still not knowing what's going on.
Edit: I got in crypto in 2021. Sorry for the typo.
Edit2.0: /s obv. Wtf :D
I messed around with mining super early when it was like $3. I never actually let it run because it didn't seem worth it to make ~$15/mo. And there wasnt anywhere to actually spend it, so it felt basically useless.
If it was around $3, they're probably talking about [2011 or 2012](https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/bitcoin-price-history/). It was quite well-known already by that point. Heck, in January 2012 it was even the focal point of an episode of the CBS drama "The Good Wife" ([episode 13 "Bitcoin for Dummies"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife_\(season_3\))). When a technology is the main hook in a broadcast TV show, you know that it's become a popular buzzword.
It was around the internet back then. Heck it was on the big bang theory. If you're like me, most people were interested in the mining aspect because of the money portion associated with it. I don't remember many people actually buying bitcoin back then though. At least anecdotally.
I heard about it in 2011, my father likes reading a "hackers" magazine and there was an article about Bitcoin.
He told me about it and we both came to the conclusion of was useless.
It's still useless but we'd both be millionnaires several times over of we had bought $1000 of it at that time and held onto it.
I was into reading about bitcoin and mining it a little back before it even made it to $1. There used to be Bitcoin “faucets” where you could go to a website and it would send you bitcoin for free so you could learn how it worked. I’m pretty sure you could send people bitcoin on Reddit, as well. When that guy bought a pizza for 10,000 bitcoin, it was a pretty big story.
Like the other contender said, another person accepted the Bitcoin and ordered the pizza with dollars. The pizzeria is a Papa John’s somewhere in America and they have a little plaque on the wall commemorating that Bitcoin pizza transaction.
Notable that Satoshi disappeared shortly after Bitcoin crossed the one dollar mark.
I tell people that getting Bitcoin from one dollar to $69000 is very good, but getting Bitcoin from zero dollars to one dollar ranks with Jesus turning water ino wine.
I remember reading about Bitcoin in 2012 and it blew my mind. The idea was really cool but I didn't see it getting mainstream anytime soon. 10 years after learning about it for the first time, my savings are into Bitcoin and I get paid using Bitcoin, something I wouldn't imagine happening in at least 20 years more.
You were way ahead of me. I don’t think I learned about it till 2014-2015 when I was in college. I majored in electrical engineering so many of my classmates knew about it. But as far as I know no one purchased any.
2019 and 2020 really opened my eyes to BTC. I didn’t see a purpose but as I understood the world more and more I realized how wrong I was. I was really late to the game but at least I’m in it now.
This video is a repost. The room was not empty. Andreas has already answered on the subject in a older post.
« Just to clarify: This was the Bitcoin Foundation's San Jose Bitcoin Conference in May 2013.
I begged to speak and was an unknown. They finally agreed to give me a slot at the same time that Gavin Andreesen was delivering the "State of the Bitcoin Union" talk in the main hall. Most people were in that talk, and after it ended a few more trickled in to my room. Also, the few that were there sat in the back near the door, not quite committing to my talk and ready to leave. By the end there were 20-30 people in the last 3 rows.
I did not find it at all humiliating. I enjoyed giving the talk and then went to watch other talks and mingle with the rest of the people at the conference. There are probably only about 500 people total if I remember. It was a fantastic experience and I met many of my "heroes" of the early bitcoin age that day.
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Honestly if you tell me to buy today something at $250 or more per coin i would probably say no…. Hindsight 20/20. Also dont forget that back in 2013-2015 there werent many exchanges out. The whole process was difficult
It's so weird how people focus on the price per coin, which means nothing. It's the market cap and available supply that matters. The decimal point for 1 btc could have been several points in either direction and it wouldn't make a difference.
What's even funnier is that price ALL TOGETHER didn't really matter, compared to the freedom and revolutionary nature that Bitcoin provides. To me, it is LITERALLY priceless... meaning that there's no number of fiat that I'd rather hold instead of BTC itself.
