You have probably heard about these regret stories in crypto, but Davinci Jeremie’s story is particularly interesting. This Chilean creator did something quite brave in May 2013: he told his YouTube subscribers to buy just $1 worth of Bitcoin, at a time when BTC was worth around $116.75.

Most people didn’t listen. It’s crazy when you think about it in hindsight.

Davinci Jeremie wrote at the time: for the price of a lottery ticket, you could hold Bitcoin for a decade and potentially become a millionaire. He even reassured his followers by saying that the worst that could happen was losing $1. But looking at what actually happened, in 2021 a Bitcoin reached $61,000. Now in 2026, we’re around $67,600. You see where I’m going with this.

In his video, Davinci Jeremie explained that Bitcoin was a digital currency allowing you to send or receive money over the Internet without an intermediary. He also talked about technical analysis and how he made money trading BTC. It was far from being classic financial advice, just an observation of what could happen.

The comments under Davinci Jeremie’s posts were hilarious. Someone joked asking if there was a story about those who bought Bitcoin at $64,000. Another admitted that he used to watch this guy on YouTube back then and almost bought 2,600 bitcoins for just 10 pounds. Imagine that.

What’s interesting is how this logic applies to other projects. If you had invested $200 in Dogecoin at $0.58, you would have about 3,391 DOGE. Today, DOGE is trading around $0.09, so the hypothetical gains calculations are different, but it shows how small investments over several years can change perspective.

Davinci Jeremie’s message was ultimately simple: stop living in fear, explore opportunities. He said he didn’t want people to come back ten years later regretting not listening to him. It’s a feeling often found in the crypto community, this tension between caution and long-term opportunities.

Davinci Jeremie’s story reminds us that sometimes the biggest opportunities seem ridiculous when we first encounter them. Everyone looks at historical prices and says “I should have,” but few people really have the courage to act when the moment comes.