Day i have lost my 100 bitcoins

[Litzki1990]

If you have ever literally lost a hundred bitcoins, you are the unluckiest person ever to come to this point. But you mentioned that you got free bitcoins but as far as I know no free bitcoins were given in any event maybe you were given some other coin instead of bitcoins which has no value in the market. But if you're sure it wasn't a coin other than Bitcoin, you'll have to believe it. But a few years ago when the price of Bitcoin was good enough if you receive 100 Bitcoins in your wallet why you are not aware of your wallet. Even at that time, since the value of Bitcoin was very high, if you were aware at that time, you might have kept your Bitcoin safe.

[Reatim]

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

Heh for hoarders, this is good news. I grew up not being able to let go of things
no matter how old it was because “it might be useful in the future.”
And it never is but I never know it might actually be a hard wallet containing
bitcoins and it can totally change my whole life for the better.

[leonair]

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

Heh for hoarders, this is good news. I grew up not being able to let go of things
no matter how old it was because “it might be useful in the future.”
And it never is but I never know it might actually be a hard wallet containing
bitcoins and it can totally change my whole life for the better.

We believe in Bitcoin and its long-term investment will yield huge profits. And decentralized Bitcoin wallets rely on a private key that can never be memorized. So it should be stored in a safe place. op lost his bitcoins because he didn't care about his wallet.  Now that Bitcoin is so valuable, even if he remembers his previous holdings, he can no longer access them. It is a nail-biting experience for him.

[Pi-network314159]

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

Where have you been living all this while that you just yremembered you've 100 Bitcoin... In a cave?

I was thinking likewise. To me this story looks more like a fictional story, but nevertheless if the hardware is lost actual the bitcoin on it is trapped except you find it , there is no other way , it has lost forever and can not be find.  I still wounder how you couldn't think of this number of bitcoin for this long uptil now.

[AVE5]

Hello

One day, a few years ago now, I had ~100 bitcoins on Old Usb Key.

I didn't remember having them, as I'd had them at the very beginning. This USB key was lying around in a drawer, as I imagine a lot of people have

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

Having $1,00 worth of Bitcoin in the past years and you never cared keeping it on track or having the though of having it at all? And just of recent it got to your attentions that you once had bitcoin with the keys stored somewhere you can't find it anymore? Oh damnit. How careless are you Op? I guess it should be the cause of the excited pumpkin the market that called on your attention towards it otherwise I don't think you'd still care about it.
You don't really have to be sad about it because it's assumed you've more than the lost because you only disregard what's not valuable to you so , it's a thing that the lost assets wasn't valuable to you otherwise you'd had been extremely careful about you. This is an assets in discuss about here and not just of $.

It's good to know that you've realized yourself and so doing insighting to be careful next time.
Let the experienced of those who had shared their ugly situations in the pasts serve as lessions to us all.
Don't feel depressed Op, you can always make it again at when you're determined to make a difference.

[EarnOnVictor]

One day, a few years ago now, I had ~100 bitcoins on Old Usb Key.

I didn't remember having them, as I'd had them at the very beginning. This USB key was lying around in a drawer, as I imagine a lot of people have

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

I've always ignored this thread from the very day it was opened but thought I should just drop my view about this today. Lol...Sorry for your loss, but I must say that this story did not touch me in any way, and that's if it's ever true. By the way, how much is the total cost of what you lost altogether not regarding the current state of Bitcoin?

I mean the price you purchased the Bitcoin then and the value of the USB you stored it in. I asked the question to add credence to the discussion because even if I buy a thing with a total package of $20, I wouldn't handle it as if it was nothing, not to mention of what holds an asset in it that was being saved for future purposes. I've read many similar stories like this but I always denote the insincerity in them because it can't be taken as carelessly as that even if Bitcoin was bought at the value of just $10. In your case, it's 100 x $10 ($1,000), which is still a fortune, to say the least.

[kro55]

If you have ever literally lost a hundred bitcoins, you are the unluckiest person ever to come to this point. But you mentioned that you got free bitcoins but as far as I know no free bitcoins were given in any event maybe you were given some other coin instead of bitcoins which has no value in the market. But if you're sure it wasn't a coin other than Bitcoin, you'll have to believe it. But a few years ago when the price of Bitcoin was good enough if you receive 100 Bitcoins in your wallet why you are not aware of your wallet. Even at that time, since the value of Bitcoin was very high, if you were aware at that time, you might have kept your Bitcoin safe.

Is getting bitcoin through a faucet years ago considered free? And when it first launched, bitcoin had no value at all and as I heard, every time bitcoin was distributed, some people even received 5BTC each time. Furthermore, in 2009 and 2010, bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency in the world, so I don't think the OP couldn't distinguish whether it was bitcoin or altcoin.

OP is not the only person who lost bitcoins, and that 100 bitcoins is not the largest number ever lost. It seems like you're doubting the story but if you check his account he's been here since 2013 so it could be a true story.

[arhipova]

I am not sorry for your loss. If you are careless with 100 bitcoins which is worth millions at current prices, you deserved to be parted with the money sooner or later. Hope you learn from this in future.

