2026-01-17 22:42:08

Someone accidentally discarded a hard drive in 2013 that contained 8,000 Bitcoins. Twelve years have passed, and he eventually gave up on the idea of searching for the hard drive. Now, the market value of these 8,000 BTC has skyrocketed to $700 million. From a forgotten storage device to a multi-billion dollar asset—this story may make us rethink the importance of holding and patience in the crypto market.

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RamenStacker

· 3h ago

Wow, this guy must be so heartbroken, losing 700 million dollars just like that.

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SnapshotStriker

· 3h ago

Damn, 700 million just got thrown away like that? I really need to reflect on my own security awareness.

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AirdropHunter

· 3h ago

This guy is really amazing. I didn't realize how painful it was to give up at that moment.

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HodlKumamon

· 3h ago

Oh no, this is the legendary "holding position equals mining," just in reverse... Really, I calculated this guy's opportunity cost, $700 million. If only he could find that hard drive...熊熊 would be completely devastated and lose his mind, sob sob. But you know what, this is actually a perfect illustration of survivor bias in statistics. Don't be brainwashed by this story. The premise of getting rich from holding positions is: choosing the right assets and surviving long enough. Otherwise, most people are just holding "waste paper," please. Actually, instead of regretting that lost hard drive, it's better to start dollar-cost averaging now and build a solid asset allocation model. That’s the real way to survive a bear market. Honestly, he doesn't even know whether to be grateful or to cry...

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