He saved himself, or BTC saved him??

[Ultegra134]

That was a really touching story. At first, I'm sorry about your uncle's condition; his life must have turned upside-down due to the accident, while the divorce was the icing on the cake. Although I was expecting a much higher amount in Bitcoin (due to the anticipation building up throughout the story), 0.48 BTC is still a large amount of money in our day and age. It's safe to say that your uncle's actions in 2011 saved him through Bitcoin, so you could easily claim that Bitcoin did save him.

I'm also delighted to hear that you helped unconditionally, without accepting any money as a reward even when it was offered. As @NotATether already mentioned, perhaps he should look into prosthetics; they could radically improve his life.

[topbitcoin]

Something very good that can indeed be shared because maybe in the past 0.48 btc was not something to be proud of but with the current price clearly 0.48 btc is a blessing in itself especially with the current increase in value. Luckily he still remembers it because if not more than $ 30k just floated away.

This is a good story as a form of motivation but I will not say this is luck but it is indeed a result of what was done even though maybe previously this was done on the basis of unintentional or just want to try something but it is precisely with things like this that make unexpected and unexpected situations happen just like that.

What is certain is that it is a good thing and very happy to hear this story at this time where nothing is in vain when we want to try something even though it is on the basis of a whim where we just want to try and forget about it.

[hafiztalha]

Well i will say it a solid mindset of thinking that people can fail you but your investment can not fail you if investment is been done wisely it can provide financial security when people try to let you down, unlike depending on others your investment can grow in a long term and acn act as a safety net from people.
Well the both and quit not trustworthy investment to can fail in it own part to most the market do fluctuate and also bad decisions can lead to lost in investment most time

If you succeed in making the right decision in picking good assets to invest in, you will be on the right track and won't have anything to worry about even in terms of price fluctuations that shouldn't be considered a problem, as with time it will go back to normal, and most times not just the price will go back to normal, it will rank up to a profiting side; you will only be worrying about it if you invest in something you don't trust very much, which could mean that your investment is not safe as it could collapse anytime.

That's a fair point, but the right asset class is very important. In the long run, a strong investment backed by solid fundamentals almost always recovers from price movements. But even with this, good investments still require quite a bit of patience and strong risk management, Market cycles are volatile, It can be tricky sometimes to stay in the sync and while most long term cycles have a bullish trend for quality assets, it makes sense to keep and eye on different asset classes and stay educated. Having faith in your investment is beneficial, but that trust should be backed by analysis and comprehension of the parameters at hand, not just self confidence. That's where the strategy come into play.

[Despairo]

Gone are the days of feudalism, gender discrimination and women always having to sit lower than men.
If you still have the mindset of the feudal generation, you will be the biggest obstacle for your daughter in the future if you have a daughter.

Feudalism still exist, not all job vacancies are opened for public, if you knew or have a relationship with big people, they can offer the job to you.

Gender discrimination is still exist, in the past women are getting discriminated, now men are getting discriminated. Companies mostly prefer with women to work, except it's blue collar jobs, they will give priority for men.

But, white collar jobs is better than blue collar jobs, that's why men got discrimination to work below women.

Also, if you really want someone to obey and submit to you, you need to make a lot of money and provide everything they need, not just give them a little money to cover their daily living expenses and force them to obey you.

That's why love is bullshit, love is money and marriage is a business/transactional relationship.

Also that's why people don't mind to do illegal thing to make money, as long as they have a lot money, they're fine.

They have enough potential to make money and can even make more money than you.

Because they can sell their boobs and booty to make more money than men. It's not about prostitution, but if women intentionally wear tight clothes in order to show their boobs or booty, they already sell their body indirectly.

Actually, whether or not you should disclose your income to your wife is not important and will depend on a number of factors. It is important that if we are to believe ourselves to be exemplary and brave men, we must have an open heart, especially with our loved ones. Don't be competitive, calculating and selfish with those who sacrificed their youth to be with us and take care of our children.

