The rags-to-riches stories about Bitcoin investors are a consistent theme with the rise in the value of Bitcoin over the past six months.
The most recent is Erik Finman, who invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2011 when it was valued at $12. His parents had made an agreement with him that if he were a millionaire by 18, he wouldn’t have to attend college. A child of two Stanford Ph.D. holders, Finman was willing to take the bet.
Read the complete story here
https://cointelegraph.com/news/high-schooler-becomes-millionaire-thanks-to-bitcoin
He now holds 403 Bitcoins, which, at their current valuation of $2,700, represent $1.09 mln. He also manages investments for the rest of his family, who have begun looking into Bitcoin as an investment vehicle.
These kind of stories are nice to read, and make people believe that everyone can be a millionaire. Rich people get richer, i know nobody who ever had a 1000 USD when he was under 18 :D
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