[Bitcoin_people]

Hello

One day, a few years ago now, I had ~100 bitcoins on Old Usb Key.

I didn't remember having them, as I'd had them at the very beginning. This USB key was lying around in a drawer, as I imagine a lot of people have

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

OMG,,
You are an old member and if you had saved your bitcoin wallet key you would not have lost BTC100 bitcoins. Maybe you have tried a lot to recover your key by looking at current bitcoin location and bitcoin price changes but without success. Maybe you have a lot of money in the device that you lost but you are unable to recover it in any way, it seems very painful and difficult for you. If you had been careful back then you could have become a big man today just by selling bitcoins. If you had carefully kept your keys in a safe place then, you might have recovered your money today. However, what you lost will never be found, since you don't have the key to the wallet, so there is no way to revive the wallet. But you must be more careful in the present so that you don't lose the key later if you invest Bitcoin now and keep your money and care.

[larry_vw_1955]

This is a real tragedy.

No not really. Everyone that owns bitcoin loves to see these type of things happen since it makes their bitcoin worth more. less liquidity.   no one that owns bitcoin wants someone tanking the price of bitcoin by dumping a large number of them on an exchange. i wouldn't think

and think about it. if we really cared or thought it was a "real tragedy" then we could change how bitcoin works but good luck with that.

also did the OP mention how much he paid for those 100 bitcoin? even if he paid $100 each, that's $10,000. pretty wreckless to not take care of that type of an investment so i'm assuming he must have not paid that much for them.

[amihada]

 you are one of the richest people in the world, have assets of 100 bitcoins, do you keep very valuable things in a drawer, it is very strange in what year you started discovering bitcoin, so only now do you realize that your keys have been lost, are you kidding or is it just your hallucination?

[Poker Player]

you are one of the richest people in the world, have assets of 100 bitcoins, do you keep very valuable things in a drawer, it is very strange in what year you started discovering bitcoin, so only now do you realize that your keys have been lost, are you kidding or is it just your hallucination?

If you read you would have figured out what you are asking:

of course it's possible, when bitcoin appeared, it wasn't worth anything and so I disregarded it, I remembered it not so long ago when I moved and found some old stuff. sad reality.

I wish I hadn't remembered, today it haunts me.

When he left those Bitcoin in the drawer they were probably worth pennies. Let's say they were worth $0.15. 100 Bitcoins at that time equaled $15. Not bad for a beer but definitely something valuable as today they are worth $6.14M.

[SlowPP]

Hello

One day, a few years ago now, I had ~100 bitcoins on Old Usb Key.

I didn't remember having them, as I'd had them at the very beginning. This USB key was lying around in a drawer, as I imagine a lot of people have

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

You lost 100 Bitcoin, could imagine if it were in your saved care it you will be worthy of millions ,but you shouldn't have given up you should have recovered your key backup Bitcoin is already worth millions of dollars I'm sorry for your lost mate you should please be extra careful with the way you keep your things.

[Litzki1990]

If you have ever literally lost a hundred bitcoins, you are the unluckiest person ever to come to this point. But you mentioned that you got free bitcoins but as far as I know no free bitcoins were given in any event maybe you were given some other coin instead of bitcoins which has no value in the market. But if you're sure it wasn't a coin other than Bitcoin, you'll have to believe it. But a few years ago when the price of Bitcoin was good enough if you receive 100 Bitcoins in your wallet why you are not aware of your wallet. Even at that time, since the value of Bitcoin was very high, if you were aware at that time, you might have kept your Bitcoin safe.

Is getting bitcoin through a faucet years ago considered free? And when it first launched, bitcoin had no value at all and as I heard, every time bitcoin was distributed, some people even received 5BTC each time. Furthermore, in 2009 and 2010, bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency in the world, so I don't think the OP couldn't distinguish whether it was bitcoin or altcoin.

OP is not the only person who lost bitcoins, and that 100 bitcoins is not the largest number ever lost. It seems like you're doubting the story but if you check his account he's been here since 2013 so it could be a true story.

In 2009 and 2010 the first bitcoins hit the market and maybe the OP is not talking about 2009 or 2010 he is talking about a few years back when he got 100 bitcoins for free and he lost those bitcoins. If the OP was talking about four or five years from now, I'd still say that the value and popularity of Bitcoin at that time was substantial, and that the chances of getting Bitcoin for free at that time were very low. But if the OP claims that he got 100 free bitcoins around 2009 or 2010 then we must believe it because that happened at that time and a lot of btc was given to accounts on certain sites. But maybe there is no point in regretting what he lost because if he regrets he might not get back his lost 100 btc he should have been careful and taken the matter seriously.

[BALIK]

you are one of the richest people in the world, have assets of 100 bitcoins, do you keep very valuable things in a drawer, it is very strange in what year you started discovering bitcoin, so only now do you realize that your keys have been lost, are you kidding or is it just your hallucination?