If a woman choose to live with you, she didn't sacrifice her youth, instead she get money from her husband to live.

If you think relationship make woman sacrifice her life, man sacrifices more, he need to pick up his girl in dating, pay everything, drive back to her home, buy gift, talk/discuss about stupid thing etc. While he can take his time to make more money and invest the money he spent to make more money.

For me, what I worry about more is that my loved ones will disappear because even if I had billions of dollars, I wouldn't be able to bring them back to me. Money? If I lose it, as long as I'm alive, I can earn it back. Money or bitcoin is always available in the world, they are not like our relatives. So just for a little money, I will not let my family happiness break up or my children be unhappy.

Lol lol lol.

If I had billions of dollars, I can just pick other woman, moreover I can have many than just one.

[davis196]

That's a sad story(I'm assuming that the story is true), but I don't think that money(or crypto) can save anyone.
This guy doesn't have legs, got divorced and his kids don't care about him. Yes, Bitcoin probably saved him financially, but I'm sure that his life is miserable and it will continue to be miserable. 0.48 BTC is around 41K USD. It's a decent amount of money, but nothing ground breaking.
I don't know where does your uncle live, but 41K USD can be enough to cover his expenses for several years. He's lucky that he kept his private key safe for more than 10 years. Other early BTC miners simply don't have his luck.

[LogitechMouse]

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In those days when we used to discuss technology, he mined Bitcoin (BTC) in an old pool. He referred to his mining rig as the "7970." However, since the value of Bitcoin wasn't very high at the time, he just left it in an old wallet.

A few days ago, he called my mom, saying he needed to speak to me. I later got in touch with him, and he asked me how to import his BTC private key. He said, "Do you remember that I mined Bitcoin with the 7970?" I replied yes, and he mentioned he didn't know how to import the key.

He was quite sure that he had something left in the wallet. After helping him out, I discovered he had 0.48 BTC in there. This has saved him, I believe. He wanted to send me something as a thank-you, but I refused because he needed the money more than I did.

I'm not familiar with the "7970" that you're saying, but what I just know is that, it's a form of maybe a GPU or a mining equipment. I don't care about how he got it, but I'm into the fact that Bitcoin really saved him at the best time possible. I mean just imagine if his wife knew this before they got divorced. There's a huge chance that the wife will got a portion of it as well hence, that will make things difficult for your uncle at least financially.

It's good that you didn't get the compensation because looking at the story, your uncle surely needs those Bitcoins. At it's current price, that 0.48 BTC is worth $39,840. That's enough for your uncle to sustain his monthly needs in months or even years depending on the cost of living in the country where you're living. Bitcoin saved him I guess.

His son doesn't look back, the daughter married to another man and they are out of the country. I hope we don’t end up having children who will never look back and take care of us in the future.

I hate seeing parents being alone because their children chooses to go away from them, but you can't blame them because at the end of the day, those children will have their own family. This is the reason why we are investing in our early stages of life so that when the time comes that our children will never look back and take care of us, we still have some funds that could sustain our lives at least for years to come.

Please understand that I don’t like discussing my family online, but this experience has been surprising and provided a valuable lesson. It's a reminder for those who are taking care of their families without planning for their own futures. Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

Your children will leave you when he/she grows up that's for sure, but your wife/husband will never leave you (unless something bad happens of course). I'm leaning towards the mindset where I need to save up some assets that will help me and my family sustain our monthly expenses, and the way that I'll be doing it is through dividends that's why I'm investing towards assets that are giving away dividends as well. Of course, I'm still invested into crypto as well, but I believe there will be a time where I'll make a transition where I'll invest more in dividend paying assets rather than cryptocurrencies.

