In 2011, "Erik Finman" was just a 12-year-old American teenager who hated school and felt that the educational system did not meet his ambitions. One day, he received $1,000 as a gift from his grandmother, which he could have used to buy games or a new phone, but he decided to invest it in something completely different: Bitcoin, which was priced at about $12 at the time.
Early investment: a bold and unusual decision
Finman bought about 83 Bitcoins with that thousand dollars, closely monitoring the market while continuing to learn programming and work on small projects. When the value of Bitcoin reached $1,200 in 2013, he had a wallet valued at approximately $100,000.
A strange bet with his parents
He jokingly told his parents: "If I become a millionaire before 18, I won't go to college." They agreed, thinking it was impossible, but he continued to invest and expand into digital projects, even founding an e-learning company called "Botangle."
Success: The first million before 18
By 2017, with the rise in Bitcoin's price, the value of his digital wallet surpassed one million dollars. He was only 18 years old at the time, fulfilling his promise and announcing: "I won't go to college, I won the bet."
After success
He was invited to several tech conferences, spoke at TEDx, and became an advisor to some startups in the cryptocurrency field, remaining an advocate for Bitcoin and financial freedom through technology.
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