Ten years ago, I embraced cryptocurrency!
My journey began in 2016 when Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM), a Ponzi scheme disguised as an investment opportunity was spreading fast across Nigeria. I got to know about #Bitcoin through MMM.
Users earned 30% monthly by using Naira, whereas Bitcoin monthly ROI was 50%. I was curious to know why another form of currency was rewarding more.
I began to study it… The more I learned, the deeper my interest grew.
Soon after MMM, other platforms surfaced. MMM United, MMM Myanmar, GetHelpWorldwide, Lara, Twinkas, just to mention a few. All of them revolved around Bitcoin.
At a time, I had more than 20 #BTC across these platform most of which came as profits. One by one, they collapsed. Dreams crushed, savings disappeared. “Owo wogbo” 🤣😭
However, Bitcoin remained.
In 2017, I founded Crypto Masterclass, a cryptocurrency education platform focuses on cryptocurrency awareness and education. I felt the responsibility to help people who had been burned like myself, to see the truth that Bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme, rather it was a currency used on the Ponzi platforms.
That same year was explosive for crypto. I made money, but most of it sat on blockchains. I cannot point to any major achievement from that boom. I was still a greenhorn and unprepared for extreme market volatility.
I went from house to house, only when invited, taught people crypto. I attended crypto events, go live on Radio, I hold seminars and webinars, I organized workshops and evening classes inter-state, all for free. Yet it was hard to convince most people, maybe because I wasn’t looking like the money I preached. Lol 😂
Then in 2018, there came a brutal market pullback which dragged for few years. I want my money and my mummy ooo 😭
Year 2019, I began to doubt. I questioned everything. Later that year, I received a job offer from Oman, a country in Western Asia, and for a moment, I almost abandoned my crypto dreams. To make things worse, Craig Wright spent that year claiming he created Bitcoin and threatened to destroy it by year 2020. Baba weyrey 🤣
I feared but still, I stayed alert and prepared for the worst.
In 2020, the Bitcoin chain remains up and running. My hope in Bitcoin was renewed. Somebody say POWER!!! 😁
During those dark moments, people mocked me. Some called me lazy for believing in crypto. However, like a mountain, I stayed firm and believed in the process.
Then came 2021.
The bull market returned, this time stronger than 2017 bull market. I did not hesitate to take profits and also diversify.
My story is long, but the truth is; embracing cryptocurrency has been one of the most challenging and beautiful journeys of my life. It has tested my patience, my beliefs, and my resilience.
Regardless, as I look ahead, I cannot wait to see what the next ten years will reveal in this evolving industry.
I am so glad I found crypto and this is me telling you in confidence… If you’re just getting to know about crypto, just like me in year 2016, you’re very early to it.
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Selah 🦜
