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The Story of How I Got Started in Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
By The Babylonians  •  August 30, 2019

This article is not so much on the prediction of where prices are going or whether it is the right time to invest in crypto. But rather, I would like to provide my personal perspective of the crypto space and how I got started investing in cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase’s User Interface in 2017 Ethereum and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

My very first investment was on 29 March 2017, not stocks, not REITs, not ETFs, but Ethereum. I remembered how intrigued I felt when I came across the concept of a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) and paying gas to run transactions on smart contracts. It was something exciting, futuristic, interesting, yet revolutionary.

I bought 2 ETH at $70 and it shot up to US$1,000 in just 1 year. I still remember talking to this guy who was in his 20s that he had around 400+ ETH. Those were crazy fun times. A few

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By The Babylonians
The Babylonians is a personal financial blog inspired by a book titled “The Richest Man in Babylon”. This blog shares insightful and educational content on investing across 3 asset classes: Stocks, REITs and Crypto. The motivation behind The Babylonians is to help the average Joe (using myself as a test subject) escape from the rat race through following certain laws and principles of wealth.
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