This week, I ran across one of the coolest posts I've seen in a while – Jason Marquez, who says he's “just a truck driver who likes to listen to Michael Saylor on YouTube,” he revealed that he has benefited greatly from listening to the advice of the Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy.
According to Marquez, he invested heavily in Saylor Bitcoin's bold bet, and now holds $866,000 worth of MSTR stock, at an average cost of $46 per share – a profit of over $750,000.
I'm just a Truck Driver who likes to listen @saylor videos on YouTube while I drive. $MSTR pic.twitter.com/A8DwclhUNx
– Jason Marquez (@jasnmrquez) January 3, 2025
After overseeing the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX in 2022, Marquez saying he got scared out of the market and “went all in on Saylor” because he thought it was the safest bet. This was not the first time that Marquez saw money in crypto disappearing, and yes said that he was hacked in 2018. After that, he did not feel safe holding any crypto, including bitcoin.
This is the reality for many people in trying to navigate this Wild West business. Losing money in hacks and exchange scams is not fun, and it can easily turn people away from wanting to buy bitcoin and keep it for themselves. I can totally see why Marquez would prefer to invest in stocks that are heavily accumulating bitcoin after seeing these hacks.
Fortunately, after being more comfortable in this place, Marquez saying he feels he has enough MSTR and his next move is to DCA into bitcoin. I recommend it because it's the smart move to make because owning your bitcoin keys in cold storage is the best thing to have in the end, since all fiat transfers to $0 the face of bitcoin over time.
Regardless, at this point, Marquez is going to be a millionaire from this one stock trade alone, and he's in a good financial position because of it. He put in the work to learn about Bitcoin and the potential of MicroStrategy's BTC accumulation plan, implemented an action plan, took his hard-earned money to invest in the stock, and made a huge profit.
Update on my post from yesterday. Up more $ today than I make in a year Truck Driving. pic.twitter.com/vkme600mCI
– Jason Marquez (@jasnmrquez) January 3, 2025
This is a legendary bear market story to be told for years to come. It reminds us of the story of when an American HODL sold his car to buy more bitcoin, riding a moped until bitcoin went higher.
As for me, I refused to fix my car. I would jimmy on and off with a screw driver, just so I could stack cheap bitcoin and repair the vehicle later at a higher bitcoin price. Marquez's story is another amazing example of an everyday person taking advantage of the opportunities in Bitcoin and translating that into a major life upgrade. His trade earned him more money in one day than he makes in a year driving a truck. Think about that.
Thank you sir, well done. And good luck to you now collecting bitcoin!
Update on my post from yesterday. Up more $ today than I make in a year Truck Driving. pic.twitter.com/vkme600mCI
– Jason Marquez (@jasnmrquez) January 3, 2025
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