2026-01-19 18:44:09

Back in 2016, you could have grabbed over 190 Bitcoin for just $325K. Fast forward to today, and that same stack sits at roughly $18M. That's the kind of eight-year trajectory that gets people talking about crypto's potential for serious long-term wealth creation. Whether it's luck, timing, or genuine belief in the asset class—this kind of data point reminds us why Bitcoin remains a centerpiece in many portfolios. The question isn't really whether it happened, but what it means for where we go from here.

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 14h ago

I didn't have the courage back in 2016, and I even want to cry when I look at it now. --- 190 coins... I was still debating whether to buy three digits back then. --- That's why I am now a professional loss review analyst. While others are making money, I am studying how to lose more symmetrically. --- Just a little more time and luck, just like every contract I have. --- My friend told me to get in earlier, and I said I want a stable loss strategy. Now, it's stable. --- 18M is about the same as my account balance, one unit is a million, and the other is... never mind, I won't say. --- The liquidation price is the psychological price level. This time, I am the advocate of the blood-red liquidation price.

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ser_we_are_early

· 19h ago

Bro, I've looked at this data too, but the reality is that most people didn't have the guts in 2016.

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CryptoHistoryClass

· 19h ago

*checks notes* ah yes, the classic survivorship bias wrapped in a neat 55x multiple. funny how we never talk about the thousands who bought at $19k in 2017, got absolutely liquidated, then pretended it never happened. history rhymes, but apparently our memory doesn't.

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MEVHunterNoLoss

· 19h ago

Wow, 190 Bitcoins are now worth 18 million? How did I not have this foresight in 2016?

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AirdropHunterKing

· 19h ago

Well, the group from 2016 has really taken off now. That's why I'm still here every day interacting with contracts, dreaming that one day I can also get a small goal for free.

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DecentralizeMe

· 19h ago

If I had known it was this profitable, I wouldn't have worked part-time haha

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