Over the years, we have seen a lot of crypto millionaires, and some of them have pretty big crypto wallet balances. But they all were aware of it and had plans of investing in cryptocurrencies.
Some either started investing and opened a blockchain company, or some are associated with the cryptocurrencies itself. Some own the companies, or some are co-founders of those companies. Some invested when the prices were low, and some invested when it was introduced.
But few accidentally get the chance to invest in cryptocurrencies, some do it out of curiosity, and some make a name for themselves by being open about there investments to help others.
Here is a list of 3 most unexpected cryptocurrency millionaires:
1. Curtis James Jackson III or professional rapper 50 Cent
50 Cent made his debut in the rapping industry in the year 1998. He faced hardships in his life and the struggle during the initial stages of her rap career, but soon, he made a place for himself in the rap business.
His debut album “Get Wet” introduced him to the world of rap and then it was a rollercoaster ride for him. But recently he discovered a hidden treasure i.e., around 700 bitcoins that are worth over $7 million today.
In 2014, 50 Cent became the first artist ever to accept bitcoins as a form of payment for his work. He took this payment for his album “Animal Ambition”. He forgot about these bitcoins, but he was impressed by his wise decision of accepting bitcoin as payment.
2. Ian Balina
Ian Balina is an influential blockchain and cryptocurrency investor, advisor, and evangelist. Going by the name as Ian Shillina for the community, Ian became famous recently with a bold move that he made.
He got famous recently when he started posting screenshots from the Blockfolio app of his profile along with his investments in various cryptocurrencies. This growth showed a rise in his investments from $100k to around $6 million at its peak.
He made such impressive growth by developing a “money ball” approach to ICO investments which he kept as a public record in a Google Documents spreadsheet.
3. Erik Finman
Whenever we receive money instead of some presents on our birthday, we prefer to go out and buy our favorite game or get a new toy, but this 12 years old had something else in his mind.
On his birthday, Erik got $1000 from his grandmother which he began investing in bitcoins out of his curiosity. Fast forward to today and this 19-year-old young man is worth $4.4 million. With his first sale, he made about $100,000 in profits and immediately started a company of his own which later on sold for 300 bitcoins.
Now he works as a motivational speaker and gets invited for events to speak at.
It’s not too late for you to try. Who knows maybe you can end up on this list someday. If you liked the article, let us know in the comments.
