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.