Investing in Bitcoin is on the minds of more than just adults these days. This digital currency has also captivated younger generations and future investors.

teenagers and even minors.

We head to the United States, where Wall Street refuses to recognize digital currency, to meet teenage millionaire Erik Finman

who began investing in Bitcoin in 2011—before most of us had even heard of it!

That year, he received $1,000 as a gift from his grandmother. Instead of spending it on video games, as a 12-year-old might, he was fascinated by

the internet through the newly emerging digital currency, became convinced it was the currency of the future, and decided he should own hundreds of them.

At the time, each Bitcoin was worth no more than $12. He managed to acquire a large number of them during that period and hold on to them. At the end of 2013, he decided to sell

ما يملكه في محفظته مقابل 100 ألف دولار حيث وصل سعر العملة إلى 1200 دولار وكانت تلك القيمة القمة قبل إندلاع أزمة العملة الرقمية 

and it fell back to between $250 and $300.

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100 ألف دولار العائد من الاستثمار …ثم إطلاق منصة Botangle

After earning $100,000 from his first investment, he decided to expand his online activities and launch Botangle, a platform specializing in educational videos

and high-quality lessons from teachers and professors for a student audience.

Things continued as before. He still didn’t own any Bitcoin at the time, but he kept following the news about it as it began to emerge from the crisis.

In January 2015, someone interested in buying Botangle offered him either $100,000 or 300 Bitcoin.

He chose the cryptocurrency over cash and decided to treat it as another investment—this time with the goal of becoming a millionaire.

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A bet with his parents: he would leave high school if he became a millionaire by age 18

Erik Finman won the bet and currently owns 403 bitcoins. At Sunday’s bitcoin price,

which reached $2,505, that means he owns more than $1 million worth.

Of course, this time he won’t sell them. He is trying to invest more money in the currency, and may also hold other cryptocurrencies in his digital wallet.

In an interview, he said he was happy not to finish high school and to be able to focus on investing. He has ambitious goals and believes this currency could

eventually be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars—or even $1 million—per coin.

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The U.S. education system is bad and not recommended

Erik Finman is one of many students who believe the U.S. education system is deeply flawed and needs a major overhaul.

In this regard, the millionaire said that it was a bad system and that students would be better off relying on the internet, where YouTube is full of tutorials and online learning platforms are available.

He believes that, instead of wasting time collecting certificates, earning good grades, and memorizing information, it’s better to choose what you want to learn and study it online.