#比特币对比代币化黄金 💎 NBA Star Unearths a Decade-Old Treasure: The "Resurrection" of 3,000 Bitcoins
Recently, Durant did something that made the entire league envious—he recovered a nearly forgotten Bitcoin account. When he opened it, he found over 3,000 BTC quietly lying there for almost ten years.
The story goes back to 2014. At that time, Durant came across a Bitcoin video on YouTube, thought it was pretty interesting, and bought a bunch on a compliant platform, with an average price of about $400 to $1,000 each. After buying, he didn't really care much about it and forgot all about the account and password.
And that was forgotten for ten years.
Until recently, with technical support from the platform, he finally managed to recover the account. Based on an average cost of $650, this investment multiplied over 180 times. Durant was quite straightforward too—he cashed out most of it right away, leaving less than 100 coins as a keepsake. The platform CEO even made an official announcement on social media: "Problem solved, account successfully recovered!"
This news exploded in the NBA community.
Howard posted that he used to spend too much money, and if he had known, he would have saved some coins too. Simmons was more direct and called out to Durant: "Hey man, be generous, give me one!" LeBron's son Bronny also joined in: "Forget the coins, can you teach me how to make money?"
The players’ reactions are actually quite genuine. A professional career only lasts a few years, so what happens after retirement? Durant’s move was like a vivid lesson in wealth management for everyone—sometimes, forgetting itself can be a holding strategy.
A forgotten account wakes up to a whole new world. This is probably one of the most magical wealth stories of the cryptocurrency era.
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ETHReserveBank
· 12-05 06:40
Damn, forgetting the password actually made a big profit. How lucky is that!
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AirdropNinja
· 12-05 06:38
That's why I never remember passwords—getting rich while lying flat.
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0xLuckbox
· 12-05 06:38
This guy really made a fortune completely by accident—forgetting about it turned out to be the best holding strategy.
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P2ENotWorking
· 12-05 06:37
I did the math, if you casually accumulated coins ten years ago, you could have made 180 times your investment. How lucky is that... The key is, I actually forgot all about it. If it were me, I probably would have sold at a loss long ago, haha.
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TokenTaxonomist
· 12-05 06:34
hold up, let me pull up my spreadsheet here... 3000 BTC at $650 avg cost? that's... actually taxonomically incorrect if we're being rigorous about 2014 entry pricing. the data suggests otherwise, ngl. forgot holdings as a strategy is just cope for poor key management practices, statistically speaking.
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BlockchainDecoder
· 12-05 06:14
According to research, there are three notable phenomena in this case: first, the returns of long-term holding strategies far exceed market expectations; second, the fragility of key management has become a systemic risk; third, the shortcomings in institutional recovery capabilities have exposed the lack of technical accumulation in early exchanges.
#比特币对比代币化黄金 💎 NBA Star Unearths a Decade-Old Treasure: The "Resurrection" of 3,000 Bitcoins
Recently, Durant did something that made the entire league envious—he recovered a nearly forgotten Bitcoin account. When he opened it, he found over 3,000 BTC quietly lying there for almost ten years.
The story goes back to 2014. At that time, Durant came across a Bitcoin video on YouTube, thought it was pretty interesting, and bought a bunch on a compliant platform, with an average price of about $400 to $1,000 each. After buying, he didn't really care much about it and forgot all about the account and password.
And that was forgotten for ten years.
Until recently, with technical support from the platform, he finally managed to recover the account. Based on an average cost of $650, this investment multiplied over 180 times. Durant was quite straightforward too—he cashed out most of it right away, leaving less than 100 coins as a keepsake. The platform CEO even made an official announcement on social media: "Problem solved, account successfully recovered!"
This news exploded in the NBA community.
Howard posted that he used to spend too much money, and if he had known, he would have saved some coins too. Simmons was more direct and called out to Durant: "Hey man, be generous, give me one!" LeBron's son Bronny also joined in: "Forget the coins, can you teach me how to make money?"
The players’ reactions are actually quite genuine. A professional career only lasts a few years, so what happens after retirement? Durant’s move was like a vivid lesson in wealth management for everyone—sometimes, forgetting itself can be a holding strategy.
A forgotten account wakes up to a whole new world. This is probably one of the most magical wealth stories of the cryptocurrency era.
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