Bitcoiner who tried to trade his way to Alaska has failed, 900 miles from finish
Despite coming up short of his goal, crypto trader Thomas Kralow said the crypto-funded expedition was all about two things: “Bitcoin and happiness.” A Bitcoin proponent’s recent attempt to crypto trade his way from New York to Alaska has come to a sudden and bitter end — some 900 miles from his final destination. Thomas Kralow, a crypto trade r and educator recently set himself the daring task of traveling from one side of the United States to the other funded solely by trading crypto. On Aug. 12, Kralow set out from New York with his assistant Ilya and an initial budget of $5,000 cash. The pair forked out some cash for a dinged-up Mercedes and set up a Starlink antenna on the back of the vehicle — with fast internet being a requirement for quick trade s — leaving them with just $2,500 to trade their way to Alaska. Unfortunately for Kralow, he never made it to his final destination — with his cheap vehicle grinding to a permanent halt in Seattle, just 12 days after starting the j...