{"id":426243,"date":"2022-04-04T11:08:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-stories-youtuber-datadash-talks-about-his-most-expensive-mistake\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:08:46","slug":"crypto-stories-youtuber-datadash-talks-about-his-most-expensive-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-stories-youtuber-datadash-talks-about-his-most-expensive-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto Stories: YouTuber DataDash talks about his most expensive mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2746e704598\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2746e704598\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-stories-youtuber-datadash-talks-about-his-most-expensive-mistake\/#%E2%80%9D_Crypto_Stories_YouTuber_DataDash_talks_about_his_most_expensive_mistake_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Crypto Stories: YouTuber DataDash talks about his most expensive mistake &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Crypto_Stories_YouTuber_DataDash_talks_about_his_most_expensive_mistake_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Crypto Stories: YouTuber DataDash talks about his most expensive mistake &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDQvNTU5YTJlMWEtNWRmMy00NzY0LTgyM2EtZjQ2MDJjODU0OTIwLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Nicholas Merten, also known as DataDash, found Bitcoin (BTC) when it was $3. But, like many people at the time, Merten was very skeptical about crypto and found it crazy for people to be buying what he thought was \u201cfake internet money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merten&#8217;s story started with a hint of inspiration from a conversation with his teacher back in 2011. At the time, he believed that he had no passion. But one day, a spark lit up through his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> studies class when the teacher encouraged him to watch presidential debates. As he watched, he saw politician Ron Paul share different takes on the debate\u2019s topics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event sparked a dopamine rush in my head,\u201d said Merten. He was inspired and started to become interested in foreign policy, economics and finance and studied the topics. From there, he went on to learn about the 2008 global financial crisis and learned how inflation works. He knew that with the way things were going, there is a need for a way to hedge against inflation.<\/p>\n<p>As he went through his journey, he opened a brokerage account with the help of his dad and was able to buy his first stock. Eventually, he dived further into finance buying marijuana penny stocks to solar companies stocks. He then a video explaining BTC, and found it interesting at first, but wasn\u2019t able to fully understand it. He skipped on buying BTC at $3 dollars and couldn\u2019t understand why people would buy it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Crypto Stories: Pakistani crypto billionaire wants his country to be less reliant on credit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, he soon realized how it became his most expensive mistake when he saw the price going to an all-time high of $1,200 per BTC. Learning from his blunder, he set off to go on his crypto journey, buy crypto, analyze the markets, and upload crypto videos on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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