John Paul Barik, an American, bought bitcoins in 2012 as a schoolboy. The purchase cost him $1.4 thousand, and he could not think that the rate would soar. It will be recalled that at that time the value of the coin fluctuated between $4 and $14.

In 2013, in an English class, Barik was given the task of writing a business plan. And the schoolboy had an idea to create a mining farm — a facility for mining cryptocurrency.

John managed to implement the plan in 2017. He bought video cards on eBay and built setups in a milk crate in the basement of his house. After some time, Barik decided to expand the business and invited two of his friends to join him. The guys created mining rigs and sold them on the network - this is how they managed to earn the first $2 million.

Incredible journey from a school project to a successful mining venture! Inspirational story!