College dropouts who weathered crypto’s crash see promise ahead

Bitcoin has more than doubled this year, though the rally has stalled as the token’s price moves closer to the US$40,000 (RM187,380) level. — Reuters

When Carson Case, a computer science major, dropped out of the University of Nevada, Reno to pursue a crypto career in 2020, he didn’t have much of a plan. The then-sophomore just knew he didn’t want to waste any more time in college.

He found success as a freelancer using Solidity, a programming language for creating "smart” blockchain contracts, and made about US$300,000 (RM1.4mil) in two years.