From the time you first heard about cryptocurrency, how long did you wait to invest?

My earliest memories about crypto happen in stretch back to March of 2013, when Bitcoin was hovering around $40-45. I vividly remember sitting at a restaurant and having a family friend tell us about how he bought 30 bitcoin for a little under $1200 at the time. I don't really think much about it. (if anyone's curious, I haven't heard him talk about it since)

Fast forward to December of 2017, still sitting on the sidelines as Bitcoin surpasses $19k. At this point, everyone is euphoric -- my interest peaks, but I know nothing.

Once everything died down again, I forgot about cryptocurrency for awhile, until my interest sparked again in right as the the COVID lockdowns began to start. At this point, I start researching -- learning about how to safely hold your own coins/tokens in a wallet, etc. I learn the basics.

Fast forward once again to February of 2021, after building a solid computer, I start mining Ethereum. This lasts for about a year, becomes a hobby, and finally I have my hands on some crypto.

At this point, it had been nearly 8 years since I first heard about cryptocurrency until I finally owned any. The funny thing is, to this day, I've only directly bought a couple hundred dollars in some alts. Roughly 95% of everything I own is either from mining or trading NFTs, lol.

Finally, what's your story? How did you end up where you are today? Were you ever a skeptic turned into a believer?