The richest $BTC big shots—maybe they can’t even open their wallets?
$BTC total supply is only 21 million coins, but an estimated 3.3 million are permanently lost. British programmer James Howells, in 2013, threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 $BTC —now worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He’s still trying to dig through a landfill. Stefan Thomas’s IronKey holds 7,002 $BTC ; the password was wrong 8 times, leaving only 2 attempts.
So the real crypto “whales” are people who forgot their private keys: unbelievably wealthy, but unable to spend.
Old veteran’s one-liner: engrave the seed phrase on a steel plate, split it into three parts and store them in separate places—so you won’t become the person you hate most in the future.
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$BTC total supply is only 21 million coins, but an estimated 3.3 million are permanently lost. British programmer James Howells, in 2013, threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 $BTC —now worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He’s still trying to dig through a landfill. Stefan Thomas’s IronKey holds 7,002 $BTC ; the password was wrong 8 times, leaving only 2 attempts.
So the real crypto “whales” are people who forgot their private keys: unbelievably wealthy, but unable to spend.
Old veteran’s one-liner: engrave the seed phrase on a steel plate, split it into three parts and store them in separate places—so you won’t become the person you hate most in the future.
If you find it interesting, hit follow—more tomorrow 🔔
#Fun #Crypto #Web3
