He bought 370,000 BTC – for $0.01 each

Then, he blackmailed a U.S. Senator

The Insane Story of Michael Brown – the man who lost $36 BILLION worth of #Bitcoin. A thread 🔥 1/ Early #Bitcoin was full of opportunities

By mining blocks of 50 BTC on a laptop, some were able to amass HUGE fortunes

One was Michael Mancil Brown, known as KnightMB – he was once the 7th richest person in Bitcoin 😮

He mined over 400,000 BTC – when it was under $1

Then, he vanished in 2012

Who is Artforz? One of #Bitcoin’s richest men | A thread 🔥 1/ ArtForz was an electrical engineer by trade

He knew a lot about computers, but did odd jobs. His PayPal was frozen because he farmed virtual currencies for video games

By 2010, at $0.01, he was mining #Bitcoin 🤯

This is Paul Vernon.

At 19, he joined the Army.

At 38, he ran the fastest-growing crypto exchange.

Today he's a FUGITIVE with $1 BILLION in stolen #Bitcoin | A thread 🔥 1/ Paul joined US Army Intelligence in 1994.

That’s where he met his wife – Lori Ann.

He was an entrepreneur, starting companies like OnTime Online, a web host, and DVD Barn, a Netflix rival 😆

He predicted #Bitcoin would hit $10,000,000 – when it traded for $0

He helped Satoshi Nakamoto, when no one else would

Hal Finney’s most bullish quotes: A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $0

ROYA MAHBOOB: #BITCOIN LEGEND

Used BTC to flee the Taliban
Gave 100s of women financial freedom

A thread ️‍🔥 1/ Born in Afghanistan’s Herat Province, Roya was torn from her homeland during Soviet occupation.

Because she was a girl, she wasn’t allowed to go to school.

She taught herself to use a computer instead ✊

Why Ross Ulbricht Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Launched the largest $BTC market at $0.50
Pardoned by President Donald Trump
A free man

| A thread ✨ 1/ Ross launched a market called the Silk Road in 2011.

It would become one of the most popular e-commerce platforms on the internet.

It was responsible for 90% of all #Bitcoin transactions 😮

WHY PIETER WUILLE IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

Wrote as much #Bitcoin code as Satoshi
Saved the 21 million BTC supply
Amazing beard.

A thread ⚡ 1/ A computer scientist from Belgium, Pieter is one of #Bitcoin’s most LEGENDARY developers.

He’s the 3rd most prolific BTC developer – EVER

Since 2011, he's written 10,000+ lines of code 🤯

WHY GREG MAXWELL IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

Core developer since BTC was $5
Proved Craig Wright was NOT Satoshi
Winner of the HRF’s Finney Prize

A thread ️‍🔥 1/ A free speech and free software advocate, Greg Maxwell believed above all in digital rights

He contributed to Wikipedia to support “intellectual freedom.”

He built protocols like the Opus codec – used by streaming services like YouTube and Spotify around the world ️‍🔥

Why Saifedean Ammous Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Sold over 1 million copies of “The Bitcoin Standard”
Convinced Michael Saylor to buy 400,000+ BTC
Advised El Salvador to buy 1 BTC a day

A thread ️‍🔥 1/ Saifedean learned early of the evils of fiat money

Born in Palestine, his grandparents had their land stolen by Israel

They had to flee abroad with their savings 😡

WHY CHARLIE SHREM IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

Orange pilled the Winklevoss Twins
One of the 1st Bitcoin millionaires
Served 2 years in prison

A thread ️‍🔥 1/ Charlie Shrem was a born entrepreneur

He sold cameras, computers, and founded a daily deal site.

In his spare time, he raised money for victims of terrorism – until they froze his PayPal account ‼️

Why Luke Dashjr Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Jack Dorsey calls him Bitcoin's "Guardian Angel"
BTC developer since $0.30

A thread. 🔥 1/ Luke discovered #Bitcoin in 2010.

He was at New Year's Eve Party on an IRC chatroom.

The price was just $0.30 ‼️

Meet Ross Ulbricht.

The #Bitcoin pioneer serving LIFE for creating a website.

The SHOCKING STORY of his UNFAIR TRAIL and why he deserves FREEDOM. A thread 🔥 1/ Ross Ulbricht was only 27 when he built the 1st major #Bitcoin marketplace – Silk Road – in 2011.

It became the top crypto market for 1 reason – freedom, users could buy and sell anything consensually.

The state was none too pleased 😠

WHY JACK DORSEY IS A #BITCOIN LEGEND

Worth $5.7 billion
Discovered BTC at $11
Wears a Satoshi shirt everywhere

A thread 🔥 1/ In 2009, Jack Dorsey was already a tech mogul.

The founder of Twitter – he was on his way to becoming a multi-billionaire.

But he realized there was a bigger problem – payments – even with smartphones, our money was broken. 🤩

His books orange pilled millions
& made billionaires buy 400,000 $BTC

Saifedean's best #Bitcoin quotes: A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $3,300

He bought 260,000 #Bitcoin for $0.01 each

His exchange ERASED the trade

The TRAGIC STORY of Kevin Day, who lost $16 billion in one of the biggest exchange rollbacks in crypto history 1/ Kevin Day was a 1990s geek from Nebraska.

A video game developer, he worked on classics like Mortal Kombat 4, NBA Showtime, and NFL Blitz.

He even once met Luke Skywalker himself – Mark Hamill

His invention separated money and state forever

Satoshi Nakamoto’s most bullish #Bitcoin quotes: A thread 🚀 #Bitcoin price: $0

He received the 1st known email from Satoshi Nakamoto – at $0, before #Bitcoin had even launched

Adam Back’s most bullish $BTC quotes: A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $16,700

He built the largest #Bitcoin market, when the price was less than $1

Ross Ulbricht's most bullish $BTC quotes | A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $0.82

He proved #Bitcoin was more powerful than any government – when $BTC was just $10

Julian Assange's most EPIC quotes. A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $98

WHY THE WINKLEVOSS ARE #BITCOIN LEGENDS

Bought 120,000 $BTC when it was under $100
Discovered Bitcoin while partying
The 1st ‘Bitcoin Billionaires’

| A thread 🚀 1/ Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss first rose to fame for their role in the launch of Facebook.

They claimed Mark Zuckerburg stole their idea at Harvard.

They successfully sued him for $68 million 🤯

Hal Finney’s most bullish #Bitcoin quotes: A thread 🔥 #Bitcoin price: $0