The Story Behind the Meme: "Once, I had 10 BTC... But I sold them to pay rent..."

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This is the kind of story future crypto millionaires tell... but not about themselves—about those who failed the HODL test.

The meme's protagonist once owned 10 BTC—maybe he bought them for $100 each, or mined them on an old laptop back in 2011. At the time, they didn’t seem like much. Rent was due, bills were piling up, and Bitcoin… well, it was just "some internet money."

One day, looking at his balance, he thought:

"I’ll just sell these 10 BTC. It’s not like the price will go up that much anyway."

He sold them for a few thousand dollars, paid his rent, and maybe even treated himself to a nice dinner.

Years passed. Bitcoin soared to $100,000 per coin... then $500,000... then $1,000,000. Now, the former owner of those 10 BTC wanders through the ruins of his financial dreams, remembering the moment he could have just waited and become a millionaire.

The moral of the meme? HODL isn’t just a word. It’s fate.

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