In the early days, bitcoin was a niche tech toy with limited value. Few people predicted that bitcoin would rise to an all time high of $20,000, and even fewer people predicted that bitcoin would disrupt the global financial system.

One of those early believers, however, is now getting the recognition he deserves. As spotted by Redditor MATURBO, a YouTuber named Davincij15 predicted the rise of bitcoin all the way back in 2011.

At that time, bitcoin was sitting at a price of just $1 USD. There were limited software programs that allowed you to access bitcoin, and the protocol was clunky to use for anyone without decent tech skills.

Despite these shortcomings, Davincij15 recognized the potential in bitcoin. Redditor MATURBO dug through the YouTube archives from 2011 and discovered a video where Davincij15 spoke excitedly about the new payment protocol.

In the video, Davincij15 describes how bitcoin was going to permanently change the worlds of internet and finance.

Davincij15 apparently discovered bitcoin after reading an article on the then-two-year-old payment technology. That article contained a link to InstaWallet, allowing readers to send money directly to the article author. Davincij15 was amazed at the ease at which he was able to send the money. He also enthused at the concept of sending money without centralized authorities like PayPal cutting away hefty commissions.

The 3.5 minute video was uploaded to Davincij15’s YouTube channel, which had previously been dedicated to talking about gold and silver.

“I know that you probably don’t want to hear this on my silver channel,” explains Davincij15. “But I have to point out this amazing stuff.” “I went to InstaWallet. It’s a link on the web that allows you to store bitcoin. I was able to copy it, copy his link on my iPad, and paste it into my InstaWallet, and send him money instantly.” “I didn’t have to pull out my credit card. I didn’t have to type in my address, remember my postal code. It was instant, it was fast, there were no middle man taking a cut, a 3% cut or more, of his money that I sent him. It was just smooth and easy.” “I don’t know how you don’t see that this is a new powerful currency that will change the landscape of the internet and probably the rest of the world.”

Today, Davincij15’s words seem basic: we know that it’s easy to send bitcoin online and we know the technology has the potential to disrupt the world. But keep in mind that bitcoin was less than $1 when he was speaking these words, and that few people had heard about the cryptocurrency at the time.

That’s why Davincij15’s words are significant.

This is the Same Guy Who Urged Users to Remove Bitcoin from Mt. Gox

Interestingly, Davincij15’s Nostradamus-like abilities don’t stop there. As spotted by Redditor mazinger-B, this is the same guy who warned people to remove their bitcoin from Mt. Gox.

On June 26, 2013, davincij15 urged users to withdraw bitcoins from Mt. Gox. At the time, nobody really know what was going on with Mt. Gox. However, the exchange – the largest exchange in the world at the time – had recently stopped accepting wire transfers from Citibank.

Davincij15 cited a news article claiming that Citibank was stopping transfers to Mt. Gox. Davincij15 saw this as a sign of the end and urged users to withdraw bitcoins from the exchange.

We know what happened next: Mt. Gox collapsed. Users lost funds. The exchange had been insolvent for months. Various hacks had drained Mt. Gox’s reserves. It was one of the biggest disasters in bitcoin history – and Davincij15 apparently avoided it.

…And the Same Guy Who Urged Users to Sell Bitcoin in December 2017

The prophetic calls continue for Davincij15. In December 2017, Davincij15 was one of a handful of bitcoin users urging investors to book their profits and avoid buying bitcoin at its current price.

You can see his video warning users of the December 2017 bubble here. The video was spotted by seomit on Reddit. It was posted on December 4, 2017.

We all know what happened next: bitcoin’s price peaked at just below $20,000. Anyone who sold in December 2017 was selling bitcoin at the top of the market. Today, bitcoin is sitting at a price of around $3,200.

For those keeping track of Davincij15’s predictions, he’s still making them: last week, Davincij15 claimed that bitcoin will go a lot higher from its current price. Davincij15 has nailed three separate predictions almost perfectly: could he be right this time too?