I still can’t believe I had my crypto wallet keys saved after all this time. Life moved on, markets changed, and somewhere in a digital corner of my past, those keys just sat there. Waiting. It’s been years since I last checked in, and wow, how the crypto landscape has changed. What used to feel like a tight-knit community has grown into a global force. The crypto space is bigger than ever and still just getting started.
Back in the last bull market, I found myself deep in the Ethereum ecosystem. I started with just $100 I found in an old ETH wallet. I had completely forgotten about it because, during the bull run before that, it was worth less than ten bucks. That’s the kind of stuff you don’t think twice about. But now? That small rediscovery turned into a life-changing journey.
My first real investment in crypto was Shiba Inu (SHIB). I remember spending around $60 on gas fees and $30 on the actual tokens. That gave me a little over 1 billion SHIB. The very same day, my $100 dropped to $5. I laughed, I cursed, and I mentally filed it away as a loss. A hard lesson in crypto volatility.
From $5 to $30,000: The First Real Crypto Win
A few months passed and out of curiosity, I checked on my bags. To my surprise, it had grown to over $600. I was shocked. Then it pumped even more. I watched it climb and eventually sold for just over $3,000. In that moment, I felt like I was unstoppable. I thought I had figured out how to make it in the crypto world.
But crypto has a way of keeping you humble. A few weeks later, that same SHIB bag I sold for $3,000 was worth more than $30,000. That hit hard. I went through every emotion regret, frustration, disbelief. But that moment also sparked something in me. I doubled down. I dove headfirst into the world of meme coins, trading full-time. And for over three years, I lived off those gains. No side gig. Just charts, trends, and crypto.
Remembering the Steem and Hive Saga
The last time I was fully active around here, the whole Justin Sun and Steemit controversy was unfolding. It was chaotic. I recently heard that some users finally got their Steem tokens back after all these years. That whole saga felt like the crypto version of a Hollywood drama.
In the end, Hive won. And honestly, it makes perfect sense. In crypto, community is everything. When the developers, users, and builders united to fork away and create Hive, the writing was on the wall. The original community chose freedom over control, and it paid off. Props to everyone who stuck through it. That was the ultimate act of decentralization.
Looking Ahead: New Goals, Old Roots
So here I am again, back in the mix. I’m not sure what direction I’ll take, but this feels like a solid starting point. Hopefully, some of the people I used to connect with are still around. I’m excited to see where this next chapter goes.
Oh, and for those who knew me from before yes, I still make music. I even had my own recording studio for three years. So many wild stories came out of that time. I’ll be sharing more soon, both music and memories.
Let’s build something unforgettable again.