Eight Year Anniversary Of Bitcoin HODL Meme

I type d that tyitle twice because I knew it was wrong the first time. Still wrong. w/e.”

Eight years ago today, in a now infamous, whiskey-soaked Bitcointalk post, a meme was born.

“so i’ve had some whisky

actually on the bottle it’s spelled whisky

w/e

sue me

(but only if it’s payable in BTC)”

Starting 2013 at around $15, the bitcoin price had just risen to an all-time high over $1,100 when the message was posted, and little did its author, GameKyuubi, know that while his then-current condition would prevent him from spelling correctly, the energy and passion behind his mindset would inspire millions of people across the planet to treat their satoshis like the precious assets they are.