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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. <\/span><\/p>\n teenagers and even minors.<\/span><\/p>\n We head to the United States, where Wall Street refuses to recognize digital currency, to meet teenage millionaire Erik Finman <\/span><\/p>\n who began investing in Bitcoin in 2011\u2014before most of us had even heard of it!<\/span><\/p>\n 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<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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 <\/span><\/p>\n \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062d\u0641\u0638\u062a\u0647 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 100 \u0623\u0644\u0641 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 \u062d\u064a\u062b \u0648\u0635\u0644 \u0633\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 1200 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0645\u0629 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0625\u0646\u062f\u0644\u0627\u0639\u00a0\u0623\u0632\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0642\u0645\u064a\u0629\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n and it fell back to between $250 and $300.<\/span><\/p>\n ><\/p>\n After earning $100,000 from his first investment, he decided to expand his online activities and launch Botangle, a platform specializing in educational videos <\/span><\/p>\n and high-quality lessons from teachers and professors for a student audience.<\/span><\/p>\n Things continued as before. He still didn\u2019t own any Bitcoin at the time, but he kept following the news about it as it began to emerge from the crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n In January 2015, someone interested in buying Botangle offered him either $100,000 or 300 Bitcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n He chose the cryptocurrency over cash and decided to treat it as another investment\u2014this time with the goal of becoming a millionaire.<\/span><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Erik Finman won the bet and currently owns 403 bitcoins. At Sunday\u2019s bitcoin price, <\/span><\/p>\n which reached $2,505, that means he owns more than $1 million worth.<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, this time he won\u2019t sell them. He is trying to invest more money in the currency, and may also hold other cryptocurrencies in his digital wallet.<\/span><\/p>\n 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<\/span><\/p>\n eventually be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars\u2014or even $1 million\u2014per coin.<\/span><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Erik Finman is one of many students who believe the U.S. education system is deeply flawed and needs a major overhaul.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n He believes that, instead of wasting time collecting certificates, earning good grades, and memorizing information, it\u2019s better to choose what you want to learn and study it online.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u064a\u062a\u0643\u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0634\u063a\u0644 \u0641\u0642\u0637 \u0639\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a\u064a\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0644 \u0625\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0631\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0633\u062d\u0631\u062a \u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u064a\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0647\u0642\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0646. 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A bet with his parents: he would leave high school if he became a millionaire by age 18<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
The U.S. education system is bad and not recommended<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n