Eric Hackney in Florida on May 17.
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$ASS Coin Billionaire: Tales From the Fringe of the Crypto Craze
Meet the thrill-seeking traders who are prowling for profits in the wildest corners of the market — all in search of the next big coin.
The Bud Light Mango Mai Tais were beginning to take hold when Eric Hackney — 38, unemployed and ticked off by watching other people get rich — figured, What the hell? and laid $500 on some crazy-sounding thing called ASS Coin.
“Screw it. Let’s go. Let’s see what happens,’’ Hackney thought.