A Norwegian student invested $22 in Bitcoin in 2009.. And after years he discovered he owned 5,000 coins

Christopher Koch, the young Norwegian university student at the time, never imagined that a small investment he made as part of his thesis would unexpectedly make him a millionaire. In 2009, Koch decided to spend $22 to buy a cryptocurrency that was almost unknown at the time: Bitcoin, as part of research on cryptography, but what started as a simple academic experiment allowed him to achieve great wealth after years.

📚 The Forgotten Investment

Koch was writing his master's thesis in cryptography, then got busy studying and looking for a job, completely forgetting about his small investment in Bitcoin for several years.

🔐 The Turning Point

In 2013, with the media buzz about Bitcoin increasing, Koch remembered that he owned cryptocurrencies, but the problem was that he had forgotten the private key to the wallet, and after 24 hours of attempts, he succeeded in recovering it.

He discovered he owned 5,000 Bitcoins, worth nearly 5 million Norwegian kroner at the time, about $850,000.

A Life-Changing Decision

He sold part of his holdings and bought an apartment in an upscale neighborhood in Oslo, the capital of Norway, and kept the rest.

📍 What if he hadn't sold?

If Christopher Koch had held onto his coins until today, the value of 5,000 Bitcoins would exceed $350 million.

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