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AskLeo - When Did You Start Seeing Meaning in Crypto?

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A month in crypto feels like a couple of years in real life and this technology is on the verge of revolutionizing the world we live, in such a big time. I first came in contact with crypto almost four years ago when a good friend of mine introduced me to Bitcoin and blockchain and I also got my first coins back then.

He gifted me at that time some coins that were worth some $0.6 but I forgot the name... A few months after and I purchased my first cryptos out of my own money, it seemed like a good investment and the thought of not needing to ever work again was crossing my mind ever since.

While I was watching crypto related videos back then I understood the concept for a bit, but was mostly oriented towards the financial side of them and the price was weighing much more on my perception on them rather than the tech behind, the disruptive nature and their real life use case.

When have I finally started to see the meaning in crypto?

When I created myself my Steem account. That's when a whole new world has opened to me and when I was able to see blockchain technology and the concept of crypto put to work. It was something that I could somehow touch, have a bit of control over and be involved in for hours on a day.

After years and years of Fakebook, being able to create content on a blockchain based social media platform and being able to earn cryptocurrencies was huge. The payouts were ants food, but the impact was huge. Not once have I lost my faith and vision in this thing. It was something beyond a crypto listed on an exchange and a concept that was supposed to do something in the future.

It was real life use case and continues to be as such for over three years now. This thing has become part of my life, currently my one and only source of income and that activity that keeps me glued to the screen and keyboard for hours everyday. It's definitely given a meaning to crypto for me.

When I first heard of Bitcoin from that friend of mine and when watching youtube videos about it, it felt somehow sterile and more of a concept rather than a real thing. I mean, it wasn't a real life product, like my smartphone for example or an app that I'm using every day. It was something out there, promising never the less, but still not touchable.

Becoming a Steem user and later a hiver has really made me see meaning in crypto. Now there are many more projects and concepts that strengthen such feeling, but at that time this blockchain social media was the thing, and it has confirmed me that we're on to something with crypto.

What about you, When Did You Start Seeing Meaning in Crypto? Please share your story in the comments section and lets boost engagement on Leofinance and Hive as much as possible.

Thanks for attention, Adrian

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