Topic: User got access to their 127 BTC after 9 years - page 2. (Read 588 times)
He's really lucky. If he found his private key a few years ago, he wouldn't have had huge sums of money. His life has changed after one night, congratulating the lucky guy and congratulating the bitcoin holders.
Really a very lucky person, I'm sure many are envious of what that person got. 127 BTC is a lot, in my country it only takes 2 BTC to secure
the future. I don't know what the 127 BTC he has will be used for, I hope it can be used wisely. I am sure that this person is currently busy
planning to spend his Bitcoin. If I fantasize about getting 127 BTC, the first thing I do is pay off the debt and after that buy some things that
I really want.
the future. I don't know what the 127 BTC he has will be used for, I hope it can be used wisely. I am sure that this person is currently busy
planning to spend his Bitcoin. If I fantasize about getting 127 BTC, the first thing I do is pay off the debt and after that buy some things that
I really want.
the dude suddenly became a millionaire I'd love to see an interview about him. I am really glad for him. reading in the previous page that he sold all his coins I wonder if he will ever invest on bitcoin again.
Unbelievable, simply unbelievable! What a great load of luck this guy had finding lost private keys from the past with a fortune in them. If he's smart enough he can also claim the corresponding shitcoins (bch, bsv.....) and go for a full Jackpot!
For some, life can be really surprising!
Maybe the owner of that 127 Bitcoins sold it all and invested in stocks so I think retrieving those shitcoins and convert it all into Bitcoin would be a future proof too but that 127BTC is shocking. He is still lucky enough he forgot those private keys for a long time and woke up from a coma of a million dollar worth of Bitcoins just recently that's pure luck. For some, life can be really surprising!
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Story is great but the ending is sad.
It just an accident. I do not think the user has any emotion for bitcoin but for fiat money. He cashed out all his coins and now looking to invest in low risk channel.
It just an accident. I do not think the user has any emotion for bitcoin but for fiat money. He cashed out all his coins and now looking to invest in low risk channel.
maybe his sales influenced sell-off, 127 BTC is a solid amount for sale
I hope he finds bitcoin as a safe investment and realize the true potential of it.Have to say, am a little envious, but hey, if you got in that early, you deserve it.
I do not see any difference between him and a guy who would win Euro million. He is just lucky. 
What conclusion should we draw from this story? Had he not forgotten about the existence of private keys, he would have sold his bitcoins far earlier and wouldn't have become that famous. That is an instructive story for current bitcoin pseudohodlers waiting to sell their bitcoin once it reaches some cool-looking round number. The key to successful holding for some is to completely forget what you are actually holding. That will prevent you from the temptation to sell when in panic or feel kind of greedy.
Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance is bliss.
So nine years after losing that BTC, he's still not done with school? What'd he do in between? And more importantly, why'd he wait til Dec 2020? 2017 ATH wasn't good enough for him to try retrieve over a million dollars?
Have to say, am a little envious, but hey, if you got in that early, you deserve it.
Too bad I'm too good at keeping my private keys =p
Have to say, am a little envious, but hey, if you got in that early, you deserve it.
Too bad I'm too good at keeping my private keys =p
And how is this good for you and me and everyone else holding bitcoins?
If those coins would be hols would mean every bitcoin left would be more valuable, look what happened, he dumped 100 of them,$4 million which could have been used to buy current mined coins went to cover those.
Do you think somebody else finding 5000BTC and selling them would be also good for bitcoin and for all of us?
My opinion on this is that its not suitable for long term growth to think that everyone with 100s and 1000s should hold so rest of us gain value. I would much more prefer the topmost wallets to regularly sell-off their BTC, keeping the price low and ensuring that the wealth generated through bitcoin has a higher chance of being spread about than remaining consolidated amongst few individuals/ exchanges and companies.If those coins would be hols would mean every bitcoin left would be more valuable, look what happened, he dumped 100 of them,$4 million which could have been used to buy current mined coins went to cover those.
Do you think somebody else finding 5000BTC and selling them would be also good for bitcoin and for all of us?
According to that logic, I do think that someone finding 5000 BTC and selling them all off would be good for bitcoin and for rest of us.
No matter what I hope though. the truth is that those with 100s and 1000s of BTC are smarter than me. They are HODLing and will continue to. The allure of being in the league of wealthy, rich elite is too enduring.
