Back in 2011, programmer Stefan Thomas got paid 7,002 BTC for creating a simple educational video on Bitcoin.
Fast forward to today — that stash is worth roughly $620 million.
But here’s the brutal twist.
Those coins are trapped inside an IronKey USB drive, protected by a password he forgot back in 2012. The device only allows 10 attempts before it permanently erases everything.
He’s already burned through 8 guesses.
That leaves two chances.
Two passwords standing between generational wealth… and zero.
In crypto, this is the ultimate reminder:
self-custody gives you freedom — but it shows no mercy.
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