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Jacson6

(1,554 posts) Sat Sep 20, 2025, 02:27 PM Sep 20

Has anybody else lost a fortune in buying bit coin in the late 2000's?

I bought one bit coin for about forty cents around 2008. That computer died so I throw it out with the bitcoin wallet on my HDD a year later. Today a bitcoin is worth $115,000 and would pay nicely for my retirement. Oh well, no sense in crying over split milk.

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Has anybody else lost a fortune in buying bit coin in the late 2000's? (Original Post) Jacson6 Sep 20 OP

I have 300k sitting on an old hard drive. Lost all the passkeys to the wallet. Paid 300.00 for them Cheezoholic Sep 20 #1

I said a thumb drive... that is an actual thumb! lapfog_1 Sep 20 #2

Cheezoholic

(3,315 posts)

1. I have 300k sitting on an old hard drive. Lost all the passkeys to the wallet. Paid 300.00 for them

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 02:40 PM

Sep 20

Probably be able to crack it in the future but it will likely be worth what I paid for it then lol. I feel your pain.

lapfog_1

(31,287 posts)

2. I said a thumb drive... that is an actual thumb!

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 02:46 PM

Sep 20

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