Buying The Dip 001: introduceyourself

Hello Steemit.

Welcome to my first post here of which I hope will be many making up a series of articles based around the cryptocurrency world. Despite the name, not all posts will be in regards to trading. Some will cover news on cryptos in general, some will cover hot new coins or not so hot coins. I will also be discussing exchanges and blockchain technology advancements in general and many topics which I hope to expand further on at a later date.

I am a 20-something year old from the UK who first heard of cryptocurrency back in 2011 and thought nothing would come of it. I had often considered the idea of decentralized currency myself beforehand and assumed nothing could ever truly happen with regards to the legitimacy of it, so I moved on and forgot all about it. Fast forward to 2014 and the first time I hear people around me discussing it too as part of it's usage on the DarkWeb and everything you could buy with this mysterious Bitcoin. I had of course heard of it before so my interest was peaked, but at the time I didn't need to buy any assassins or firearms so decided £350~ for just a single one of these coins was a redundant purchase. Fast forward again to November 2017 when I decided enough was enough and I needed to be involved (yes I am not a veteran, but in 3-5 years time when mass adoption can finally said to be achieved I know I'll still be considered one of the earlier adopters). What it was that truly enticed me towards to crypto was the genuine application of the blockchain and the rise of the altcoins, which make up a very large portion of my portfolio.

I missed the BTC rise, I missed the ETH rise (though I am in pre $1000), but I will not miss the next one, or the next three, or the next ten because this movement will continue, the power will return to our hands, we will control our technology, our information and our currency. I truly believe this as much today as I did back in 2011 and well before that when I first thought "should I invest in this?"

We all know what the right answer to that was. So if you, like myself in 7 years ago are asking this question, quite simply the answer is yes, 100% the answer is yes.

So why Steemit? Simple. I have always liked to compile my thoughts on things I am passionate about, but they don't always tend to make money in my head. I think Steemit is a fantastic platform for people like myself to come and learn from the community, an idea so intrinsically attached to the cryptocurrency world, as well as try to give something back. Hence my decision to right this series of articles. I at this point have no idea of how often I will be updating this as with my "real life job" and my time trading and real life commitments I do not have much time left. What I do know is that what time I do have left I will be spending here trying to help the community, so please feel free to help me by upvoting when you can and if that's too much at least reading, commenting and supporting me in my mission to help support you.

I hope this journey takes us all to the top.
HJB. CryptoKnight.

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