![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQJun9xyrjwb6eWNKUCZiM9qLPM6XGUCXRa83144xz3yR/image.png) ## It's True Crypto Faucets were all the rage. When I started blogging, faucets were all the rage - at least to me. Even though I was new and excited about earning crypto and I had belief it could be worth something I too had the feeling that I was already too late. I used to track my weekly stats, and it was a ton of work to track all my claims and earnings. Here is the last post I could find before I gave up due the time it took just to compile the data. https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@senstless/is-it-too-late-to-use-crypto-faucets-week-25-analysis-getting-deeper-in-the-numbers I think looking at the faucets I was using [Freebitco.in](https://freebitco.in/?r=9157282) is the only one still operating. Crazy times. I eventually mostly gave up - the amount of time spent claiming would have been better off creating better content anyways and it was drain to claim that often manually. ## How the money is actually made. It also dawned on me, that the only way to make money with faucets is to just hammer your referral link everywhere and build a network of people earning you that 50% referral all day. Outside of that, or actually hitting the jackpot it felt unlikely to make many real gains. That or claim it, and have the faith 3 years later, you can get 50x on all your coins, that works too, but I didnt do that well. # The Big Win, I remember the day I logged in [Freebitco.in](https://freebitco.in/?r=9157282) to claim or gamble a bit in 2019, and I had a massive amount of Satoshi sitting there. Clearly it wasn't me, and I didn't win the lottery give away because I stopped getting tickets for it. So what happened? ### Random Whale Used My Link? Someone had read an old article, used the link and then decided to go bonkers playing Hi/Lo.... and I get the benefit. At the time they had earned me amount $100 - and got me to the point where I started to earn that 4% interest on my satoshi, so I let it ride. I also started to claim a bit more, and decided to never, ever, play Hi/Low again, ## Personal Stats. ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVmL6BeTT8JLCgfcqFDz2UG7mCDpNzwbqr87cZf2QBRts/image.png) Yup - High Lo is not kind to me. When I stopped playing I had actually lost more than I won on free rolls due to bonuses and referrals. It was painful!
BOOM! THANKS RANDOM INTERNET BTC WHALE! ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSxHzXLTtpfjm2wB3LfTDQZ2mSBAHp4Nejs6TcyrFK1gC/image.png) ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPoeQF9RPn6GbhJqZQnqRWMHaneznKsWKWfd7V6zkzWzH/image.png) ## Owning my Keys After realizing it was actually worth around $800 into todays prices, I decided to give up my 164 daily Satoshi Interest and move it a wallet that I owned the keys. Now I got just a bit more BTC to HODL. ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc4yiZfZ9cXrWcqnx5UMqF3qiq8NAnozqJr5ZZyw6n6fh/image.png) ## Hoping the Whale Returns. Honestly, I would love it if they returned and played the crap out of High Lo some more, that was a real boost for me and I just want to say thanks Rando Whale