You need to give us some context. Why these questions? Who says otherwise?

Honestly, Bitcoin back then was basically an internet science experiment. The supply was tiny, nobody was really trading it, and there werent any real exchanges. You couldnt just click "Buy" on your phone and watch the numbers go up. Most coins lived in the wallets of a handful of nerds - miners and devs. So yeah, sure, it sounds easy in hindsight, but actually pulling it off? Well, not really.