If a person who is only a little over twenty, becomes a millionaire, people probably call him "a major". But this does not apply to Jeremy Gardner, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from San Francisco. According to Cointelegraph, he became one of the crypto-currency millionaires who made their money thanks to risky investments in Bitcoin.
:-) HOW DID HE DO IT
In an interview with Business Insider, Jeremy Gardner admitted that it all started in 2013. It was then that a friend offered him bitcoins in exchange for cash. Since he was previously interested in the turmoil around the Silk Road market, he decided to buy BTC.
Soon Gardner realized that the crypto currency has a very real potential. So he decided to transfer all his savings to Bitcoin. Today he calls himself a "bitcoin-fan", since almost all of his net capital is stored in bitcoins.
Here's what Gardner says:
"I came to the realization that with the help of Internet connection alone I can exchange value with a loved one in the world who also has Internet connection ... I became independent of a centralized intermediary like a troll under a bridge, such as a bank or a government."
GOOD LUCK
Gardner did not just sit and watch his investments grow. He began to take an active part in the process, helping start startups and support the community with the help of crypto currency.
He founded Augur, the market for predictions based on the blockbuster Ethereum. His company raised $ 5.3 million.
In addition, in 2014 he launched the Blockchain Education Network. This network is a platform through which people in universities around the world can explore bitcoin-blockchain with others.
Today, Gardner's net capital continues to increase rapidly. But even so, he is sometimes frightened by volatility:
"It's certainly cool when things happen very quickly, but every time [the price] jumps up really fast, I have a feeling that it will go down with the same speed ... I intend to stay in this sphere for a very long time."