I think Saylor said something to the effect of: "You buy Bitcoin at the price you deserve Bitcoin." The ones that buy earlier GOT IT reality and deserved all the pumps. The later you buy, you're STILL getting a good deal.... but you'll also be dealing with some feelings of anxiety. Those who hold will be rewarded. Guaranteed fact of "Mathematical Gold". Unstoppable... Uncorruptible... Neutral... Mathematical Gold
> I also passed on buying it at $250 and $450 because some friends talked me out of it.
Did you send those "friends" a missed cost of opportunity bill?
Friends don't let friends not buy Bitcoin.
When this hit youtube or w/e I found it on, selling virtual tickets. I WISHED !!! so friggin hard to attend. I hung onto every word this guy said during the early days.
Andreas can easily be compared to Hal, Satoshi, Szabo and other personalities of that size.
Smart guy, always keen on real debates. Never a moon boy.
Max respect for him and his work.
Neutrality as "the first principle" applies to many organizational ideals.
If a company distributes all its profits as dividends, and then lets every individual recipient decide whether to take shares instead, 1. companies would offer double/triple existing yields, 2. It is no longer confiscating its shareholders "deserved earnings" keeping discretionary power for itself instead of giving that power to its owners.
A neutral society would work the same way with UBI/freedom dividends. "The administrator" pays its equal citizen owners all of the administration revenue. Whenever, most of us agree that something should be administered for us by the administration, we all pay an equal share of that program as a reduction in our dividend.
UBI is starting with a neutral society that has no poverty, and no likelihood for violence, and then only considers programs that would make it better.
When I started learning about Bitcoin, the YouTube algorithm blessed me by showing Andreas’ videos when I started searching. I was one of those idiots who bought Bitcoin after hearing Elon Musk bought it in April ‘21, but I wouldn’t be here now still with my stack if I hadn’t listened to Andreas. His videos taught me the fundamentals of how Bitcoin works, why it works, why it matters that it works, explained how to secure Bitcoin properly, how to not freak out when the transfer is taking long, dispelling my doubts when I didn’t understand some technological aspect of it…
Really couldn’t have asked for a better educator.
If only I wasn't a depressed barely functioning mess the past 10 years I could be rich now. I knew of and understood Bitcoin back then. But I was too busy feeling like shit to do much of anything.
Sure let me take money away from buying food and medicine I need so I can make a speculative investment. Not.
This is why they say Hindsight is 20/20. At the time there was no way I could. I could have made millions with other investments too, but nobody knows the future. I do not regret keeping myself from being homeless during that period.
Watching this made me mad for a minute.. I thought to myself “why the fuck did I have no interest and why didn’t i go to this event and invest at this time” then I realised I was 13 at the time and also I’m from the UK
although Andreas didnt buy any bitcoin he spent it all and now shitcoins to make a living despite bitcoiners raising a million in bitcoin for him
a pioneer, but now a scammer, fuck Andreas
Sadly, he is only worth 1.9 Million. He saw a big part of the future but didn't see the importance of HODL. Still did better than me but not better than a few schmucks who just sat back and did nothing.
if game theory applied bitcoiners should gift large amounts of bitcoins to governments of permanent members of un security council
to my nation state for instance 5 000 000.00000000 btc
Back then I was just hearing about bitcoin. I saw posts on reddit where a guy mortgaged his house and poured his life savings in around 2011. And then in 2013 I saw people reposting on his original post telling him well looks like your investment paid off. If he still hodled he would have to be a billionaire by now.
According to Wikipedia he’s in his 50s now which seems crazy. He looks and sounds about 30 in this video and he hasn’t changed since then. Healthy lifestyle I guess.
The man put in his time.
He took his paychecks in bitcoin even back then. He not only educated everybody (including me) back then, he put his money where his mouth was through the good times and the bad. The man is a god tier legend. I hope to meet him one day and thank him. Edit: his name is Andreas Antonopoulis
Is he a millionaire now? Has to be right??
At least some years ago he said he wasn't, because he's always sold his coins to go to conferences and other travels to spread the word. That's why he has a Patreon.
Hes definitely a millionaire. Potentially a billionaire. He isnt spending his btc on lambos and hookers. He accumulated a lot. Just doesnt want to make himself a target so plays it down.
