I was studying cryptocurrencies before there was a Bitcoin, and I knew about it when first hearing about it during the bailout crisis. I heard again during the Occupy Wallstreet. I would be one of those early adopters except I got side tracked not thinking it would recover so fast from $2.
Sad that you didn't jump in
Still I think you were NOT part of the early Creators or the early elite
You were outside
That made a big difference