In the space of a few short years, former high-school dropout cashier from Sweden Carl \u201cThe Moon\u201d Runefelt has been transformed into a top crypto influencer who shares videos of his life of private jets, supercars and million-dollar watches that inspire his followers and annoy his critics.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Drawing from quantum physics, he has an explanation for his unlikely success \u2014 the universe isn\u2019t real but is merely a construction of our minds in which we are able to rearrange reality to match our wildest dreams. Despite critics and controversy, Runefelt continues on a mission to inspire his followers to live their dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy parents told me that I should stop this bullshit. They said it was shady,\u201d Runefelt recalls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Runefelt, 27, came across Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in 2018 while researching ways to make money to climb out of his lowly job as a cashier. He was quickly captivated, seeing large price swings and the fact that coins that had recently peaked at $20,000 were bought for mere dollars only a few years earlier. This path seemed promising, and he committed himself to learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Runefelt already had a YouTube channel, and very much like Gajesh Naik, the <\/span>13-year-old star of a previous Journeys<\/span> article, he soon began making videos to explain the things he had learned, with a <\/span>tutorial<\/span> on CoinMarketCap\u2019s site being among his first. People loved watching his videos, Runefelt says, and his fan base grew quickly. Soon enough, sponsors came knocking.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you teach, you push yourself to learn. So, I started making videos, and my my channel grew very, very fast in the beginning, getting 1,000s of views per video.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n First, the money started to trickle in via sponsorships and affiliate deals, where Runefelt would earn money whenever his viewers clicked a link or created an account on a certain crypto exchange or service. Though his parents were initially very worried, imploring him to finish his education or \u201cget a real job\u201d instead of sitting at the computer all day, their tune changed when Runefelt began making several thousands of dollars a month \u201cjust doing YouTube and crypto\u201d \u2014 far more than he earned at the supermarket, a job he quit some months later in November 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Awesome to hear @TheMoonCarl<\/a> share his crypto journey from cashier in Sweden to entrepreneur and top influencer and at his Dubai office @CointelegraphZN<\/a> @Cointelegraph<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eYJbzlGjpT<\/a><\/p>\nLaw of attraction<\/h4>\n
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