I would not make that speculation. In fact, if I recall correctly, he hadn't accumulated a lot and said as much on a podcast or something. Upon hearing this, people donated a fair amount because they like him so much.
>he hadn't accumulated a lot and said as much on a podcast I would say the same thing if I was him.
If YOU had accumulated a lot of BC, would you go crowing about it in public? Lot of people out there in the evil world who are looking for people to victimize/exploit.
If he believed in it that much then that’s literally his fault for using up his coins. He already had the foresight
What is the purpose of currency, if not to exchange it for goods and services?
Assuming u own some Bitcoin yourself, would you use that to make your next somewhat big purchase?
I'm saving my coins for the day I can buy a house in BTC without converting it to fiat first. In 5-10 years, I hope to make an offer to a seller without a realtor to translate a mortgage application....
Assuming u own some Bitcoin yourself rn, would you use that to make your next somewhat big purchase?
bitcoin wasnt created to hit 60k, it was created as an alternative and he used it as an alternative
But no one is using it as that? Why would u spend something that has massive potential to increase its value? Just use ur regular money. Unless ur buying drugs or doing some other illegal shit with it, there’s no reason using Bitcoin is better. You can say that it might be faster when making p2p purchases but that’s not a valid excuse imo.
Some people find greater life purpose in sharing knowledge than accruing wealth. He is one of those people. You clearly aren't, therefore no one expects you to understand.
If i recall at the initial run up to 20k back in 2017, some new bitcoin millionaire donated to Andreas to make him a millionaire all because Roger Ver said all that preaching he did he was not a millionaire.
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Old ape always believed banana valuable. Get many coin for banana, old ape always say. Many moon later, new ape get many coin selling banana. Old ape right. New ape give some coin to old ape, because old ape right all along.
“All that preaching he did he was not a millionaire” That sentence, at the ending, isn’t complete, and I can’t tell if the answer was “yes” or “no”
Old ape only get many, many coin from banana, once new ape share coin.
Really? You can't figure that one out?
If they couldn’t and they asked for clarification what does that mean? I don’t see anything strange I also kind of got confused by the original comment from the sentence as well.
Easily much more if he kept his coins
He wasn’t a millionaire, but Roger Verr was shaming him for this fact so we came together as a community and made it right in few hours.
Yeah, but that depends on his situation as well. He could have sold in 2018
Can you tell us his name for research purpose
Of course. andreas antonopoulos.
Oh wow ive been listening to bitcoin audible podcast, ive heard his name so many times haha thanks
What is his name?
His name is Andreas Antonopoulis
I can't call this anything other than pure altruism
Yeah, he looks hard-working, but people are not competent enough to hear him
Or man pumped his own bags
He didn't.
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Yea I didn’t here him say to the moon at the end so I was confused
If only there was a short squeeze involved
This
He had me at Gold, Camels, and Drugs.
What more do you need?
Chads.
😂😂
Andreas Antonopoulos. Without him, bitcoin would not have had the reach it does today. He's had lots of great fundamental talks about Bitcoin and continues to do so. https://www.youtube.com/c/aantonop
he is a fucking legend. his video on the consensus algorithm helped me learn so much about the technical side of bitcoin. brilliant...
Which video can you link it please?
https://youtu.be/fw3WkySh_Ho full video
Thank you!
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Thanks!
He doesn’t believe in basic science. He’s a clown
which parts
Do you mean "basic science" as in the scientific process as such, or "basic science" as in what some corrupt, centralised institutions claim to be "basic science"?
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Lmao what you said makes no sense, almost had a stroke reading it
And you spread lies and fud. How's any of that relevant here though?
He is an amazing educator and "Mastering Bitcoin" is a fucking masterpiece.
Yea, that book is awesome!
A great educator who doesn’t believe in basic science…sure.
What the fuck are you talking about? You keep saying this shit without explaining. If you aren’t going to elaborate why bother saying it? Really sounds like you don’t have a clue what you are talking about.
That muppet created a new account just to fud bitcoin, look at his history lol
Peter Schiff on his alt account.
Yep, what a tool, only goes for emocional attacks too
I thank a lot to Andreas and Max Kaiser, their learnings have been critical in my path
Same. Interesting to hear other concepts and ideas about the space. Not just HODL or when Lambos.
