# a degen journey: prologue

**Published by:** [iceKream](https://paragraph.com/@icekream/)
**Published on:** 2022-08-16
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@icekream/a-degen-journey-prologue

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first time i heard of Bitcoin was sometime in high school. just like most of the locals, i didn’t take it seriously because shit was wild; the local news reported scams happening day in and day out. shit, i was convinced it was THE modern world ponzi. several years later in college, i saw people on the internet posted about their huge gains in crypto so i couldn’t resist myself dipping my toe into it for the very first time. and another 4-5 years went by, i made my first fortune. this is my story:

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