Hi steemit! I'm Kira, crypto entrepreneur , always positive thinking and open-minded in new ideas!

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Hello all! My name is Kira, 35 years old and citizen of the world!(born in Greece though and residing currently in Cyprus :) )

My brother introduced me to steemit and kept bubbling about it non-stop, so HERE I AM! =D

few things about me: I entered the crypto-space back in December 2012, when I was chilling on my laptop reading Yahoo finance( sic!) and my eyes turned on one post, bubbling something about"darkweb" and "how authorities are struggling with that bitcoin currency" and"Tor network".

  • BitCoin?? What on Earth is that?? I wondered.

I kept reading and one link was hoping me to another. TOR network, BitCoins, Silk Road.. I did one evaluation, and I whispered to myself :
-"When this goes mainstream, I can see it go past 5k$ per coin."

And i called my friends. And family.And they all laughed! So I let it pass, with a grain of salt.
-"It will die I guess".
Note that price of BitCoin was around ~13$ back then...

Fast forwarding few more weeks,and first weeks of January 2013, I am again on my laptop and i decide to check the price. 16$!.
-Fuck. I whispered.

And that was it.!After few hours ( Ok, after LOT of hours!) I decided that this is once in a lifetime opportunity. I gathered every euro i could spare back then, which was around ~80k euros, and did the biggest all-in of my life! They say, you cant bitch about not winning the lotto if you dont purchase that lottery ticket, no? :)

Rest is history! Price jumped to 50$, then 266$ just to collapse back to 50$. But for some weird reason, i decided to HODL and not lose my initial focus on the price I set on my head!

Fast forward abit more, we are on 2018, and I still hold some BitCoins. And i say some, because I believe, even if BitCoin gifted me my financial freedom and helped me achieve goals that once upon a time I couldnt think they are possible, I think new projects(like STEEM, EOS, VEE, ETH, VEN, NULS just to name a few!) can shape our world, and not only financially. I believe we are entering one Tokenized Era, and some of those coins/tokens will do to true economy what the Internet did to newspapers and what smartphones did to traditional telephony! Again, like 5 years ago, you cant complain for not winning the Lotto if you dont purchase the lottery ticket!

Of course I have cashed out one big portion of my profits, and they are more than enough to have a good life for the days to come. I could retire for all it matters if wanted, but where is the fun on that?? :) Now, when taking the financial worry out of the equation, I can invest and pick my winners with a much better and clearer state of mind!

I will try to be active and offer my knowledge and information regarding cryptos as much as possible here on steemit, and hopefully we'll grow our positions and increase our knowledge together!

Really happy to be here with you all!

See you around !

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welcome man!

Finally!!

Hi Kira! That's a nice introduction, keep it going ;-)

Thank you! Looking forward to join this expanding familia!

@richman super random but, scrolling down saw something gold in your picture for the last 5 minutes my roommate and I have been trying to look at your profile picture but it doesn't zoom in! Is that a giant gold bull and if so is it the one in NYC???

Yep, that's a bull all right :D (somehow I missed your question)
You can open anyone's avatar by mouse right-click -> open (background) picture -- much easier to view the pictures ;)

Welcome to Steem Community the most exciting platform ever @dream-o!

Tips: Don't forget to share this post on your social page, Google+, Twitter and the rest. It help advertise this platform for more newbies. Bless you.

As a splendid reminder, Kindly ensure to keep your master password safe. The best practise is to use your private posting key to login to Steemit when posting; and the private active key for wallet related transactions.

Remember to always post your best. Don't copy from written article online. Beware of @cheetah because she is ready to catch you, i.e, plagiarism is seriously frown upon here.

Don't forget to use FAQ to understand steemit.com well and to be familiar with terms used on steemit. Terms like Whales, Dolphins, SBD, STEEM, SP, VP, VW etc. Feel free to contact me on steem chat. Thank you.

If you are a religion post writer too, you can get more exposure from this discord channel.

To mingle with great Africans. Join the movement on discord now.

I remain @stevenmosoes and ready to see you at the top if you are ready to go to the top.

@stevenmosoes

Welcome @dream-o! Great post, can’t wait to read more. So great to have you as a resource on here!