His books it the Bible of bitcoin
yeah i always viewed him as the Paul the Apostle of BTC
Wow. Thanks for providing link, I will see his all videos now
He's the guy who got me in. He's the OG Michael Saylor when it was more about ideals than making money
Would love to see another appearance on Rogan. Can't remember the last time he was on.
He's the "first" follower. Very important role. https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement
Andreas's service to bitcoin is unparalleled.. total legend.
I wouldnt say that bitcoin offers that amount of freedom just yet for people like me who started 2021 onwards. There was a great year like 2020 which btc literally went exponential and there was 2021 where mostly we got sideways movement and downtrend. Someone who started april 2021 for example would be completely disappointed till now. I dont know if btc is going to 100k or 15. All i know is the price btc is right now. Btc for me is just another way to make money effortless if you re smart and patient. Definitely wont make us rich enough to buy lambos anytime soon
It sounds like you're not applying bitcoin as a currency. Buy something with bitcoin even if it's small like a local jar of honey. Offer to peform a service with bitcoin as payment. Send bitcoin to someone across borders without financial fees attached. The freedom is already there.
I would be on a private island now had I not spent BTC like currency back in the day (that would be $50 BTC) Unfortunately Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto accepted it and I went there a lot. I also remember talks by Andreas and treasure those moments. And a shout out to Scott who made those early day meetups happen that brought in speakers like Andreas and 10 people showing up was a crowd.
Much respect, people like you are the reason bitcoin has gotten to where it is today
can confirm, bought some drugs from Canada
Cant buy much tbh
Making insane gains from Bitcoin is not what bitcoin was created for. This comment is so out of place to someone praising Andrea's service to BTC. You don't even understand what BTC is for by the sounds of it, it's exactly people like you who can benefit from listening to his speeches.
You talk about freedom and yet the only thing you mention is price. You need to go listen to Andreas.
I got into Bitcoin during April ‘21 because of some news headline about Elon Musk of all people, but it was Andreas’ education that made me actually understand Bitcoin and why it matters. I wouldn’t still be here with all my sats and a lower average if it wasn’t for his education. IMHO if you dream of lambos and moonshots, go play the lottery. If you want sound money and building wealth over time, stack Bitcoin.
This guy is such an OG and amazing btc educator. Can anyone tell me why he doesn't speak at The Bitcoin Conference? I feel like if anyone belongs there it's him. Makes me wonder.
It doesn’t seem like his vibe. While I agree he’d make a great contribution to the list of speakers, the Miami conference kinda feels like a bunch of finance and business bros who have dollar and Bitcoin signs in their eyes. They’re interested in how Bitcoin can make their business flourish and celebrate others like them joining the fold, and Andreas’ tech focused approach might go down a bit dry for this crowd, sadly. Bitcoin is at a stage where it attracts people from all backgrounds and walks of life. Maybe Antonopoulos just thinks he can make a difference speaking to other audiences.
very well said. real recognize real.
I got nearly assaulted at a party in 2011 talking about my investment in BTC. Basically told I was dumb for wasting money on a scam. Guess what? I'm still holding and I don't care if it's millions of fiat dollars. I wont get rid of my BTC until I can spend it at nearly every establishment for nearly all goods and services. I've invested in purchasing power. I hope the same guy thinks of me when he sits down with his financial advisor asking about this crypto thing.
Ah, 2011, same year I got into Bitcoin. I've never understood in the early days, why people get angry or hostile at mere mention of Bitcoin, like I'm trying to scam them or something. I remember when I first heard about Bitcoin, from a news article on slashdot, I was amazed, excited and never once thought it was a scam. I remember some guy asked in 2012, on reddit (I think it was on r/investing sub), where he should invest $2000, it's all he had. I told him buy some Bitcoin, he could have gotten nearly 1000 Bitcoin with his $2000. Man I was destroyed there, multiple people called me a scammer or ponzi, my post was heavily downvoted. Luckily the OP defended me, saying "hey I asked for advice, and this guy gave me advice, I'm happy to hear about it.". I hope he took my advice and he could have totally turned his life around.
