Edward Anthony doesn’t work a 9–5. He works a 6–whenever-the-job-finishes. By day, he’s in the oil and gas trenches — literally. It’s the kind of job that leaves you covered in sweat, dust, and “oga abeg make we rest small.” But it pays the bills. Once the boots come off and the noise dies down, the charts come on. That’s when Edward switches gears — from oil rigs to candlesticks.
From worksite banter to Telegram groups and YouTube breakdowns. He’s not your typical crypto bro. No laptops on the beach. No Lambo dreams. Just a hardworking guy, trying to stack quietly for the future. But don’t get it twisted — Edward’s journey into crypto wasn’t smooth. In fact, it started with wahala.
Back in 2016, he was neck-deep in multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes — Billion Coin, Gold Coin… every coin except the ones that actually worked. “I just dey try my luck,” he laughs now. “But those ones na pure scam.”
Then came 2019 and a fresh kind of madness. He joined a group trying to launch their own coin: TACC (whatever that stood for, only Edward and his team knew). It wasn’t exactly Ethereum, but it was something. And through that hustle, he stumbled on Quidax. He needed an exchange to trade TACC, and a friend pointed him in the right direction. So he signed up, tested the waters with a little cash, and before long… Edward was hooked.
He wasn’t trading every day because oil and gas no dey allow that kind of lifestyle. But he held. He watched. He learned. The TACC project? It moved like a snail with a sprained ankle. Took six years just to launch and still didn’t take off the way they’d hoped. But by that time, Edward had already gone deeper into crypto on his own. He was doing swaps, tracking trends, and holding coins with names that sounded like cartoon characters.
Then, in 2021… something wild happened.He bought Shiba Inu (SHIB). Just ₦1,000. For fun. For the culture. No big strategy. Later, he added another ₦30,000. And when the coin pumped in October, Edward made a bit of money, but he didn’t sell everything.
Today? He still has over 10 million SHIB tokens sitting quietly across some exchanges. No shaking. No panic.Of course, it hasn’t all been sweet. One word: Floki. He had millions of it. Sold early. Then it pumped. He watched the charts rise like a helicopter while he held nothing but regret.
“That one pain me,” he says. “But na crypto. You go win some, you go learn from the rest.” Unlike those glued to their phones 24/7, Edward doesn’t do daily trades. He’s not chasing every pump. His vibe? “Buy and wait.” His goal? Not balling today, but retiring tomorrow.
Crypto, for Edward, is Plan B. His pension plan. His backup parachute. People used to laugh, especially when the TACC coin refused to launch. His colleagues would joke, “This your crypto, e still dey?” But Edward stayed focused. He’d studied people like CZ — the founder of Binance — who sold his house to buy Bitcoin. They mocked him too. Now? Billionaire.
These days, Edward teaches others, but not the “click my link and make millions” kind of teaching. He breaks it down for real: the risk, the patience, the long game. “This thing no be jackpot machine,” he says. “Market go up, market go down, but if you hold am well, you go smile.”
He still likes meme coins — Pepe Coin (PEPE), Baby Doge Coin (BABYDOGE), Floki (yes, again), and of course, SHIB. He’s also watching smarter plays: Near Protocol (NEAR), Internet Computer (ICP), Render (RENDER)… coins with the space to grow. No more FOMO decisions. Just calculations. When he’s not watching charts? Edward’s blasting foreign music or reading self-help books (growth mindset only). So what’s his advice for anyone starting out?
“No rush. Learn. Understand wetin you dey do. Even ₦1,000 fit change your life if you play am well.”
Crypto, to Edward, isn’t about overnight wins. It’s about quiet confidence. Small moves. Big plans. One coin at a time.
Note: This interview has been edited lightly for clarity and flow.
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