[Slimzeee]

He saved himself by saving the Access to the wallet which can now in turn save him. He’s definitely one of the lucky people on earth cos I believe there are some persons that might have mined around same period but either didn’t do so or ended up losing their access.
I really hope he gets a rebound from the current ongoing situation. A deeper acknowledgement to this story will be investing in long-term projects because we never can tell when they will come in handy

[KiaKia]

That's a sad story(I'm assuming that the story is true), but I don't think that money(or crypto) can save anyone.
This guy doesn't have legs, got divorced and his kids don't care about him. Yes, Bitcoin probably saved him financially, but I'm sure that his life is miserable and it will continue to be miserable. 0.48 BTC is around 41K USD. It's a decent amount of money, but nothing ground breaking.
I don't know where does your uncle live, but 41K USD can be enough to cover his expenses for several years. He's lucky that he kept his private key safe for more than 10 years. Other early BTC miners simply don't have his luck.

Why did you say that his life will continue to be miserable? While the amount of money he has may not be substantial, it is enough to build three houses in my country, so he will be fine, thank you.

There are many options available to him at this stage. He could hire a maid, invest some of his money, or even start working online with a laptop. Since both his hands and eyes are in good condition, there are various avenues he can explore.

He still breathes, and that's all that matters now. Miserable? Only if he hasn't accepted what happened to him. There is no going back now; what has happened has happened.

[knowngunman]

Please understand that I don’t like discussing my family online, but this experience has been surprising and provided a valuable lesson. It's a reminder for those who are taking care of their families without planning for their own futures. Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

Aside that the story is heart touching, it has a lot of lessons one can learn from in the aspect of investment for future and also in the aspect of family affairs. The good thing here is that the man did not share that secret with his wife otherwise, he would have lost that too.

Women are dangerous creatures (sorry to say but that's just the truth) they turned children against their father especially when they are not in good term with each other. Very unfortunate that the children took after their mother and forsaken their own father.

This story, whether real or fabricated has shown the importance of saving for future as that's the only good thing you can do to help yourself.

[m2017]

Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

But only bitcoin remains your loyal assistant in any difficult moment (In any point of the world. This is a unique phenomenon, which has no analogues). Even after many years. Especially, after many years. Only bitcoin remains a real "loyal" friend. As ironic as it may sound, but that's exactly how it turns out. All you can rely on is bitcoin. Not a bank account, not a pension, not your wife or children. Just don't forget the seed phrase, because it can be your "lifeline" at the last moment, when there is no help left to come from.

[Mahiyammahi]

Reading this really brought tears to my eyes, brother. We never understand how unpredictable life can be.
Your uncle's story is actually a life lesson for all of us. He loved technology, and Bitcoin mined out of that love saved him today. But back then, these coins were nothing. When life closes all doors, an old wallet becomes the last hope.
We have to learn from this. You have to keep something for yourself, whether you have family or not.
Because times change, people change too.

If you don't have your own safety net, no one may be around.
That old 7970 GPU, which may have mined a very little BTC, are a blessing for him today. It's worth $50k now
It's better to start thinking a little about your future from today.

[eb66]

Sometimes too, it might not be that the children doesn't want to take care of their parents but the question is, are they themselves financially stable enough to be able to extend a helping hand to their parents or anyone else? Maybe the son doesn't have enough to sustain himself before thinking of the dad or perhaps the wife have turned them against him. Parents have needs to also plan for their own future after retirement or in case of any bad situation, so that they will still have something to fall back at.

If you think that only when you are financially stable or rich, you will think about repaying your parents. I bet you will never repay your parents because you can't be sure when you will be rich and whether your parents will wait for you until then. To me, personal finances are not a reason or barrier that prevents us from showing filial piety to our parents. Because parents don't need you to give them a lot of money, what they need is for you to be there for them no matter what happens.

Through this story, we are reminded that we should always have a backup plan for ourselves instead of thinking that we can rely on our loved ones. But I will not lose faith or doubt my loved ones because of this story. The world will have this person and that person and the man in this story is just the unlucky one.

