6. Erik Finman
Erik Finman bought his first bitcoin at age 12. Today he is one of the world’s youngest bitcoin millionaires in the world.
He first heard about bitcoin when he went along with his older brother to an Occupy Wall Street protest. The revolutionary potential appealed to him and he bought his first bitcoin for a mere USD10. At the age of 15, he sold his bitcoin for USD 100 000 and used the money to fund his online educational business Botangle, which matches students and tutors through video chat.
He sold the business in 2015 for 300 bitcoin – a risky decision at the time as bitcoin had started to dip in value.
Finman owns around 401 bitcoins, which at the time was valued at USD5.6 million.
“Bitcoin will either be nothing or everything, and I think it will be more everything. Or crypto will, at least,” says Finman.