Child prodigy with 162 IQ wants cryptocurrency for Christmas and gets it


The wish to own cryptocurrencies this Christmas came true for a 12-year-old schoolboy with an intelligence quotient (IQ) higher than Albert Einstein.

Barnaby Swinburn, a resident of Bristol, England, had ordered two Christmas gifts, a Mensa test to test his IQ, and a cryptocurrency portfolio. According According to BristolLive, Swinburn scored the highest possible score of 162 on the test, beating Einstien's IQ of 160. As a result, the schoolboy became a member of the High IQ Society, which takes the top 2% of students. Highest scores from Mensa.

Speaking about cryptocurrencies, Swinburn's mother, Ghislaine, said:

โ€œHe has been watching the markets. You will receive an envelope with money for Christmas that you will convert into cryptocurrency. "

However, the Swinburn family has not yet revealed the monetary amount and cryptocurrencies that have been purchased this Christmas.

In tune with his interest in cryptocurrencies, Swinburn wants to grow up to become a programmer. "He's already studying college courses and wants to go to Oxford," added Ghislaine.

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A Brazilian father gave his newborn daughter 1 Bitcoin (BTC) in 2017, when it was priced at about $ 915.80. Fast forward four years, the young woman witnessed a return of more than 6,500% when BTC surpassed $ 60,000 on October 17.

The father, Joรฃo Canhada, who is also the founder of a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Foxbit, later realized that 2017 was the last chance for him to buy Bitcoin for less than $ 1000:

โ€œAs soon as my daughter was born, in 2017, I bought her 1 Bitcoin, not just as a gift, but as a way to invest in this new economy. At that time, BTC cost 5,000 Brazilian reais. "