In my village and those 3 people are my close friends. Their father is sick and bedridden but his wife and 3 children have taken care of him for more than 15 years without a single complaint. They were willing to sacrifice their youth to take care of their sick father, which shows that not everyone is as cruel and heartless as the wife and children in OP's story.

So like - the debt to parents can never be repaid. Bitcoin doesn’t replace the human obligation to care for one another, especially for our parents. It's true that many in the world struggle just to support themselves. Yet I’ve seen people with very little still do everything they can to care for their parents —sometimes just with time, words, or just like being there. That’s more meaningful than money.

[Botnake]

Reading this really brought tears to my eyes, brother. We never understand how unpredictable life can be.
Your uncle's story is actually a life lesson for all of us. He loved technology, and Bitcoin mined out of that love saved him today. But back then, these coins were nothing. When life closes all doors, an old wallet becomes the last hope.
We have to learn from this. You have to keep something for yourself, whether you have family or not.
Because times change, people change too.

If you don't have your own safety net, no one may be around.
That old 7970 GPU, which may have mined a very little BTC, are a blessing for him today. It's worth $50k now
It's better to start thinking a little about your future from today.

I guess it also depends on what kind of family you have. If they’re just good only for money, surely they will leave you when you have nothing to give. But that’s not a real family is.

However, it’s really a must not just to rely on your job or a single source of income. Take the risk to invest, or gain some side hustles that will bring additional profits to your main income. That way, if ever you lose your job, at least you have your passive income that will continue to bring money for you. And your family at least will never be left suffering from financial crisis.

[Ever-young]

But only bitcoin remains your loyal assistant in any difficult moment (In any point of the world. This is a unique phenomenon, which has no analogues). Even after many years. Especially, after many years. Only bitcoin remains a real "loyal" friend. As ironic as it may sound, but that's exactly how it turns out. All you can rely on is bitcoin. Not a bank account, not a pension, not your wife or children. Just don't forget the seed phrase, because it can be your "lifeline" at the last moment, when there is no help left to come from.

Your wife can disappoint and betray you when you need her the most, your children can choose their new family over you when you might need them the most, your friends might get tired of you and move on if they consider you to be a problem to them, your bank can decide not to give you your money when you want to make use of it as they can come up with any excuse, but as long as you store your bitcoin in a self custody wallet and have access to your private key you don’t have anything to worry about, with internet access you can save yourself from any financial situation which the money you have their can solve.

[rodskee]

But only bitcoin remains your loyal assistant in any difficult moment (In any point of the world. This is a unique phenomenon, which has no analogues). Even after many years. Especially, after many years. Only bitcoin remains a real "loyal" friend. As ironic as it may sound, but that's exactly how it turns out. All you can rely on is bitcoin. Not a bank account, not a pension, not your wife or children. Just don't forget the seed phrase, because it can be your "lifeline" at the last moment, when there is no help left to come from.

Your wife can disappoint and betray you when you need her the most, your children can choose their new family over you when you might need them the most, your friends might get tired of you and move on if they consider you to be a problem to them, your bank can decide not to give you your money when you want to make use of it as they can come up with any excuse, but as long as you store your bitcoin in a self custody wallet and have access to your private key you don’t have anything to worry about, with internet access you can save yourself from any financial situation which the money you have their can solve.

you can only have yourself until you die of course but if you don’t trust your family then i am guessing that even after you pass you wouldn’t want to leave your bitcoin to them? so no need to worry about how will you pass on your wealth to your kids

a lot of us are earning money for our families we are using bitcoin to improve the lives of our family i believe that if we treat our family right they would never leave us

[tread93]

I never thought I would witness something like this unfold in real life, especially close to home.

I have an uncle who has always loved technology. That's all I really knew about him when I was younger. He was a government worker at the time, and everything seemed fine. He was married with two kids, and life was going well until he had an accident.

