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Florida man says he went from homeless to millionaire by investing in Bitcoin

Florida man says he went from homeless to millionaire by investing in Bitcoin
Posted at 7:04 PM, Jan 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-22 19:05:11-05

CAPE CORAL, Fla., - A Florida man claims he went from rags to riches by investing in Bitcoin and he says it can do the same for you if you invest wisely. 

Dylan Fine is 24 years old and a recent college graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University. 

He recalls being broke and homeless for 6 months after graduating college with $33,000 in debt.

“I had a Mitsubishi Eclipse. The windows didn’t work. My AC didn’t work. I had to open my door just to get food out of the drive-through,” Fine said.

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But he says everything changed when a friend introduced him to Bitcoin two years ago.

“I would sit there and watch him play on his phone. An hour and a half would go by, he made $200. Four hours would go by, he made $700.”

Before long, Fine sold his Xbox and other belongings to invest his first $350 in the coin.

Fine says that $350 turned into $12,000 in just three months. A year later, the $12,000 turned into six figures, making him a multi-millionaire at just 24 years old.

“I can put in a trade, wait a few hours, let the exchange rate fluctuate and I’m able to profit from the world’s largest financial market in the world,” Fine said.

But can anyone make this much money just by playing on their phone?

Founder of Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida Rob Johnson says ‘absolutely’.

But it’s no guarantee. Johnson says the market is volatile and the price of Bitcoin has been fluctuating a lot in recent weeks.

The club’s Education Director Clifford Mitchem says the most important rule when it comes to investing in Bitcoin or anything else is, “Don’t use money that you need. If you invest your rent money and crypto goes down, you are taking a loss. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.”

Bitcoin is a form of cryptocurrency or online currency that isn’t tied to any bank or national treasury. This means there are no transaction fees, they’re stored online and they can be used to pay other people anonymously.  

Anyone interested in Bitcoin can get started here on Coinbase. You can also join the online exchangeBinancehere

For more information on Dylan Fine's organization Wealth Clvb, visit their website