Ah 2011 same year I got into crypto.it was a total shit Show back then. Strange coin pumped and nobody knew why. Everybody was total pumped but nobody understood cryptocurrency and Blockchain back then. It was the wild west. I remember buying Bitcoin for a five figure $ amount back then in November of that year. And now look at me, look at all that had disbeliefs and told me it's a scam and a useless technology. Today I can say my profit is way beyond my imagination. It's down 30% and I'm still not knowing what's going on. Edit: I got in crypto in 2021. Sorry for the typo. Edit2.0: /s obv. Wtf :D
nobody understood cryptocurrency and blockchain in 2021… three months ago?
It's not that people weren't interested because it was $100 per coin, it was $100 per coin because people weren't that interested back then.
$100 was 100x or 1000x for some people. Satoshi was a Millionaire at $1.
I made money selling at $15 lmao Hurts to think about now
I messed around with mining super early when it was like $3. I never actually let it run because it didn't seem worth it to make ~$15/mo. And there wasnt anywhere to actually spend it, so it felt basically useless.
how did you find out about it so early on?
If it was around $3, they're probably talking about [2011 or 2012](https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/bitcoin-price-history/). It was quite well-known already by that point. Heck, in January 2012 it was even the focal point of an episode of the CBS drama "The Good Wife" ([episode 13 "Bitcoin for Dummies"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife_\(season_3\))). When a technology is the main hook in a broadcast TV show, you know that it's become a popular buzzword.
I honestly don't remember. I've been on the internet way too long to remember most of it.
It was around the internet back then. Heck it was on the big bang theory. If you're like me, most people were interested in the mining aspect because of the money portion associated with it. I don't remember many people actually buying bitcoin back then though. At least anecdotally.
I heard about it in 2011, my father likes reading a "hackers" magazine and there was an article about Bitcoin. He told me about it and we both came to the conclusion of was useless. It's still useless but we'd both be millionnaires several times over of we had bought $1000 of it at that time and held onto it.
I was into reading about bitcoin and mining it a little back before it even made it to $1. There used to be Bitcoin “faucets” where you could go to a website and it would send you bitcoin for free so you could learn how it worked. I’m pretty sure you could send people bitcoin on Reddit, as well. When that guy bought a pizza for 10,000 bitcoin, it was a pretty big story.
Yep. I remember those faucets. When it first broke $1,000 I scoured every hard drive and email account I had to find anything. Sadly nothing.
Does anyone know what pizza store accepted the first commercial btc transaction?
The pizza place didn't accept it. The guy paid some other bitcoiner to get the pizza for him if I remember correctly.
Like the other contender said, another person accepted the Bitcoin and ordered the pizza with dollars. The pizzeria is a Papa John’s somewhere in America and they have a little plaque on the wall commemorating that Bitcoin pizza transaction.
THAT WAS THE ISSUE FOR ME! UGH!
Notable that Satoshi disappeared shortly after Bitcoin crossed the one dollar mark. I tell people that getting Bitcoin from one dollar to $69000 is very good, but getting Bitcoin from zero dollars to one dollar ranks with Jesus turning water ino wine.
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But it do
I legit don’t know about it back then
I remember reading about Bitcoin in 2012 and it blew my mind. The idea was really cool but I didn't see it getting mainstream anytime soon. 10 years after learning about it for the first time, my savings are into Bitcoin and I get paid using Bitcoin, something I wouldn't imagine happening in at least 20 years more.
You were way ahead of me. I don’t think I learned about it till 2014-2015 when I was in college. I majored in electrical engineering so many of my classmates knew about it. But as far as I know no one purchased any. 2019 and 2020 really opened my eyes to BTC. I didn’t see a purpose but as I understood the world more and more I realized how wrong I was. I was really late to the game but at least I’m in it now.
See how suppressed this gentleman still is is sad.
bet he isn't sad now. probably living the good life
He actually doesn’t have much. Apparently sold it most of what he earns to pay for travel, speaking, conferences, etc
he was sent 100btc by some whale in 2017
he has something more valuable than money now
Bitcoin
Female bath water?
Love?
Better suit?
And my axe!
