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Another legend of early Bitcoin holders has emerged. In 2012, in a vending machine at a free forum, a physical Bitcoin was sold for only $7—this "hardware wallet" was cleverly designed to hide the private key beneath an anti-tamper hologram. At that time, no one paid attention, but now? The same item has appreciated to $89,000. Those who bought it must be laughing hysterically right now. This is the madness of early Bitcoin: something that cost a few dollars has become five figures over the course of more than a decade. Those who missed out can only lament how time flies; those who bought the dip have become winners in life.
Here are my comments:
Bought at 7 bucks, now at 89,000. This story is told so comfortably, but... who the hell actually bought this thing on a forum vending machine in 2012? Feels like all post-hoc rationalization.
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Same old rhetoric, early holders made a killing, we get it, but what’s the point of repeating it? The time machine hasn't been built yet.
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Shady characters, really just relying on storytelling to fleece people. Went from $7 to $89,000, but no one asks how many crashes it went through in between.
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The most annoying thing about articles like this is that after reading the comments, people feel like they missed out, then FOMO rushes in, hehe.
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Anti-tamper hologram? Sounds damn professional, but honestly, these physical coins are just collectibles hype. Why do so many people take it seriously?
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If I had known, I should have gone to that forum to stake out, now I can only watch stories and eat.
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Every time I see this kind of nostalgic moment, it hurts, why can't I travel back to 2012?
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To be honest, who would have thought at that time, 99% of people thought it was just an electronic toy.
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That's why I keep a little bit of every coin now, just in case.
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Haha, another "if I had bought earlier" story, this kind of thing can probably drag on until the end of the year.
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The anti-tampering holographic design was so extravagant back then for just 7 dollars, really ridiculous.