The conversation later got private, and below was the concluding part I remember;
Me: Let what you use your coin for judge you sir, Bitcoin is a good investment, and not evil.
Neighbour: Are you really sure???
Me: 99.9999%.
Neighbour: Your living standard shows this could truly be positive. My son and wife have disturbed me on this on several occasions, I am only stubborn about it. I'm in...I will use my son in the US for it, he knows about it, and it is against my work here in Nigeria.
Me: Smiles, I know.
Neighbour: Thanks man...I will start with 1BTC if only you show me proof that you have a sufficient amount in there.
Me: I gat you sir...there is nothing to gain by lying to you. It's your coin, your money and yours to safely keep...I have nothing to gain or lose.
Neighbour: Okay
I couldn't believe it!!! Can you imagine like a play, I was able to convince a whole CBN man to do 1BTC? But I hope he doesn't change his mind. Even if he does, I'm proud to have stood for Bitcoin in such a situation.
I understand that you may see this as a victory for bitcoin, and I hope you took into account that your neighbor whom you convinced to buy 1 bitcoin, which is not a small amount btw, will be looking to make profits from his investments and will hold you responsible if he incurs any loss. And I can’t blame him because judging from your discussion with the man, you give him the impression that bitcoin is a get rich quick scheme.
You aren’t entirely innocent in this case because you refused to tell him the risks. Can your neighbor afford to lose $27,000? He obviously wasn’t thinking, a newbie should not be investing so much, after only a brief conversation. I’m sorry to say but sounds like your neighbor can easily get scammed.