The oldest video about Bitcoin on YT?

[Lucius]

Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?

Of course, some will say that people didn't see it because they didn't know that Bitcoin existed, but 14 years ago there were (I assume) much fewer videos on YT than today, and many more people should have come across a video like this, even by accident.

Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?

[Crwth]

Would this be considered the first video about Bitcoin?

I think this would be interesting when people see this back then. They wouldn’t probably take it seriously or just scroll afterward if it’s not that triggering or attractive to the person. Imagine seeing that like a kids thing, It is not going to be taken seriously.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Many people often publicly express their regret because they did not find out in time that Bitcoin even existed - but considering that lately I often remember some old videos that I used to watch as a beginner, I wonder how a video that is on YT from 2010 has just over 50 000 views?

Of course, some will say that people didn't see it because they didn't know that Bitcoin existed, but 14 years ago there were (I assume) much fewer videos on YT than today, and many more people should have come across a video like this, even by accident.

Maybe the problem is that the video looks like something for children - and even today people pay much more attention to the video than to the sound...?

Yeah, i should agree with you that back the in 2010, there were a fewer videos on YouTube, so finding this video there was supposed to be pretty easy right?, yeah, but something I believe you forgot to think about is the fact that YouTube also had less users back then, many in 2010 had no access to the internet due to the no or limited access to smart phones, and owning a personal computer back then was smething many thought was reserved for the rich and well to do, youtube wasn't common as it is today, I remember myself was using a Nokia 3310 back then in 2010, and I used this phone all through 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, I managed to buy my first smart phone on 2014, and after this, it took me two years (2016) to discover bitcoin.

So, let's just say that those who had their own personal computer or smart phone back then, and had unlimited access to the internet, and still did not discover bitcoin on time, this ones should be the ones regretting missing bitcoin the most.

[0t3p0t]

In 2010 I think I was just playing video games with computer and never had the chance to take time watching Bitcoin videos back then. Not until four years after that year I was having the idea of Bitcoin faucets and did not take it seriously and I also forgot some of the sites I visited for free satoshis. If only I was well aware of Bitcoin back then I may have financial freedom right now .

The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.

[Lucius]

Would this be considered the first video about Bitcoin?

I remember a long time ago that people talked about it being one of the first videos on YT that mentioned Bitcoin, but I also think there is another video from the same year that I can't find right now, but I remember it being much more "serious" in the form of a presentation.

I think this would be interesting when people see this back then. They wouldn’t probably take it seriously or just scroll afterward if it’s not that triggering or attractive to the person. Imagine seeing that like a kids thing, It is not going to be taken seriously.

That's what I thought too, and probably that's how people experienced it at the time. However, it must be admitted that the person who made the video still had a certain level of knowledge that not many people had at that time.

Yeah, i should agree with you that back the in 2010, there were a fewer videos on YouTube, so finding this video there was supposed to be pretty easy right?, yeah, but something I believe you forgot to think about is the fact that YouTube also had less users back then, many in 2010 had no access to the internet due to the no or limited access to smart phones, and owning a personal computer back then was smething many thought was reserved for the rich and well to do, youtube wasn't common as it is today...
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Of course, I do not believe that everyone had access to information back then, just as even today about 40% (perhaps a little less) of people still do not have access to the internet. I personally had a personal computer and internet (admittedly dial-up) back there sometime after 2000, and around 2005 I already had ADSL, so I had the opportunity to find out about Bitcoin much earlier than at least 50% of people in the world. So even though I first learned that Bitcoin existed in 2011, it took me a few more years to realize that it was something serious and not some internet scam.


@0t3p0t, I even collected my first BTC through faucets, which was not that difficult then (2014 and a couple of years later). Those were truly completely different times when only a few thought that BTC would ever be worth more than $1000.

I don't think they were completely free then either - but today (currently) they are pretty cheap.

[Husires]

Xtranormal movie-making software, animation is okay and good compared to 2010.
I found this article that talks about the oldest video https://vladanlausevic.medium.com/the-oldest-video-about-bitcoin-on-youtube-91e3e5cb605f
There seems to be a video before “What is Bitcoin?” video, but it contained a few words about Bitcoin, blockchain, and “What is Bitcoin?” is the first one that talks about Bitcoin directly.

