Have no idea if this story is true that was posted on MarketWatch. The guy is already wealthy from Crypto investments. The story would have better if the guy was someone with let's say $500,000 net worth and his entire fortune was in BTC but the article is implying that he has so much money he doesn't know what to do it. But if I lost $220 million and still had $500 million my lifestyle isn't going to change. I would be devastated but not destroyed.
Ninth time’s a charm? For Stefan Thomas, that’s the $220 million question.
The San Francisco programmer, according to the New York Times, owns 7,002 bitcoin BTCUSD, <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/31322028/realtime" class="negative" data-last-stamp="1610497320000" style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">-3.44%</bg-quote> in a digital wallet he can’t access because, well, he lost the password. He’s tried to guess it eight times to no avail. Now, he’s got two more chances or his fortune will be gone.
The hard drive where his bitcoin is held, known as IronKey, allows users 10 attempts to crack the code before encrypting its contents forever. Understandably, it’s been a stressful time for Thomas, who years ago lost a piece of paper with the password written on it.
“I would just lay in bed and think about it,” he reportedly told the Times in an interview. “Then I would go to the computer with some new strategy, and it wouldn’t work, and I would be desperate again.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/h...r-losing-it-forever-11610468562?siteid=yhoof2
Ninth time’s a charm? For Stefan Thomas, that’s the $220 million question.
The San Francisco programmer, according to the New York Times, owns 7,002 bitcoin BTCUSD, <bg-quote field="percentchange" format="0,000.00%" channel="/zigman2/quotes/31322028/realtime" class="negative" data-last-stamp="1610497320000" style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">-3.44%</bg-quote> in a digital wallet he can’t access because, well, he lost the password. He’s tried to guess it eight times to no avail. Now, he’s got two more chances or his fortune will be gone.
The hard drive where his bitcoin is held, known as IronKey, allows users 10 attempts to crack the code before encrypting its contents forever. Understandably, it’s been a stressful time for Thomas, who years ago lost a piece of paper with the password written on it.
“I would just lay in bed and think about it,” he reportedly told the Times in an interview. “Then I would go to the computer with some new strategy, and it wouldn’t work, and I would be desperate again.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/h...r-losing-it-forever-11610468562?siteid=yhoof2