⚡️🚨 NEW - Someone claimed a Casascius 100 BTC coin, which had remained untouched since 2012.

He had originally bought it in 2012 for around $500.

Its value now exceeds $10 million, a return on investment of x20,000.

He tells his story on BitcoinTalk:

"Well, remember when I said I had one of those Bitcoin Casascius bars? Yes, it's a 100 BTC bar, and I bought it in 2012 for about $500.

When Bitcoin went over $10,000 a few years ago, I started to get really nervous. I mean, keeping something worth over a million dollars? That's a lot of pressure.

I didn't want to claim it, though. To me, a physical Bitcoin that hasn't been claimed is worth more than its money.

I've tried to sell it a few times, but it's hard to sell something that valuable, and you really can't trust just anyone. I even considered an auction, but I would have gotten less than the value of the Bitcoin itself.

Now that he's worth over $10 million, I knew I couldn't keep him. So, yes... even though I was a little hesitant, I finally claimed him today."

If you'd like to discover or rediscover how these Bitcoin Casascius came into being, check out the publication I posted just before on nostr:nprofile1qqsy67zzq5tc9cxnl6crf52s4hptdwhyaca5j7r8jwll535tdadedvcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqzyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn9rcv4s3

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Wow. A shame he couldn't find a buyer.

Baller pseudonym. That guy knows.

Interesting casascious . Never heard it before .

I'm very happy to hear you're discovering it here.

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You can just zap things they say.

Sad day.

Wow! 😮 🧡

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⚡️🧠 NEW - Following the publication of the private key by the owner of the Casascius Coin, some smart aleck used it to claim Bitcoin's $40,000 Bitcoin cash fork.

The owner of the Casascius Coin had forgotten to take advantage of the BCH fork.

« Ugh, I totally forgot about the forks, and someone else got to it 9 minutes before me... Now they're like $40k richer. I just hope they're not shady or anything and actually a decent person. »

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