The journey to realizing bitcoin’s potential has to start somewhere.

As you’ll see below, the first time someone hears about bitcoin, the message can be delivered in several different ways.

We asked the ZapChain community the top ways they found out about bitcoin, and this is what they said.

1. Media

“There was an article in the WSJ about it being a bubble.” –Shawn C. H. Leamon, Managing Partner, Honey R Capital

“I used to be a banker at JP Morgan. I’d intermittently hear about bitcoin on CNBC, but didn’t think much of it. Fast forward a few months later and everyday I continue to more increasingly fascinated by bitcoin and the potential embedded in the space!” –Michael Sonnenshein, Account Executive @SecondMarket for the @BitcoinTrust

2. Friends

“I was forwarded the Satoshi white-paper and asked what I thought of it.” –Brock Pierce, Managing Partner, Blockchain Capital

“Someone asked if they could pay me with it in 2011.” –Tom Kysar, Koinify

3. Silk Road

“To be honest, I first learned about it through Silk Road. I have never purchased anything off the Silk Road, but the concept of a decentralized cryptography currency astonished me. I knew it would be the next big thing.” –Christian Calvo, Materials Science student, University of California — San Diego

“A friend of mine was selling “products” on the Silk Road. I didn’t get involved until two years later, once I realized it could be used for more legitimate transactions.” –Brandon Goldman, Co-founder and CEO at FreshPay

4. School

“I believe it was mentioned in a video in my econ class in high school.” –Justin Camarena, college student

“A friend of mine told me about Bitcoin back when I was still at university in 2011.” –James Donnelly, Founder of BitSweeper.org

5. And (of course)…

ZapChain

Many people are finding out about bitcoin through our awesome new tipping feature.

Ask or answer a question on ZapChain, and it’s likely you’ll recieve…