Almost all the members of this forum when they first knew Bitcoin did not believe that Bitcoin could be as big as it is now. Or even Satoshi Nakamoto
did not expect Bitcoin to be as big as it is today, where the price of Bitcoin also continues to rise. I'm also not much different from most of
the members here, I'm not sure and don't understand Bitcoin when I hear Bitcoin for the first time. I actually forgot the first time I found out about
Bitcoin from a friend or I found it myself on the internet when looking for something. Maybe about 5 years ago I first heard of Bitcoin, Initially
I thought Bitcoin would only be a currency for making transactions on the internet. It turns out that the popularity of Bitcoin is increasing very quickly
and many people are using Bitcoin as a digital asset to make money. Then it surprised me to know when the end of 2017 Bitcoin could hype,
therefore I really regret not collecting Bitcoins when I first heard about it.

Happens when i Lost my Job back in 2016 , I'm so desperate in finding something profitable in all areas because i was devastated when our company needs to shutdown because of internal problem and i need to provide food and shelter for my family (as back then i am still renting an apartment )
there was this Site i come across and they are offering simple task and i will earn some amount but this is not fiat instead this what they called Bitcoin/satoshi as payment.
so i dig in internet to learn how can i accumulate or which place to put this coin to be converted in fiat.
and while surfing there i find out this Forum (bitcointalk.org) from this point there are so much offerings here inside from Bounties to signature campaigning.and so I try most of those that i have knowledge and know what is the best thing i get from Bitcoin? that is when i bought my Own house after the Bull market happens before the end of 2017.
so Thanks to Bitcoin and cheers forever .

I can't remember the first time I heard the word Bitcoin but I'm certain that I discovered BTC in the year 2016 while I was looking for withdrawal options on PTC sites.
PayPal service to my country is limited, I can make payment but can't receive payment so Bitcoin came to the rescue.
That was how my journey in Cryptocurrency began, how I discovered this forum is another story.

I grew up in an environment and at a time where, looking back on it, I’m shocked I didn’t pay attention to it sooner. I was always on my computer, heavily involved in tech any way I could be, my buddies and I in high school attended DEFCON. But somehow Bitcoin never clicked for me.

Then I started playing around with it in 2019. Bought some, but didn’t think much of it.

Then in early 2020, through work I happened to have a conversation with a general partner at a fintech-centered VC fund. Say what you will about VCs, web3, etc., but this lady has a pretty good understanding of Bitcoin (her fund started buying in small amounts years ago). I basically asked her “so what’s this Bitcoin think about” and she took the time to explain it to me. I’ll be forever grateful.

I first read about it in a Vice Motherboard article back in 2011.

Some kid was using his school's computers to mine bitcoin and then selling them for "real money".

Naturally, the first thing I asked myself was "What Is Bitcoin?" and the journey down the rabbit hole began.

I tried to buy some back then but you could only buy them from some place called "MtGOX" in Japan by sending an envelope full of cash or a bank wire. Since I felt that was antithetical to the bitcoin ethos, I ended up not buying any. 

It wasn't until 2013 when the economic collapse in Greece pushed the price to like $150 and Bitcoin made news headlines. At that point, I knew that it had staying power so I began looking for ways to buy. I believe my first purchase was like .19 BTC for $20 through BitInstant.

Little did I know at the time but that purchase would change my life forever.

It’s good too see so many replies here about how everyone discovered the bitcoin. Most of them are either accidental or through extra income sources reason. Not bad as everyone has some needs to fulfill and they will find the extra income sources like this all the time. Even I also started this when one of my friend introduced me with bitcoin world. The guy was from my country itself who bought me so much of happiness today just because of his one effort to turn myself into cryptonian.

I was fortunate enough to discover BTC back in 2017 where its price was around ~$2,000ish. Unfortunately, I was not able to take advantage of its price since I almost withdrew most of the BTCs I earned from campaign signatures in order to pay for my educational materials.

While some may have doubts as to its existence, the best time to really discover BTC is when you actually discovered it the first time, whether it be today or the past week. What matters is that once you discover its existence, it is imperative that you purchase some for long-term investment due to its inflationary and volatile nature.

I heard a friend talk about knowing Bitcoin at a friend's party, and then I boldly owned it.I was lucky

It was my uncle who told me about bitcoin. He was talking about how online transactions have made it easier for him to operate his business from anywhere in the world. And then, he started telling us about how bitcoin trading and investments have been filling his pockets, which made me even more interested in bitcoin.