Every Bitcoiner goes through “the moment”: At first, they ignore the topic and only hear about it superficially. One day, they decide to read or listen to something — and suddenly, something clicks. Then they get pulled down the rabbit hole and start questioning everything. Those first 10–15 hours are special — they change everything.

"Gold is boring, just a piece of yellow metal. With advances in nanotechnology, it will be possible to extract it even from seawater. In the long run, it’s unlikely that anyone will keep striving so hard for something like that." — Hal Finney, May 26, 2000