Terrance Leonard: Navy man with a dream home
Terrance Leonard first dabbled in cryptocurrency in 2013 while working as a software engineer. It didn’t go well.
“I’m a huge nerd, so it was something that was interesting to me,” the 32-year-old graduate of the Naval Academy told The Post. “But it was so difficult back then. It was like the Wild West. There wasn’t a lot of information, and I worried I would lose all my money.”
So Leonard pulled back from the industry until 2019, when a crypto-enthusiast coworker explained the ins and outs of the market over lunch. That’s when he decided to get back in with a $2,000 buy.
Since then, he has invested tens of thousands of dollars, primarily in Ethereum and some smaller coins like Unibright, and his stake has reached a cool million.
It’s putting me on a path towards financial freedom,” Ellis said.
He recently cashed in some of his coins for a down payment on a four-bedroom home in Washington, D.C. His new digs feature a detached garage and extra yard space for his dog, Roman. Leonard, who lives on his own, plans to retire from full time work this year.
“Younger me would just be crazy excited — ecstatic even — to see where I am now,” he said.
“I was a geeky, nerdy kid who was into computers, and to be able to leverage those skills to build wealth has been amazing.”
