Jesus and the Bitcoin
They call him Bitcoin Jesus…
Roger Ver had been selling network hardware for 15 years.
He ran a successful business and was a hardcore libertarian.
During his spare time, Ver was a frequent listener of the Free Talk Livelibertarian podcast.
In 2010, the podcast did a piece on bitcoin. Roger listened.
And in that moment, Ver knew that the idea of a decentralized currency that no one could manipulate or control would work.
In March 2011, he bought 25,000 bitcoins at $1 per coin.
That faith paid off…
Two years later, at the peak of the market, that $25,000 in coins were worth $30 million.
Ver was such an advocate of bitcoin that he earned the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus.” He preached the virtues of bitcoin to anyone who’d listen.
He’s not alone… There are plenty of others…
I’ve reached out to Ver and many others like him. And as far as I can tell, there’s nothing remarkable about them.
They weren’t tech gurus or super-sophisticated programmers. They were just like you and me.
But there is one trait they all share…
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The one trait that seems to unite bitcoin millionaires is their dislike of big government.
Ah Bitcoins or Altcoins in general.. Still feels like a gamble. If you were lucky you were somehow notified on the existence of Bitcoin and paid attention and understood its potential. So you figured 'ah what the heck' and invested a few dollars or euro's in it still realizing though that the odds of becoming rich with this would be perhaps 1 in a million. Fast forward 4/5 years and all of a sudden you're sitting on a pile of serious cash. And stories of this happening to people hit the news and all of a sudden a lot of people are jumping on several altcoin trains as we speak.
I'm sure there are a few people that dislike government, or perhaps just dislike paying taxes or giving up privacy. I think there a lot of different reasons for people investing in bitcoin at the time and a few more now with all the new people because more and more stories hit the news about possible major potential now that the altcoin world is exploding. But I feel that the majority are simply triggered by FOMO and feel like there are really good odds in this game of poker. And turns out, a lot of people are able to make serious gains. But I wonder how long this will last though... a time will come where there are only a few blockchains and crypto's left which will rule the digital space.
But for us 'investors' out here. Let's hope we will not hit that stage very soon. ;)