"I got into crypto in 2013. I was 13 years old and got scammed while playing video games. That moment really stuck with me—like, how did this even happen? I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure it out, and I ended up on this sketchy forum where people were trading digital goods. I didn’t have a bank account yet, so someone told me I could use a Bitcoin wallet to get paid. That ended up being my financial system for the next few years.."

"I convinced my dad to lend me $3,000 so I could buy more Bitcoin from a guy I met at a café. We ended up doing pretty well—enough that I flew my family back to the Philippines and paid for my parents to renew their vows after 20 years. That meant everything to me.."