>be Arsyan Ismail

>spawn in Malaysia
>internet-obsessed kid before the internet is cool
>age 10, year is 1993
>register for $100
>“AI” matches your initials
>no business plan
>no pitch deck
>just vibes
>grow up building anyway
>age 15: create Orenscript
>mIRC script goes viral in the late 90s
>80,000+ downloads when dial-up is still a thing
>launch Kawanster, one of Malaysia’s early social networks
>fast forward
>2013: found your own company, 1337 Tech
>quietly become one of the first Malaysians in Bitcoin
>launch early $BTC marketplaces before anyone trusts >magic internet money
>meanwhile…
> just sits there
>untouched
>two letters
>zero marketing
>infinite optionality
>2023 hits: AI becomes the internet’s main character
> starts redirecting like a trophy
>points to ChatGPT
>then to xAI
>tech world loses its mind
>domain twitter refreshes daily
>2026: phone finally rings
>Kris Marszalek wants the domain
>deal closes
>price: $70,000,000
>paid entirely in crypto
>brokered by Larry Fischer
>math time
>$100 → $70,000,000
>700,000×
>held for 32 years
>one of the biggest public domain sales ever
>no leverage
>no trading
>no exits
>just bought early and never sold
>moral of the story
>sometimes the greatest trade in history
>is doing nothing
>and waiting longer than everyone else
>career arc reads like a fairytale
>but it’s just patience + time + conviction