I still can’t believe I had my crypto wallet keys saved after all this time. Life moved on, markets changed, and somewhere in a digital corner of my past, those keys just sat there. Waiting. It’s been years since I last checked in, and wow, how the crypto landscape has changed. What used to feel like a tight-knit community has grown into a global force. The crypto space is bigger than ever and still just getting started.
Back in the last bull market, I found myself deep in the Ethereum ecosystem. I started with just $100 I found in an old ETH wallet. I had completely forgotten about it because, during the bull run before that, it was worth less than ten bucks. That’s the kind of stuff you don’t think twice about. But now? That small rediscovery turned into a life-changing journey.
My first real investment in crypto was Shiba Inu (SHIB). I remember spending around $60 on gas fees and $30 on the actual tokens. That gave me a little over 1 billion SHIB. The very same day, my $100 dropped to $5. I laughed, I cursed, and I mentally filed it away as a loss. A hard lesson in crypto volatility.
From $5 to $30,000: The First Real Crypto Win
A few months passed and out of curiosity, I checked on my bags. To my surprise, it had grown to over $600. I was shocked. Then it pumped even more. I watched it climb and eventually sold for just over $3,000. In that moment, I felt like I was unstoppable. I thought I had figured out how to make it in the crypto world.
But crypto has a way of keeping you humble. A few weeks later, that same SHIB bag I sold for $3,000 was worth more than $30,000. That hit hard. I went through every emotion regret, frustration, disbelief. But that moment also sparked something in me. I doubled down. I dove headfirst into the world of meme coins, trading full-time. And for over three years, I lived off those gains. No side gig. Just charts, trends, and crypto.
Remembering the Steem and Hive Saga
The last time I was fully active around here, the whole Justin Sun and Steemit controversy was unfolding. It was chaotic. I recently heard that some users finally got their Steem tokens back after all these years. That whole saga felt like the crypto version of a Hollywood drama.
In the end, Hive won. And honestly, it makes perfect sense. In crypto, community is everything. When the developers, users, and builders united to fork away and create Hive, the writing was on the wall. The original community chose freedom over control, and it paid off. Props to everyone who stuck through it. That was the ultimate act of decentralization.
Looking Ahead: New Goals, Old Roots
So here I am again, back in the mix. I’m not sure what direction I’ll take, but this feels like a solid starting point. Hopefully, some of the people I used to connect with are still around. I’m excited to see where this next chapter goes.
Oh, and for those who knew me from before yes, I still make music. I even had my own recording studio for three years. So many wild stories came out of that time. I’ll be sharing more soon, both music and memories.
Let’s build something unforgettable again.
Wow! Welcome back! I just had my 9th year anniversary for Steem / Hive / Blurt. It actually brought up a ton of memories of different people that were creating content. You popped in my head but I couldn't remember what your username was. It was like 4am when I was doing the post so there were a lot of people I sort of forgot to mention.
It's good to see you back and don't get discouraged if it seems like a ghost town. Some of us are still around and there are newer users doing cool things! There are also new tools and new ecosystems to branch out to. Good to see you back!
Thanks homie!!! Feels good to be back. Thanks for the comment!!
That's a cool crypto story. I think that all of the early users have a few of those (losses) filed away in our brain where we could have won really big.
Nice that you found your keys and could jump back into the eco-system. A lot has changed but some things are still the same. Hive is by far my favourite project in crypto because we have such a community behind it.
Yeah it seems like things are still cooking over here!!
Wow we share a few memories then even though I don’t think we crossed paths on Steem. I still have a couple thousand of those token powered up and rotting over there. Wild off chance those lottery tickets will pay off but I am not counting on it.
This is definitely the place to be as far as community and progress go. PLENTY of dapps to check out and watch come to completion.
As @brianphobos (another blast from the past I haven’t connected with in ages!) mentioned blurt which is another fork. So you may have $5 worth of tokens over there if you look.
Welcome back! Music is a source of joy and fun for sure and there is plenty here shared across the planet.
Might as well power down that steem and bring it over here to Hive!!
Always an option. I have plenty here and like to have diversified wallets. Just waiting on a silly pump to get the most out of that shit coin!
As @zekepickleman was mentioning with Blurt and Steem the funds are there and some members stayed neutral and just continued to post on all 3 Chains. Steem and Blurt have 1 month power down cycles and Hive is at 3 months. There is no flagging on Blurt and it doesn't have a stable coin "Blurt Dollar".
The Steem backed dollar crashed when it got delisted from the Korean exchange it was always getting pumped on.
The HIVE Backed Dollar is currently paying 15% and has been one of the most impressive Algorithmic Dollar pegged assets in Crypto history.
I remain a part of all the ecosystems and also I'm on the Arena.
https://arena.social/?ref=BrianPhobos
You can earn Avalanche based assets over there. It's not as decentralized but has Stages and Video Live Streaming.
I like to keep the flow on various chains and earn across multiple platforms.
Wow I thought you rage-quit during the Steem/Hive split that is crazy.
Welcome back.
Yeah that split was a fiasco that was around the time I became less active. I was also part of the Blurt fork but I guess I’m back here!!!! Glad to see you still around homie!!!
Welcome back. I'm looking forward to seeing the great content you produce.
I’ll try my hardest to not disappoint!!!
hey dude, I remember you well... good to see you alive and kicking!
Hey I def remember you too!!!! Glad to see some familiar faces still active around here!!
Welcome back to the buzz! Crypto just does what crypto does, up and down but always around. It's always interesting to see people returning after some time. Lots to learn, lots to explore and awesome communities to be a part of again!
I need to check my SHIB bag, I grabbed some a long time ago, it sits in a forgotten wallet, who knows, i may be sitting on $100 over there!
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Yeah it seems there is much for me to explore over here! And yes def check your Shib bag asap never know what value you have locked away!!
nice man welcome back!
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