Holy smokes! Good for him! $34k x 127 BTCs. He’s now God damn rich man! It’s worth not giving up his private keys after 9 long years. Now he can finally enjoy in becoming a rich guy. Maybe he would buy a Lambo lol.
Over 4 million buckeroos. He can retire, as well as his future generations. Damn!
But to think about it, he fucked up because people are gonna dig the hell out of his info or whatever he posted.
One of the Reddit users regained access to a wallet with 127 BTC that was lost several years ago. This is stated in the message in the r/Bitcoin subreddit.
The author of the post under the nickname BitcoinHolderThankU earned bitcoins in 2011-2012 by watching videos and completing tasks, but lost the private keys to the wallet. He restored access only in December 2020.
Quote from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ku0gzz/i_found_the_private_keys_to_my_127_bitcoins_i/
I found the private keys to my 127 Bitcoins I lost 8-9 years ago. I’m at a loss for words. [UPDATE!]
First and foremost, wow; I did not expect my story to blow up as much as it did. I was shocked to wake up this morning to see that The DailyHodl published a feature covering what had happened. Over the past 24 hours, I’ve gotten dozens of DM’s of people asking me questions, requesting interviews, and most importantly—wanting clarification. If you don’t know what the heck I’m even talking about, feel free to look at my account’s recent post history.
First and foremost, wow; I did not expect my story to blow up as much as it did. I was shocked to wake up this morning to see that The DailyHodl published a feature covering what had happened. Over the past 24 hours, I’ve gotten dozens of DM’s of people asking me questions, requesting interviews, and most importantly—wanting clarification. If you don’t know what the heck I’m even talking about, feel free to look at my account’s recent post history.
The author of the post under the nickname BitcoinHolderThankU earned bitcoins in 2011-2012 by watching videos and completing tasks, but lost the private keys to the wallet. He restored access only in December 2020.
Holy smokes! Good for him! $34k x 127 BTCs. He’s now God damn rich man! It’s worth not giving up his private keys after 9 long years. Now he can finally enjoy in becoming a rich guy. Maybe he would buy a Lambo lol.
I didnt realise it but they actually sold them all!
...and is thinking of investing in the S&P500, im shocked, it seems they dont have faith in Bitcoin for the future.
Well, I suppose he's trying to invest in stuff he knows about. It isn't clear whether the dude is actively engaged with crypto (to me that is), but I suppose he doesn't really want to enter the market for know, that or he's expecting a correction sooner or later, so he might invest later on instead of now. Honestly, anyone in his place would've probably lost his mind, but well glad that everything worked out so far and the person is trying to spend things wisely. ...and is thinking of investing in the S&P500, im shocked, it seems they dont have faith in Bitcoin for the future.
Congratulations to him, and for anyone else, might want to check your old wallets, you never know.
I didnt realise it but they actually sold them all!
...and is thinking of investing in the S&P500, im shocked, it seems they dont have faith in Bitcoin for the future.
...and is thinking of investing in the S&P500, im shocked, it seems they dont have faith in Bitcoin for the future.
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My thoughts are to probably put most of it in the S&P 500 until I’m at least done with school. I don’t want to end up like one of those people who win the lottery and blow it all in a matter of months/years.
And in just a matter of hours, it tuned out from a successful story about bitcoin to let's not talk about.
Him dumping everything and then thinking of investing in the stock market is hardly something a true "bitcoinholder" would do.
Well, at least he didn't buy XRP.
All's well that ends well. At least his bitcoins are not going to be another lost statistics as we all know that there are thousands of bitcoin that have been lost into oblivion, making bitcoin more scarce.
And how is this good for you and me and everyone else holding bitcoins?
If those coins would be hols would mean every bitcoin left would be more valuable, look what happened, he dumped 100 of them,$4 million which could have been used to buy current mined coins went to cover those.
Do you think somebody else finding 5000BTC and selling them would be also good for bitcoin and for all of us?
Unbelievable, simply unbelievable! What a great load of luck this guy had finding lost private keys from the past with a fortune in them. If he's smart enough he can also claim the corresponding shitcoins (bch, bsv.....) and go for a full Jackpot!
For some, life can be really surprising!
For some, life can be really surprising!
