Erik Finman has a fascinating life story. He grew up in Idaho, and was reportedly frustrated with his high school teachers – so much so he begged his parents to drop out. According to reports, one of his teachers even told him to drop out and work at McDonald’s, because that’s all he would be doing for the rest of his life.
When he was only 12 years old, in May 2011, his older brother Scott introduced him to bitcoin when one coin was worth about $12 by sending him 0.2 bitcoins so he could use the cryptocurrency.Later on, his grandmother gave him $1,000 as a gift in Easter and, instead of buying tons of toys or putting it all in a savings account, Erik bought himself some bitcoins. A few years later, in late 2013, when one bitcoin was worth $1,2000, Erik decided it was time to sell, and turned his $1,000 gift into $100,000.
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