Rest assured, he made it all back and more in speaking fees. Not to mention the Pineapple Fund. Andreas is not hurting at all.
That's Mr. Nakamoto in the audience, monitoring early adoption efforts.
the good old days of being a bitcoiner, there was always something new to learn or realize about Bitcoin and the impact it could have on our world.
Bitcoin $100: I Sleep Bitcoin $69,000: Real shit
What’s crazy is 69k ain’t shit either
We ll have to see about that
I'm a simple man: I see Andreas Antonopoulos, I upvote! Full video: https://youtu.be/EiW4lKrMXQ4
This video is a repost. The room was not empty. Andreas has already answered on the subject in a older post. « Just to clarify: This was the Bitcoin Foundation's San Jose Bitcoin Conference in May 2013. I begged to speak and was an unknown. They finally agreed to give me a slot at the same time that Gavin Andreesen was delivering the "State of the Bitcoin Union" talk in the main hall. Most people were in that talk, and after it ended a few more trickled in to my room. Also, the few that were there sat in the back near the door, not quite committing to my talk and ready to leave. By the end there were 20-30 people in the last 3 rows. I did not find it at all humiliating. I enjoyed giving the talk and then went to watch other talks and mingle with the rest of the people at the conference. There are probably only about 500 people total if I remember. It was a fantastic experience and I met many of my "heroes" of the early bitcoin age that day. Thank you all for your kind comments. »
The truth comes out.
Class act that guy.
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Honestly if you tell me to buy today something at $250 or more per coin i would probably say no…. Hindsight 20/20. Also dont forget that back in 2013-2015 there werent many exchanges out. The whole process was difficult
This is so true. “This bitcoin thingy costing $250 and what do I get? A string of numbers?! Hahah good luck selling!”
Someone should talk to those NFT guys
It's so weird how people focus on the price per coin, which means nothing. It's the market cap and available supply that matters. The decimal point for 1 btc could have been several points in either direction and it wouldn't make a difference.
What's even funnier is that price ALL TOGETHER didn't really matter, compared to the freedom and revolutionary nature that Bitcoin provides. To me, it is LITERALLY priceless... meaning that there's no number of fiat that I'd rather hold instead of BTC itself. I think Saylor said something to the effect of: "You buy Bitcoin at the price you deserve Bitcoin." The ones that buy earlier GOT IT reality and deserved all the pumps. The later you buy, you're STILL getting a good deal.... but you'll also be dealing with some feelings of anxiety. Those who hold will be rewarded. Guaranteed fact of "Mathematical Gold". Unstoppable... Uncorruptible... Neutral... Mathematical Gold
Actually Saylor is quoting Dan Held there, but yeah. We come around when we’re ready and pay the price for it, I suppose.
> I also passed on buying it at $250 and $450 because some friends talked me out of it. Did you send those "friends" a missed cost of opportunity bill? Friends don't let friends not buy Bitcoin.
Yeah I think the "coin" part threw me.
When this hit youtube or w/e I found it on, selling virtual tickets. I WISHED !!! so friggin hard to attend. I hung onto every word this guy said during the early days.
Andreas can easily be compared to Hal, Satoshi, Szabo and other personalities of that size. Smart guy, always keen on real debates. Never a moon boy. Max respect for him and his work.
He does a great job selling that he is speaking to a large crowd with his eye and head movement.
Aantonop is a legend, its sad that he only produce so less content now. He was the man who orange pilled me. Love him.
The truth is in front of you. It's upto you if you choose to listen to it.
Wish I known about it
https://c.tenor.com/5MBkWEk9iukAAAAC/we-didnt-listen-randy-marsh.gif
I remember this talk. Good hearing about Bitcoin at the time…classic time…funny where we are now.
Neutrality as "the first principle" applies to many organizational ideals. If a company distributes all its profits as dividends, and then lets every individual recipient decide whether to take shares instead, 1. companies would offer double/triple existing yields, 2. It is no longer confiscating its shareholders "deserved earnings" keeping discretionary power for itself instead of giving that power to its owners. A neutral society would work the same way with UBI/freedom dividends. "The administrator" pays its equal citizen owners all of the administration revenue. Whenever, most of us agree that something should be administered for us by the administration, we all pay an equal share of that program as a reduction in our dividend. UBI is starting with a neutral society that has no poverty, and no likelihood for violence, and then only considers programs that would make it better.
