This Teenage Millionaire Amassed His Wealth Through Bitcoin
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Teenage Bitcoin expert Erik Finman joins Cheddar to discuss how a big bet he made on the cryptocurrency at the age of 12 made him over a million dollars by the time he turned 18. Finman says he took a $1,000 gift from his grandmother and a tip from his brother and made a wager with his parents. As a reward, he's going to skip college. We talk to Erik about what's next for his future. He discusses a new project with Bitcoin and compares it to Mark Cuban, who is taking on a similar endeavor. Finman notes that he just might be Mark Cuban's biggest competition.
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