So…..
I guess this is where we start. First of all, if you’re reading this, THANKYOU! This is my first substantial attempt at content creation and I hope what I write brings you value in some fashion. I’m not a naturally talented writer and I don’t plan to publish any books in my life but I didn’t expect to purchase magic internet money either so there’s that…
Bitcoin has completely changed my life and for the past 5 years I’ve been mostly silent about my journey. I’m excited to share my stories with you, lets get started.
Summer 2017
Its August 2017, I’m living with one of my best friends in Portland, Oregon and his now wife. I’m 2 years into my professional life renting cars at Enterprise Rent a Car, bright eyed and curious about the life ahead of me. And then one day I realized that I need to start thinking about saving for my future and more importantly start putting my money to work!
I specifically remember the ad. It came up on my Facebook feed, there was a bright blue logo, a flashy website, and a letter from the CEO on the front page promising big things down the road! AH HA! An investment! I quickly scramble to their website, setup a wallet, and make a lump sum purchase.
You guys know as well as I do what this coin was…..a shitcoin.
This was one of the shittiest shit coins I’ve ever come across and I still DIAMOND HANDS those coins today. #HODL
So my journey began, and while I didn’t know what I was doing, I felt empowered knowing I was the proud owner of 72,560….cryptocurrency…tokens.. hm. And let me clarify, I wasn’t rich, the tokens were less than $0.01 each and all in all I spent about $700.
“Whats Cryptocurrency?”- I asked myself…
I know, how did I not do any research before “investing”? The truth is, I didn’t care enough to, I just wanted to invest!
But, then there was this moment in my life, where I turned to my computer and typed the in word “Cryptocurrency” into Google.
I’m now 5 years into my rabbit hole, I’ve spent an honest 7000+ hours watching, reading, and learning everything I can about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. I’m absolutely dumbfounded at the level of curiosity that my DNA has for this stuff. There’s so much to understand and the complexity is daunting, but the upside and innovative ideas that blockchain technology offers is unmatched. I’m completely in love with this space and the opportunities it presents. I truly believe it will be one of the most important human technological innovations ever created. It will/has updated so many archaic processes and give even more sovereignty to the people that want it most. This is my passion…besides golf of course.
So that’s really it for this first post. Just a little background on where I started and I hope some of you can relate. Stay tuned as I aim to put out one post per week for you. I’d love to hear your Bitcoin stories! Where did your Bitcoin journey begin and who have you had conversations with?
-Vegas