[yhiaali3]

The video seems very simple and presents basic concepts about Bitcoin, although it is as simple as it is for children, as you mentioned, but I do not think it will attract many people at that early time, as few people have heard of Bitcoin.

I suppose I saw the video at that time and I had not heard anything about Bitcoin so I don't think it would have attracted my attention much. At that time, Bitcoin was in its infancy and there were not many exciting stories in the history of Bitcoin.

[target]

This is an old robot voice, the owner is someone who values privacy that he didn't  used his own voice and uses the un attractive bears too. It should be the reason a person will be uninterested to watch.

But he must one of the early adoptors who has thousands of BTC like the guy who bought pizza Lazso.

[taufik123]

In 2010 I think I was just playing video games with computer and never had the chance to take time watching Bitcoin videos back then. Not until four years after that year I was having the idea of Bitcoin faucets and did not take it seriously and I also forgot some of the sites I visited for free satoshis. If only I was well aware of Bitcoin back then I may have financial freedom right now .

The only problem nowadays is that Bitcoin transactions isn't free anymore that was stated on that video that it's totally free.

Due to the limitations of conveying about Bitcoin which is not good enough, especially with such a simple animation, indeed in that year there will not be many people interested.

But at that time bitcoin was a new payment technology that should be of concern to many people. But at that time, not many people were aware that Bitcoin had good potential in the future.

Of course, the person who made the animation had thousands or even hundreds of thousands of bitcoins at that time and probably still survives today.

[Captain Corporate]

Love it when people share these type of stuff. It is obvious that there will always be some people who will make some sort of adjustments to what we are seeing, and its not always going to be easy to edit them. This dude probably legit and shared it 13 years ago, that's a lot. The more important question is, did the dude who made this video bought some bitcoins, I assume they probably did, and how long did they keep it? Like are they still keeping any? If they do, they must be rich right now. So many people made so much money from bitcoin when they held, its really magical to see it each time.

[bhadz]

I haven't watched the video yet but it seems like a children's video. But skip on that part because there were people that have cared for the others made such videos about Bitcoin.

But he must one of the early adoptors who has thousands of BTC like the guy who bought pizza Lazso.

That's a sure thing. An enthusiastic investor that had tried to give some contents for others to be interested in Bitcoin. And I think the views that it has got came from just most recent years.

[Kemarit]

Yes, I've seen this video posted on the other community and I do agree that it could be one of the oldest video about Bitcoin. And some of the parts of it still are applicable. And again, it shows how Bitcoin is since the beginning and it doesn't change a thing or two. And probably we can go back years from one how it all started, from early years to the era wherein it is being adopted already around the world. I would reckon that maybe the individual that created it could be an early bagholder and still up to this day, he might be holding some and ready again to make profits in the incoming bull run.

[pakhitheboss]

YouTube was not that popular then as I still remember those buffering videos. Internet speed was very slow and internet subscription was costly which might be why there is less view on that video. Those who did watch the video would have not understood the video properly due to bad voiceover. There can be several reasons why did this video has less view but one thing is sure Bitcoin has come a long way from 2010 to 2024.

[bitmover]

YouTube was not that popular then as I still remember those buffering videos. Internet speed was very slow and internet subscription was costly which might be why there is less view on that video. Those who did watch the video would have not understood the video properly due to bad voiceover. There can be several reasons why did this video has less view but one thing is sure Bitcoin has come a long way from 2010 to 2024.

I remember when google bought youtube, in 2006!! ALmost 20 years ago, for US$1.65 billion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube

It was quite popular already, not as big as today, but they had a nice vision of the future.

[Lucius]

I remember when google bought youtube, in 2006!! ALmost 20 years ago, for US$1.65 billion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
It was quite popular already, not as big as today, but they had a nice vision of the future.

It's like it was yesterday, I remember how we shared various videos on DVD/CD discs or USB sticks because the dial-up internet was too slow to watch videos, and in 2006 I already had internet that was maybe ten times faster than dial-up. Watching videos online and downloading mp3s without much difficulty was a truly amazing experience at the time when Satoshi was probably just thinking about Bitcoin