Happy to be here with you guys!!!

It's so beautiful to have you here on steemit. I took time to come welcome you and I know you will love it here. Welcome to our family. @greatness96

This is amazing. Am new to cryptos. Got to know that on joining steemit. Wish i can have some personal chat where i can learn more from you.

welcome to steemit ....... cycprus, i almost go there travel :( ... but in the end not

Welcome! Inspiring story. Youre gonna love it here

Finally! Welcome to the platform!

Just came across your post. Very cool story. Everything seems easy in hindsight but to take a chance like you did took guts and vision. I will follow and look forward to your posts.
Cheers

Damn, you should have worn a Guy Fawkes mask instead.

You know, just cuz it's internet culture

😊welcome!follow me, good @solik

welcome
Upvote & Get Upvote Back
@fadhluns.kom

Welcome to Steemit! It's a great platform. Looking forward to seeing some of your posts. Follow me and I’ll follow back :) @phil917

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Welcome friend

Anyway am new to steemit also
I now have my introduction post
Please check up

welcome @dream-o!! ahhh i wish i could've have as much foresight as you T.T

καλωςηρθες οτι αποριες εχεις σχετικα με το steemit ρωτα, γενικα το community ειναι πολυ καλο σε αντιθεση με αλλα τυπου facebook, 9gag οποτε πιστευω θα σ αρεσει εδω

It is nice to meet you kira.

Excellent story Kira, @dream-o I am new to Steemit and very excited at the many possibilities to do something I love and actually earn a living at it. Would like to learn more about your ideas and strategies.

Welcome to steemit kira :D I'm sure many people reading your history will wish they did the same thing as you haha. I only entered 2016 and although I didn't reach financial freedom yet I collected savings that would have taken me a decade in the stock market. Looking forward to read some advice from you in the future. You have my like&follow :)

Why not show your face, it cant be as ugly as mine, that for sure

Unwise to have a picture of yourself and a statement that you've made millions in bitcoin in the same post lol.

Couldnt word it better!

There are billionaires that show their faces every day. Its almost like they are treating their success in bitcoin as being criminal. Which is sad, because it is not.

That's why those people often have bodyguards and live on secure compounds with 24/7 protection. Their net worth is also much harder to extract in a kidnapping scenario.

Wow, I guess that is one of the benefits of having nothing. :) . Never really thought of it that way.

Yeah us normies don't have to worry about our photos being scanned for iris matches with other social media accounts lollllll.

They could try, but all I have is maxed out credit cards and student loan debt. First world problems, what can I say

@fuckmylife Your point is invalid as anyone could upload any picture they find on the Internet and claim it's actually theirs.

I had a point. lol,

Great post. thanks for sharing your story! awesome read

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Welcome to steemit Kira, i am very sure you will succeed in steemit ... regards know .. i am @slempase from indonesia

Welcome to Steemit!
STEEM ON!

Welcome to Steemit!
Just keep on Steeming!

Καλωσηρθες.ειναι τελειο να βλεπεις επιτυχημενους Ελληνες στον κοσμο των crypto.Ελπιζω να μας μεταφερεις καμποσες απο τισ γνωσεις σου

Welcome to steemit, you must have been rofling hard when banks in cyprus had to take that haircut while you're sitting on gains in bitcoin.

Truth be told - I did laugh a bit!! happy to meet you!

Same to you, you dirty pay-to-winner. Get in line behind the rest of us who have to grind for pennies!

Welcome to you @dream-o - It's great to have you, I'm a Crypto nut myself, missed out on Bitcoin but am holding others, I look forward to your input :)

Damn, that's a crazy story! I appreciate that you gave actual numbers. Are you playing with any other cryptocurrencies in their infancy? I mean, obviously, I guess, by joining Steemit, but one could argue that also has community benefits ;) What I mean to ask is - are you investing heavily in any particular one? (Are you our new several million dollar STEEM majority shareholder that everyone's been waiting for?! hahaha)

I hold some very nice positions on promising projects, where I entered luckily very early. 2 of my favorite picks are VEN and VEE. VEN, because actually china is supporting it and VEN because if you read the ppl behind it, you will have goosebumps! VEN specifically i bought it @1.6$ and VEE ~0.0068$. Minimum targets for both is ~20$ and 1$. Good luck!

