I asked my friends when they first heard about Bitcoin. They said 2008 or 2009. Sometimes I wonder if I hadn’t been so paranoid, maybe I would have mined Bitcoin early, when it was worthless, and would have become extraordinarily wealthy.
At the time, I was working as a paparazzo in Los Angeles. I was excited about the concept. I had was going to give celebrities Bitcoin logos to hold in photos, or shirts to wear. I never followed through, again out of paranoia.
It was a long time ago. I remember speaking with one of the developers many years back. I still recall the conversation.
I always find stories like this a bit strange, because there are a lot of strange details and illogicalities in them. First of all, I have to note that you obviously have very special friends when they heard about BTC in 2008 and 2009, because back then very few people knew about BTC. Furthermore, someone who works as a paparazzo is usually not a paranoid or fearful person, and if they are, they will never take any interesting photos, right?
When it comes to the developer, I assume you remember his name, because there weren't many of them back then?