3 people that took advantage of Bitcoin and made millions
Bitcoin is the decentralized electronic currency and is the king between cryptocurrencies. At the beginning of this year the was the price of Bitcoin around $16 and you can image how much have early investors earned. I will now present, in no particular order, 5 people who ended up making a lot of money by investing in the "King of cryptocurrencies"
1. Jered Kenna
Jered Kenna is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tradehill and Money & Tech, an investor specializing in start-ups and an entrepreneur at heart. He regularly speaks about Bitcoin, digital currencies, and the future of money.
He accidentally deleted 800 Bitcoins while he was whipping his computer clean in 2010. He was one of Bitcoin's first investors and his initial purchase of 5.000 coins was for 20 cents each.
2. Charlie Shrem
Charlie Shrem is an American entrepreneur and Bitcoin advocate. He co-founded the company Bitinstant and is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation. As a college senior, he invested in Bitcoin. His first purchase of 500 Bitcoins was for $3 each, and then thousands more when the value hit $20.
3. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
Winklevoss twins are American rowers and Internet entrepreneurs. They are known for co-founding HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU). They are now venture capitalists and have led a seed funding round for Bitcoin payment processor Bitinstant. They are first Billionaires that made money from Bitcoin, which is really impressive.
What do you think guys? It's never too late to invest in cryptocurrencies. Enjoy reading and leave comments!
Maybe I will get rich one day.
Let's hope we all do:)!