Cryptocurrencies are getting more and more popular all over the world. Millions of people around the world are trying to buy or sell cryptocurrencies and keep them on the sidelines. Many experts also believe that these cryptocurrencies could be the ‘currency of the future’. In short, it would not be wrong to say that the popularity of these digital assets has skyrocketed in the last few years.
Of course, something so popular reaches children, especially in this world where billions use the internet. A boy named Barnaby Swinburn, who resides in Bristol, England, is among those who are interested in these currencies. According to BristollLive, this boy asked his parents for cryptocurrency as a Christmas present. There is another interesting detail about Swinburn; According to reports, this 12-year-old boy has an IQ of 162 and is smarter than Albert Einstein.
He asked his family for crypto money as a gift
According to BristolLive’s report, Swinburn asked her family for two presents for Christmas. One of them was the mensa IQ test, and the other was crypto money. His family did not offend the 12-year-old boy and fulfilled their wishes. In the test, Swinburn scored one of the highest points, 162, showing that he had an IQ higher than Albert Einstein’s 160. This put him among the 2% high IQ community who got this kind of result on mensa tests.
Swinburn’s mother also said in her statements, “She was constantly monitoring the markets. We gave him an envelope as a gift. In this envelope, there is a document showing that we bought him crypto money.” According to the family’s statements, Swinburn wants to increase his interest in cryptocurrencies and become a programmer in the future. Her mother explains this as follows: “She has already started researching universities. He wants to go to Oxford and become a programmer. ”
Such incidents have happened before. A Brazilian father gifted his newborn daughter 1 Bitcoin (BTC) in 2017. Bitcoin, which was around $ 900 at that time, rose to 60,000 in October, so to speak, it started to make the little girl rich even before she grew up.