The Early Bird Advantage: Why You Shouldn't Take Cryptocurrencies For Granted

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary of the English language describes an "early bird" as one that arrives early and especially before possible competitors. It further traces the etymology of the word to a popular English proverb of the 20th century which states that, the early bird eats the worm.

In a nutshell, being an early bird means that you enjoy great advantage and privileges ahead of others - the latecomers. This is exactly the advantage that cryptocurrencies provide to adopters at this formative stage. Therefore, it shouldn't be taken for granted.

History has shown that those who sit on top of the pyramid of success were not actually the cleverest of men but those who took up the challenge of breaking new grounds. In this regard, Jeff Bezoes provides a perfect example.

Today, Jeff is the richest man on the planet not because he holds a PhD in Finance or Economics but because he was among the few who caught the disruptiveness of the internet and built a business, Amazon, around it.

The same thing could be said of Mark Zuckerberg who, although stealing the ideas of the Winklevoss twins, went ahead to launch the most successful social network site in history. Today, Mark is one of the richest men on the planet.

The common factor between Jeff and Mark is that both guys leveraged on the power of the internet at a time when many were skeptical about its potentials and success. They were the early birds of the internet age and it paid off handsomely.

The story is different today. The blockchain is shaping up to be the next internet. And the evolution is starting with money in the form of cryptocurrencies. Unfortunately, many are still very skeptical and resistant to the reality that the reign of the paper money is collapsing.

The available statistics shows that far less than 1% of the world's population have had reasons to use Bitcoin under whatever circumstances. Similarly, less than 0.5% of the world's population own crypto wallets.

As with most technological innovations before they took the whole world by storm, it is not surprising that many are still very skeptical about the future of cryptocurrencies. However, the early bird advantage will come into play again and should not be taken for granted by those who have already caught the cryptocurrency vision at this stage.

Already, the early bird advantage has played out in several crypto projects. There were those who bought Bitcoin at $2 and sold for over $10,000 per coin. Even STEEM, we have had those who came in here early enough, earned thossands of coins, and slammed the door on the faces of the latecomers.

But the beautiful thing is that the road to a mainstream crypto adoption is still very long with rooms of opportunities. What we have seen so far is just a tip of the iceberg for those who will be patient enough to witness what is about to unfold.

You could have come to cryptos for reasons best known to you. You may or may not have hit the goldmine yet but, if anything, do not take for granted this early bird advantage. It is too early to say what project will succeed or fail but the opportunities provided by cryptocurrencies are boundless. Be that early bird which eat the worms of wealth on the altar of cryptocurrencies.

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