Back in 2013, my friend Jake was an early adopter of Bitcoin. He'd constantly talk about this "digital gold" and how it was going to revolutionize the world. Most of us dismissed it as a nerdy fascination. One night, during a small gathering, Jake convinced us to each buy $50 worth of Bitcoin, just for fun. We all agreed, more to humor him than anything else. Fast forward to 2021, I had completely forgotten about that night until the media buzzed with Bitcoin hitting $60,000. I frantically searched for my old digital wallet credentials, and there it was—a small fortune I'd forgotten I had. That $50 had turned into thousands. Jake's "nerdy fascination" had indeed revolutionized at least my world.