Lea Thompson: Tech worker turned crypto influencer
Seattle-based Lea Thompson first heard about crypto in its early days when she visited a friend who mined the digital currency.
“I would go to his apartment and see all these computer rigs up and think, ‘What is this weird nerd thing you’re doing?’ “
It wasn’t until 2017 that she got hooked on the world of blockchain. Though she had a sales job in the tech industry, Thompson never felt like she earned enough money, so she worked a few “side hustles.”
One gig involved blogging for a platform that paid her in cryptocurrency.
“I started meeting more and more people that were working in the industry, and seeing their excitement for the potential this industry had just really inspired me.”
Thompson also began investing, putting $500 to $1,000 a month into Bitcoin and Ethereum buys, gradually building wealth and nearly 200,000 social media followers.
She declined to say how much her stake is worth today, but Bitcoin has quadrupled in value since the time she acquired most of her holdings.
Her profits were enough for Thompson to quit her tech job and become a full-time crypto content creator. Under the moniker Girl Gone Crypto, she now puts out “edu-tainment” videos about cryptocurrency and the blockchain.
“I felt a lot more confident leaving my secure day job to spend my energy in a way that feels really limitless right now,” she said.
“Crypto has totally changed my life. “It’s been really nice to settle into being able to afford luxury things, like even just a weekly massage.”