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Man, I just found out Stefan Thomas's story and it's literally a nightmare I can't stop thinking about. This German programmer received 7,000 Bitcoin in 2011 for making an animated video — like, he hit the jackpot before anyone even knew what Bitcoin really was. But then comes the crazy plot twist.
He stored everything on an IronKey, that super secure encrypted flash drive. Then Stefan Thomas did what a lot of people do — wrote the password on a piece of paper. But he lost the paper afterward. Now here’s the worst part: the IronKey only allows you 10 guesses before destroying EVERYTHING permanently. Stefan has already used 8 attempts. He has 2 chances left.
His wallet is locked with about 530 million dollars in Bitcoin inside. Like, his life hanging on 2 password attempts. I can't even imagine the psychological pressure of that. Stefan Thomas has basically become a crypto horror legend — he won his life-changing fortune and now he's unable to access it. What an absurd situation, man.