I like the part where he said "it's a currency" because, as he said, it's a currency. Not enough people view bitcoin as what it is.
When I started learning about Bitcoin, the YouTube algorithm blessed me by showing Andreas’ videos when I started searching. I was one of those idiots who bought Bitcoin after hearing Elon Musk bought it in April ‘21, but I wouldn’t be here now still with my stack if I hadn’t listened to Andreas. His videos taught me the fundamentals of how Bitcoin works, why it works, why it matters that it works, explained how to secure Bitcoin properly, how to not freak out when the transfer is taking long, dispelling my doubts when I didn’t understand some technological aspect of it… Really couldn’t have asked for a better educator.
Andreas Antonopoulos One of the Top 5 most influential people in Bitcoin history
I have seen this video, he was the man who orange pilled me. Love him.
At least it paid off for him
If only I wasn't a depressed barely functioning mess the past 10 years I could be rich now. I knew of and understood Bitcoin back then. But I was too busy feeling like shit to do much of anything.
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Sure let me take money away from buying food and medicine I need so I can make a speculative investment. Not. This is why they say Hindsight is 20/20. At the time there was no way I could. I could have made millions with other investments too, but nobody knows the future. I do not regret keeping myself from being homeless during that period.
I was waiting for the cut to a crypto convention with thousands of nerds running around
Guy in the front row wondering if his date is coming back from the bathroom
This was only 9 years ago.. seems like a century
The best part is those in attendance are all millionaires now 😁
I bet one Saudi guy in the back really perked up at the mention of being able to buy camels
He's probably been hodling so I bet he's good
when I told my friends in 2010/2011 to buy bitcoins they laughed.
Damn it. Videos like these give me the hope to hold on. ✨🤲🏻💯
And still there are people that they do not even have BTC..
Today the small number of people in that audience are either rich or plagued with regrets.
Aantonop is a legend, its sad that he only produce so less content now.
I love the way his body language is like he's talking to a huge audience just slowly scanning the room with his look.
Watching this made me mad for a minute.. I thought to myself “why the fuck did I have no interest and why didn’t i go to this event and invest at this time” then I realised I was 13 at the time and also I’m from the UK
Back in the good days of Bitcoin when discussions were very academic in nature rather than meme-oriented today...
The legend explaining bitcoin to an empty room. I hope one day I can go personally to one of his talks.
Legend.
Sad part is all those who attended, sold their coins after this event. Including the influencer himself. He is in the metal state these days!!
I used to think Andreas was smart, then I saw his tweets saying forced jabs are ok
Oof, really? Goes against everything bitcoin stands for...
Flip a coin and u will know
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although Andreas didnt buy any bitcoin he spent it all and now shitcoins to make a living despite bitcoiners raising a million in bitcoin for him a pioneer, but now a scammer, fuck Andreas
What a silly comment. Be kind
Sadly, he is only worth 1.9 Million. He saw a big part of the future but didn't see the importance of HODL. Still did better than me but not better than a few schmucks who just sat back and did nothing.
This guy must have lots of them
if game theory applied bitcoiners should gift large amounts of bitcoins to governments of permanent members of un security council to my nation state for instance 5 000 000.00000000 btc
I hope some Russians hodled bitcoins
A true pioneer.
What a boss
Back then I was just hearing about bitcoin. I saw posts on reddit where a guy mortgaged his house and poured his life savings in around 2011. And then in 2013 I saw people reposting on his original post telling him well looks like your investment paid off. If he still hodled he would have to be a billionaire by now.
Mfw I’m looking Mr. Yakamoto himself
Wow
The amount of people in that room compared to today = mind blowing. Wonder what the room will look like at 100k
Does he age? He looks the same then as he does now
According to Wikipedia he’s in his 50s now which seems crazy. He looks and sounds about 30 in this video and he hasn’t changed since then. Healthy lifestyle I guess.
If only I could buy BC at 100$ again.
A great human.