Let me introduce myself.

I´m a Spaniard that first knew about Bitcoin by chance on a forum (http://ift.tt/1gwODIV) in 2012, when looking for some information about the causes and consequences of this global financial crisis and how to protect savings from it. Unfortunately I haven´t been taught even the most basic concepts about economics (inflation, debt, QE,...) and my poor knowledge comes from a single subject in College.

I fell in love with Bitcoin immediately. I became very passionate about both, this new and disruptive technology (though I´m not an expert in Computer Science) and its huge potential to change the world for the better. I´ve yet to see this second wish come true, but as far as I´m concerned it´s time to try something new and the great idea of decentralization might bring us all more freedom and democracy. I know it sounds pretty naïve, but my purpose in life has never been to be rich but to do something good and valuable for society, and I really do believe Bitcoin can be a useful tool for that goal, specially in countries like Spain, where you take a look around and see so much political corruption and social injustice.

I started reading about this stuff every day and I´ve been supporting Bitcoin all along, spreading the word like a priest inside and outside the Internet (I´ve never been good enough at making friends due to my shyness and you bet this task hasn´t helped at all :-) ) and investing my small savings. I´ve even invested in the first company to place a Bitcoin ATM in Spain, although I have no news from them since that day and I wonder if the company is in trouble or if it was just another scam.

I´ll never forget when I first installed the client and after several hours my old laptop mined a tiny fraction of a bitcoin, and the excitement I felt the first time I bought bitcoins at an exchange when a single one was worth $12.35 and you didn´t have to prove your identity.

I´ve learned a lot about many things in the last 2 years, although there´s so much left to see and learn. I´ve made good decisions that I´m proud of (learning as much as I can about safe storage, avoiding scams or risky sites like Bitcoinera.net or MtGox,...) as well as bad choices that turned out to be very important lessons for the future (day trading instead of long term holding,...).

I´m very grateful for this awesome community you are and all I´ve learned with your priceless help. However, I feel I´m missing the boat and I think the time has come for me to move onto a new stage, as Bitcoin will only succeed as long as we grow and it becomes a medium of exchange for goods and services everywhere. I´ve been thinking of setting up a business for a long time and I´ve got several ideas, but I need your help and feedback. I´ve spent too much time thinking and not enough doing and I regret not being more courageous and having started a business before.

Besides, I´d like to help others by starting some kind of NGO or just by sharing advice or anthing you might need, so we can show the world the beauty of this digital currency.

Thank you all and sorry for my English.

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