Benyamin

#915 Benyamin On Becoming A 13 Year Old Crypto Millionaire

- Benjamin, a 13-year-old entrepreneur, has generated over $5 million in trading volume on Weird Whales, his NFT collection built for approximately $300 using open-source software. - He is working on Non-Fungible Films, a project creating animated series and films using intellectual property from NFT collections like Board Apes and NF Heroes, with licensing agreements already in place. - Benjamin is launching a corporate sponsorship scheme with a former Barclays Bank executive to sell NFTs to corporations and use proceeds to fund Web3 and fintech education for young people entering crypto careers. - He was the youngest speaker at Oxford University in nearly 1,000 years and also spoke at NFC Summit in Lisbon, discussing his NFT journey. - The NFT market showed significant growth: OpenSea March 2022 sales were $2.5 billion (15x increase from March 2021), with 1.8 million NFTs sold and 450,000 active traders. - Benjamin highlighted that Board Ape holders who collected airdrops (Mutant Apes, ApeCoin) realized returns exceeding $500,000 from initial $200 purchases, demonstrating the power of community and utility.