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The story of buying Bitcoin in 2012 makes me think a little.
There was someone who bought 300 BTC for just $3,500, and recently sold it for $33.4 million.
That means they held onto it for 13 years straight.
Most people back in 2012 probably had no idea what value Bitcoin really had.
It was a time when it was traded more like a pizza expense.
At that point, only a small minority could have made the decision to hold onto 300 BTC.
Currently, the BTC price has risen to $77.92K, so you can see how right that decision was back then.
13 years of patience earned over $33 million in reward.
I think this isn’t just simple investment luck, but a reward for those who continued to believe in early-stage Bitcoin.
Hearing stories like this changes how you view Bitcoin today.