I want to tell you the ironic story of how this Nigerian Millennial became obsessed with Bitcoin. The year was late 2016, and Nigeria was again suffering another bout of currency devaluation influenced by the 4-yearly election cycles, the politics, and campaigning, which usually leads to monetary debasement. The purchasing power of the Naira was also worsened by a fall in global oil prices, as oil in Nigeria is its most crucial commodity export. There was a period of a rapid rise in the cost of food items, energy, transportation, rent, and all other goods in the market, affecting every…
