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30 Unbelievable Crypto Stories That Blew Our Socks Off

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By Augustine Mbam - December 27, 2022 - 5 Mins Read

The Youngest Cryptocurrency Millionaire as of Today

You’ve probably heard numerous stories about people getting rich by being in the right place at the right time and buying Bitcoin for a few bucks, but we bet none of them involved smart kids who managed to become millionaires due to cryptocurrencies.

Taking risks like that requires some guts, but young Erik Finman, being just 12 years old, sensed that something great was coming up with Bitcoin, that’s why he used $1,000 gifted to him by his grandma to buy some cryptocurrency, which was worth just $12 back then. And he was right to do so!

Well, spending your college money like that might have been a grave mistake, but this is one of those stories that have a happy ending. At 18 Erik Finman became one of the youngest millionaires in the world when Bitcoin’s value hit $2,700. His new Freedom Phone startup also looks very promising!