My name is Nik.

I run a calm, long-term education community where I help people understand digital assets through the lens of sensible, long-term investing.

All without the hype, noise and stress usually associated with investing — especially crypto.

I don’t sell trading signals (most people fail at trading).

I don’t promise returns (you should probably run a mile from anyone talking about specific price targets).

I simply help people learn about Bitcoin (and crypto) investing in a clear, safe, structured way, so they have the tools to build a secure future for themselves and their family.

How I got here…

• Late 90s: Left school at 16 with no idea what I wanted to do. Got a job in a factory.

• 1999: Bought my first shares on the stock market. They went up a lot. Assumed I was a genius. It was actually the dot-com bubble — something I knew nothing about.

• 2001: After years of (very) odd jobs, decided to go to night school and get some A-levels. Fell in love with economics.

• 2004: Failed a year at night school, tried again, and eventually got into Liverpool University to study Financial Economics.

• 2007: Graduated with an upper second, slap bang into the start of the global financial crisis. Moved to London and got a job analysing market data for traders, brokers and investment managers.

• 2011: Lost my job on a high-yield bond desk during the European debt crisis.

• 2014: First discovered Bitcoin. Initially attracted by huge potential returns and the desire to support my wife and start a family.

• 2018: My traditional markets career started to gain momentum. Began specialising in the financial sector itself.

• 2018: Sold most my Bitcoin after a huge bull run. Thought I was a genius (again). Had learnt a lot studying it, but failed to appreciate what a big mistake I’d just made.

• 2019: Spent far too much money on holidays and watches. Used what was left to refocus on stock market investing.

• 2020: My stock picking did well, but perhaps more importantly, friends and colleagues kept coming to me for help with Bitcoin. I became ‘the Bitcoin bloke’ at work and in my network, teaching people how to invest and avoid common mistakes.

• 2021: Tried using my Investment Banking bonus to start several businesses outside my main career. Failed at all of them. Learned a lot about resilience.

• 2022: Moved to a larger Investment Bank and switched focus from equity research to equity sales. Learned a huge amount about investor psychology from hedge funds, wealth managers and long-term pension funds.

• 2024: Left Investment Banking and London behind to pursue my ‘own thing.’ Wasn’t totally sure what it would be.

• 2025: Finally realised the obvious: the crossover between my passion and my expertise was Bitcoin and crypto. The big idea clicked — bridging the old and new worlds.

• On one side: the sensible, risk-managed, long-term investing discipline I’d built my whole career on.

  On the other: a high-potential new asset class, full of noise, confusion and volatility.

  Helping people combine the two gives them the best of both worlds.

Looking back, I recall a constant feeling of wanting to move forward, but at the same time having no idea if I was going in the right direction or whether any of my efforts would even work out.

That’s why today I’m driven by one thing:

Helping you feel clear, confident and supported — especially when you’re trying to do something you’ve never done before.