A Bitcoin (BTC) supporter’s recent attempt to trade the cryptocurrency from New York to Alaska came to an abrupt and painful end – some 900 miles from his final destination.
Cryptocurrency trader and educator Thomas Kralow recently set himself the daring task of traveling from one side of the United States to the other, funded entirely by cryptocurrency trading.
On August 12, Claro and his assistant Ilya set out from New York with a preliminary budget of $5,000 in cash.
The two spent some cash on a beat-up Mercedes and installed a Starlink antenna on the back of the car—fast internet was required for fast transactions—so they had only $2,500 left to trade for a trip to Alaska.
Unfortunately for Claro, he never reached his final destination—his fuel-starved car ended up permanently parked in Seattle, just 12 days after setting off.
In an interview with Cointelegraph, Claro shared some details of the trip that were not included in his six-part YouTube series, in which he chronicles the day-to-day happenings on his crypto voyage.
Claro said that while the trip was filled with “extremely scary” thunderstorms, wildfires, car breakdowns, theft and ever-changing scenery in a foreign country on a shoestring budget, the biggest challenge of the entire journey was actually the transaction itself.
“Our initial trading deposit was about $2,500 and our daily expenses were about $300, which meant we had to earn 12 to 14 percent per day,” he said.
“Anyone who goes into finance would think this is just suicide, and it is. I was very open from the beginning and I just said, ‘Listen, if I blow the book, it’s over.'”
Even though the odds are stacked against him, Claro explains that it doesn’t matter, this is a potential suicide mission. While he admitted that some of the motivation behind this journey was to grow his social media following, he said he only wanted his viewers to take away two things:
“It’s all about happiness and Bitcoin.”
“In these videos, I just want to show how important it is to live a fulfilling and grateful life and share knowledge about the most incredible industry and asset, namely Bitcoin and blockchain.”
Claro, who often flaunts his wealth on various social media channels, described the journey as a “humbling” experience, saying it helped him return to his roots and reminded him of being in a country far away. The experience of growing up in a family back home. rich.
“I just want to be in balance with the world and get back to where I came from and enjoy it again.”
Notably, Claro said the most surprising part of the entire adventure was the level of crypto literacy that exists in completely unexpected parts of the United States.
“I met this welder in Louisiana and we had a really great conversation about the American South and Bitcoin. He drove a truck, chewed tobacco, spit, and he knew so much about Bitcoin that I was blown away. Shock.”
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This contrasts with Claro’s experience in tech-rich areas of the United States, such as Silicon Valley, where he said he hoped to gain more knowledge about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency concepts.
“Then we met this other guy who was typically smart and well-dressed in California, but he didn’t know anything about cryptocurrencies or Bitcoin. We were talking about our trip and he just asked us, ‘Oh, Bitcoin What exactly is a coin?'”
After her trip, Claro’s next task was to submit a request to Guinness World Records.
our #bitcoin World record application is in progress pic.twitter.com/5dW2yN0QFf
— Thomas Kralow (@TKralow) September 26, 2023
“A lot of people drive from anywhere to anywhere, but I’m pretty sure no one has ever driven more than 5,000 miles while surviving solely on income from trading Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies.”
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