I got involved in cryptocurrency in 2013 after a friend mentioned Bitcoin (and I'd heard the word before). I consider myself to be experienced with cryptos but I'm always learning something new. I find steemit fascinating from the technology perspective. Steemit's predecessor is the Devtome, where writers get paid in Devcoins for posting content to the Devtome. I was very involved with that and still contribute content there occasionally. Steemit definitely takes the concept a few steps further. I really enjoy writing, and I've done freelance writing projects and gotten paid in Bitcoin, Devcoin, Next, Diamond, and DNotes for my work.