My journey and introduction to #Bitcoin began in 2013, a couple years after Poker’s Black Friday event in which I had a $3k bankroll and a $500 a month average profit snatched from me by the US Govt. I eventually found out that I could use Bitcoin to deposit and withdraw funds on one of the remaining online poker sites. I started using Coinbase to get my money from A to B, but I didn’t understand anything about Bitcoin other than that.
Fast forward to 2021, and I hear Bitcoin is at $60k. I was dabbling with stocks and shiny rocks at the time and was looking for investment opportunities. Once Bitcoin dropped to $30k in late 2022, I started investing a little. Then I started studying on Saylor Academy online, and the seed that was planted in 2013 came to fruition and it finally clicked!
In 2023, I started buying steadily ramping up my intensity through the year. I liquidated my stocks and shiny rocks and went 100% Bitcoin. In 2023, I learned how to self custody, joined #Nostr, and continued to absorb any and all info I could find.
The original hook was obviously number go up. And, now I’m to the death with #Bitcoin.
My biggest mistake was not digging deeper in 2013. I caught a big downswing and it spooked me. At the time, all I was thinking about was poker and didn’t realize Bitcoin was the score.
I’d say I learned the most from Saylor Academy, but it’s been a mix of everything from audio books, podcasts, blogs, vlogs, memes, and shit posts on #Nostr that molded my understanding of Bitcoin and solidified my conviction to becoming a maximalist.
I currently use the strike (npub1ex7…vyt9) app to purchase my Satoshis. Once I collect a few hundred thousand sats or so, I move them to cold storage. Strike is the cheapest and easiest way I’ve found to build my stack, plus it works great for #zaps!
I currently feel extremely positive about the future thanks to #Bitcoin, and I’m super pumped for the ‘24 bull run! LFG 🚀
Stpatrick / Stephen Patrick 🕺🏼
npub1ks…3s2nm
2023-12-31 04:51:46
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