I'll give it a shot!

Glad you made it @dream-o

welcome to this great community bro

Hey hi hello

welcome to Steemit your story is great I liked the Mask

Took you long enough 😉 Welcome!!!

Hi @Kira welcome to steemit community ..brief and nice introduction.

welcome! i look forward to reading your articles!

hello bro Good advice. I would recommend writing posts from the very beginning though. It is always nice to have something to show you when other members visit your blog. It does not have to be long and perfect but showing initiative means a lot to me when I am deciding to follow someone. Steem on!!! bro and enjoy your day @JOHNSTAMPA(27)

Very sympathetic introduction! Keep on HODLing!

Welcome Kira and great intro post. Love how concisely you broke down your crypto journey! I feel like that buying a lottery ticket analogy applies to so many aspects of life. I'm also new to Steemit and it's definitely my ticket. ;)

Welcome to Steemit Kira, and thanks for sharing your story. I sure wished I would of gotten into BitCoin back then. I am just getting started. But, better late then never! I am also new to Steemit, and so far I like it! I look forward to more post!

Welcome to steemit!

good-health greetings

welcome to steemit..
I also new a lot that I have not understood

Welcome!

By the way, L is looking for you. ;)

Hi Kira ☺
Welcome to Steemit !

I can't control myself to upvote and following you, after reading your post..

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a entry:)

Welcome aboard!

Welcome!

Great pictures and loved the article. Feel free to check out my blog, this way we can support each other! :) upvoted and followed :D

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Thanks for sharing your experience. I would like to learn more about crypto, but it seems so confusing...so much to choose from. I look forward to more posts from you like this one.

Kira, I'm new here too. Really look forward to following your posts and learning from your experience. Bless you sister!

Nice to meet you!!

Great introduction post. I'm new too so I'm enjoying meeting other new people as I create my first posts. I really enjoyed the section of your post where you held onto your bitcoins after the value went up then down again. Patience and educating yourself has paid off bigtime for you and it is good to see.

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I wish I had discovered Bitcoin at that time! I'm totally new at this, some friend told me about this world, and i was like "whaaaat". You good luck is so aweome. Keep it going, Kira♥

Welcome :) Today I am starting to use Steemit and I was reading many posts (#introduceyourself) to have an idea to write about me. I really like yours. Have a great day :)

Loved to read your honest and straightforward story. Truly inspiring on a day like today. May you enjoy life in good health my friend, thank you for your posting!

welcome! ☺️

Welcome bro. I’m new here too.

Welcome to Steemit. Brilliant Post! My husband and I got into Bitcoin a while back but due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to sell most of our holdings. We hope that in the next few years to be in your situation. I also believe that we are entering the age of the creator (people who are generating content like here on Steemit) Will be following you to see what you will be creating. Good luck.

Nice introduction

I like your mask and i like what you preach. I'm a crypto noob, so i'm gonna follow you. Probably gonna learn a thing or two haha. Welcome bro. Please checkout my intro post if you have some time. https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@chabolero/my-first-post-in-this-amazing-community

Glad to meet you. Lets grow our knowledge together! Sharing is caring ;)

infectious positive energy you bring then. welcome again to the community! Steem on!

Nice to meet you!

Bienvenido a esta nueva plataforma, ,e encanta tu introducción siempre de pensamientos positivos

Hey kira, I love the name btw and the picture is very ummh well interesting. haha anyway, as a fellow newbie here, let's enjoy this journey together. Following you now, hope to hear from you as well.

welcome Kira ! (i will be L) haha

Welcome to Steemit!

Nice to meet you Kira! Good to hear you took a chance and it paid off so nicely! Me and my friend are very interested in a "tokenized" future as well, so we started a blog. Let's contribute to the future of this space together : )

Hi Kira welcome to steemit, good to see you here and a nice introduction by the way! keep up the good work! =) Maybe you upvote me and follow me swell as I do?

As in death note

Welcome aboard

Nice to meet you too!

Kira its TraderJoe :)

Hi. Welcome to the community, very successful.
I invite you to visit my blog. a greeting.

Wow! That a freaking awesome story!

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