10-12 years ago bitcoin had little or no value at all. That's why we've also heard so many stories about people throwing away their bitcoin, and having no way of getting it back as they know its value at this point. I bet if you owned that bitcoin 12 years ago you would have thrown it away or not cared about it the way the OP did. Because it doesn't have great value, and the future is unpredictable.

Even if you know about the value and potential of bitcoin now, I bet you won't be able to hold on to your bitcoin in the next 10 years. Don't be so quick to criticize those who lost bitcoin years ago when the value of bitcoin was nothing.

[kro55]

If you have ever literally lost a hundred bitcoins, you are the unluckiest person ever to come to this point. But you mentioned that you got free bitcoins but as far as I know no free bitcoins were given in any event maybe you were given some other coin instead of bitcoins which has no value in the market. But if you're sure it wasn't a coin other than Bitcoin, you'll have to believe it. But a few years ago when the price of Bitcoin was good enough if you receive 100 Bitcoins in your wallet why you are not aware of your wallet. Even at that time, since the value of Bitcoin was very high, if you were aware at that time, you might have kept your Bitcoin safe.

Is getting bitcoin through a faucet years ago considered free? And when it first launched, bitcoin had no value at all and as I heard, every time bitcoin was distributed, some people even received 5BTC each time. Furthermore, in 2009 and 2010, bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency in the world, so I don't think the OP couldn't distinguish whether it was bitcoin or altcoin.

OP is not the only person who lost bitcoins, and that 100 bitcoins is not the largest number ever lost. It seems like you're doubting the story but if you check his account he's been here since 2013 so it could be a true story.

In 2009 and 2010 the first bitcoins hit the market and maybe the OP is not talking about 2009 or 2010 he is talking about a few years back when he got 100 bitcoins for free and he lost those bitcoins. If the OP was talking about four or five years from now, I'd still say that the value and popularity of Bitcoin at that time was substantial, and that the chances of getting Bitcoin for free at that time were very low. But if the OP claims that he got 100 free bitcoins around 2009 or 2010 then we must believe it because that happened at that time and a lot of btc was given to accounts on certain sites. But maybe there is no point in regretting what he lost because if he regrets he might not get back his lost 100 btc he should have been careful and taken the matter seriously.

If I remember correctly, in 2013 bitcoin was worth hundreds of dollars so it was a myth that someone would get 100BTC for free. I think he's talking about 2009, 2010.

And I completely agree with you that many people spend too much time thinking about the past and feeling regretful about things that they will never have the chance to fix. Reminiscing and regretting only waste time and kill our will. Instead, see it as a lesson and find a way to fix it so we don't have to regret it later. Accumulating bitcoin from now on is the only way to correct all the past mistakes we have made.

[AnonBitCoiner]

Security is protection is very crucial things for your success and just holding cannot give you profit if you hold longer but you forget all the keys through which you can get access to your holdings. If you failed to find that USB then you will not be able to get your bitcoin.

I think if you invest in something then you should learn well about the privacy and security as well as about the steps which are important for your success. You should keep your USB at a secure place because before investment it is important to learn that how expensive bitcoin is and how important is the keys so if you was familiar with bitcoin value and its importance then you would never leave USB like this no matter its old or new.

[Rockstarguy]

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

So sad, it is so painful to lose this amount of money because it is huge indeed. It is so easy for one to lose bitcoin when one is not handling it very careful. Everything that us concerned with bitcoin needs to be taking very serious because if any mistake should happen it can lead to lose of bitcoin. Some people if they no longer use a wallet they abandon it, after sometime when they have something to do with wallet they won't be able to get access to it because they thought it wasn't important and they thought they would never need it again.  Carefulness is very important in bitcoin because sometimes information that can make us to gain access to bitcoin can't be retrieved, when it is lose, it is lose forever which means money will be lose .

[Republikcoin.com]

you are one of the richest people in the world, have assets of 100 bitcoins, do you keep very valuable things in a drawer, it is very strange in what year you started discovering bitcoin, so only now do you realize that your keys have been lost, are you kidding or is it just your hallucination?

It's better not to immediately think of it as a joke or hallucination, because it could be true so he tries to reveal it here to tell many people even though it is a very large number and some people may have never even had it. If he kept valuables in his drawers and the drawers were in a really safe place, I don't think any problems would arise. But things like this of course have to go back to the memory of the person who keeps them because it will be difficult for everyone to provide a solution if they themselves don't remember how the incident happened.

[Nothingtodo]

Hello

One day, a few years ago now, I had ~100 bitcoins on Old Usb Key.

I didn't remember having them, as I'd had them at the very beginning. This USB key was lying around in a drawer, as I imagine a lot of people have

I remembered that I had a Bitcoin wallet not long ago and I tried to find my USB key, without success.

This story makes me sad, because if I'd known, I'd have been more careful!

Moral: be careful with your stuff, even if it's old :p

It is very sad to read your story.  Also, your issue is so important now that not having wallet security or not caring about wallet security is something you will regret later.  Your 100 bitcoins are currently worth millions of dollars while the security of bitcoins on the crime USB drive is not working well, much to your regret.  So preserving the security system of the wallet is very important thing that everyone should take seriously.