This feels awesome when you finally find this amount of bitcoin while you couldn't get access to it for years. His huge amount of bitcoin can make anyone rich. However, turning this amount of bitcoins into cash won't be easy I guess. Turning 4.4m bucks into cash will attract anyone including the government. Depending of the place he lives he will need to pay too much tax for the exchange unless he use decentralized exchanges. I would exchange only a few amount of the bitcoins per month.
All's well that ends well. At least his bitcoins are not going to be another lost statistics as we all know that there are thousands of bitcoin that have been lost into oblivion, making bitcoin more scarce.
We should say one of the luckiest in the bitcoin world right now, as we are in a bull run and with that amount, he will be set for life, take for being a early bag holder and believer of this technology.
We should say one of the luckiest in the bitcoin world right now, as we are in a bull run and with that amount, he will be set for life, take for being a early bag holder and believer of this technology.
One of the Reddit users regained access to a wallet with 127 BTC that was lost several years ago. This is stated in the message in the r/Bitcoin subreddit.
The author of the post under the nickname BitcoinHolderThankU earned bitcoins in 2011-2012 by watching videos and completing tasks, but lost the private keys to the wallet. He restored access only in December 2020.
When he did those tasks to get Bitcoin maybe he did not have any idea that those Bitcoins will be valued over 41k. It is very great news for him and the Bitcoiners. Probably he was too upset during the 2017 bull-run but now he has reasons to be happy as a holder of 127 BTC- approx- 5 million dollars. It is interesting that what will he do with all those Bitcoins. The author of the post under the nickname BitcoinHolderThankU earned bitcoins in 2011-2012 by watching videos and completing tasks, but lost the private keys to the wallet. He restored access only in December 2020.
What a huge amount and what a lucky guy! I'm sure he was speechless after figuring out his private key 'cause if I were him, I would totally be loss of words.
And regarding his statement, that's so humble of him just being simple and not thinking about buying a new car or a new house or any type of luxurious things. Not many people would do that if they were to have that huge amount. I'm just happy for him.
And regarding his statement, that's so humble of him just being simple and not thinking about buying a new car or a new house or any type of luxurious things. Not many people would do that if they were to have that huge amount. I'm just happy for him.
His lucky to find out their private that it lost and they get more money, maybe if he did not forget their private keys they did not hold that kind of amount of bitcoin because if he are going to saw the price like the year 2011 or 2012 maybe he already sold out his bitcoin. That is huge amount now and in my country the cost of it is hundred millions in my country money.
What a lucky user to finally have access to their Bitcoin wallet after 9 years and when the price was finally so high,
Imagine being a multi millionaire because you had lost access to your Bitcoin wallet so you have no other choice but to watch the price fluctuate from time to time and finally gained it when it was flying high again.
Imagine being a multi millionaire because you had lost access to your Bitcoin wallet so you have no other choice but to watch the price fluctuate from time to time and finally gained it when it was flying high again.
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#3: My Plans Moving Forward
For one, I tried to log in to my old Dark Orbit account for nostalgia purposes but I wasn’t able to remember my username and/or password lol. My plan moving forward is to find a safe, low-risk investment channel to put this money into after I figure out what I’m going to do with taxes. My thoughts are to probably put most of it in the S&P 500 until I’m at least done with school. I don’t want to end up like one of those people who win the lottery and blow it all in a matter of months/years. That being said, I’m going to continue living my life normally as I was on December 21st and every day before that. No expensive luxuries, no new house, no new car, nada"[/i]
#3: My Plans Moving Forward
For one, I tried to log in to my old Dark Orbit account for nostalgia purposes but I wasn’t able to remember my username and/or password lol. My plan moving forward is to find a safe, low-risk investment channel to put this money into after I figure out what I’m going to do with taxes. My thoughts are to probably put most of it in the S&P 500 until I’m at least done with school. I don’t want to end up like one of those people who win the lottery and blow it all in a matter of months/years. That being said, I’m going to continue living my life normally as I was on December 21st and every day before that. No expensive luxuries, no new house, no new car, nada"[/i]
interesting, to sold everything
but expected, since it was long time ago, and he forget about it, it is just like winning a lottery and there is not much connection with BTC revolution or anything, so he just made fortune and go further to pursue his goals, good for him
maybe his sales influenced sell-off, 127 BTC is a solid amount for sale
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