A high school student invested $10 in Bitcoin and lost 99,000 BTC — the true story of Wei Zhang and the CryptoLeap exchange.
In 2010, Wei Zhang, a tech-savvy Chinese teenager, invested $10 in Bitcoin when it had little value. Just a few years later, he became one of the youngest Bitcoin millionaires with a fortune of 99,000 BTC.
In 2014, Wei founded CryptoLeap, the world's first cryptocurrency margin trading exchange, revolutionizing crypto trading. However, in 2018, due to a sophisticated phishing email, he had all his BTC stolen.
This story reveals:
How a teenager turned $10 into a billion dollars thanks to Bitcoin
The rapid rise and sudden fall of CryptoLeap
Lessons on cybersecurity, phishing scams, and the real consequences
Wei's journey back as an advocate for blockchain security
⚠️ A powerful warning for anyone participating in the cryptocurrency market — security is never redundant.
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