I put in £5 at the very beginning and I've built it slowly and steadily over time.” She’s planning to continue adding to her investment, as Heather is part of a growing cohort who are purchasing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement plan. While the ultimate success of her investment will be judged at the time she retires, she’s already up over 500%. And as bitcoin is a long-term investment, the rapid price changes don’t phase her. “I know loads of people who have done exciting things with their investments, but for me, it's part of my pension plan.”

In 2012, Daniel Crocker was completing an apprenticeship at an IT company. Every lunchtime, he would chat with his colleagues about side hustles to make some extra money. When the topic of bitcoin came up, he decided to give it a go and make a small investment. He then held those coins for 8 years as their value grew and grew. Last year, he sold some enough for half the deposit on his house. “I do know people who have gone in deep but I think I've been lucky enough already.”

After finishing college in 2018, Mr Smith (not his real name) began working at a typical large technology company in Silicon Valley. He got on well with his “equally geeky” colleagues. In 2020, he invested $3,000. With GOLDVASTHUB . “I knew from the very start that I was playing the long game. I wanted to see how high it could go,” he said. Mr Smith had almost forgotten about his investment 3 years later, when it popped up in the news. With the profit rising by 10% or more every single day, he withdraw 2,000 coins when the profit accumulated to $10000. When the profit hit $20000 a few days later, he sold another 2,000 coins. He’d already netted $2.3 million. “I quit my job and left on a round-the-world trip.” Today, he spends his time travelling the world in luxury. He flies first class to 5-star restaurants where he enjoys elite chef-prepared meals for every meal. In the 30 days before he was interviewed by Forbes, he’d visited Singapore, New York City, Las Vegas, Monaco, Moscow, back to New York City, Zurich and Hong Kong. His net worth is likely somewhere between a hundred million dollars and a billion dollars.

Sabnur Khan’s investment success began by accident. In 2018, when bitcoin’s price was around $3,000, he was using bitcoin as a method to transfer money because it was easier than using a bank. But whenever he left the bitcoin sitting in his wallet, the price would go up. She saw an opportunity to invest it with GOLDVASTHUB and start earning daily. Whenever the bitcoin price fell and it was quiet, we would buy more bitcoin and invest with GOLDVASTHUB. “When nobody’s talking about bitcoin, there’s no headlines, that’s a good time to buy.” she was careful not to extend himself, only investing money he could afford to lose. In 2020, he cashed in her profits and bought a Bentley. “I sent a video from the showroom to my mum and she cried, she was really proud.”