The accident cost him both of his legs. Since then, his wife took over everything, and they moved far away from us, which caused our relationship to fade. Now, all we do is talk on the phone.

The last time I heard anything about him was when my mom told me that his wife had divorced him. He had no money or means to take care of his family which lead to the divorce but he did do something right.

In those days when we used to discuss technology, he mined Bitcoin (BTC) in an old pool. He referred to his mining rig as the "7970." However, since the value of Bitcoin wasn't very high at the time, he just left it in an old wallet.

A few days ago, he called my mom, saying he needed to speak to me. I later got in touch with him, and he asked me how to import his BTC private key. He said, "Do you remember that I mined Bitcoin with the 7970?" I replied yes, and he mentioned he didn't know how to import the key.

He was quite sure that he had something left in the wallet. After helping him out, I discovered he had 0.48 BTC in there. This has saved him, I believe. He wanted to send me something as a thank-you, but I refused because he needed the money more than I did.

His son doesn't look back, the daughter married to another man and they are out of the country. I hope we don’t end up having children who will never look back and take care of us in the future.

Please understand that I don’t like discussing my family online, but this experience has been surprising and provided a valuable lesson. It's a reminder for those who are taking care of their families without planning for their own futures. Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

Wow, even after losing his legs due to an accident his wife left him alone with no way to support himself? Thats petty. What an awful wife. Terrible thing when your own family won't care for you in your time of need. Makes me question how the man treated his family also you have to look at both ends of the stick but still. I mean losing one leg is a lot but both legs? I mean holy hell thats life changing and awful at the same time. Feel bad for the guy, thank God he mined that bitcoin way back when.

[X-ray]

That was a really sad story to read but hopefully he can fully take advantage of the BTC he is having right now and start a new life.

I always knew this kind of thing does happen and still feeling sad if it happened for real.

[DanWalker]

Aside that the story is heart touching, it has a lot of lessons one can learn from in the aspect of investment for future and also in the aspect of family affairs. The good thing here is that the man did not share that secret with his wife otherwise, he would have lost that too.

Women are dangerous creatures (sorry to say but that's just the truth) they turned children against their father especially when they are not in good term with each other. Very unfortunate that the children took after their mother and forsaken their own father.

This story, whether real or fabricated has shown the importance of saving for future as that's the only good thing you can do to help yourself.

To be more precise, humans are dangerous and unpredictable creatures, not only are women bad people and all men in the world are gentle and kind creatures. There are many cases of sons abandoning/killing their elderly parents just for money, or drug-addicted/gambling fathers selling their children...and according to reports, social evils are mostly caused by men. So to be fair, it's not a gender issue, everyone has their own personality and it depends on the person, there will be good people and bad people in any gender.

But yes, this story teaches us a lesson that anything can happen and we should have a backup plan and save for the future.

[michellee]

I never thought I would witness something like this unfold in real life, especially close to home.

I have an uncle who has always loved technology. That's all I really knew about him when I was younger. He was a government worker at the time, and everything seemed fine. He was married with two kids, and life was going well until he had an accident.

The accident cost him both of his legs. Since then, his wife took over everything, and they moved far away from us, which caused our relationship to fade. Now, all we do is talk on the phone.

The last time I heard anything about him was when my mom told me that his wife had divorced him. He had no money or means to take care of his family which lead to the divorce but he did do something right.

In those days when we used to discuss technology, he mined Bitcoin (BTC) in an old pool. He referred to his mining rig as the "7970." However, since the value of Bitcoin wasn't very high at the time, he just left it in an old wallet.

A few days ago, he called my mom, saying he needed to speak to me. I later got in touch with him, and he asked me how to import his BTC private key. He said, "Do you remember that I mined Bitcoin with the 7970?" I replied yes, and he mentioned he didn't know how to import the key.

He was quite sure that he had something left in the wallet. After helping him out, I discovered he had 0.48 BTC in there. This has saved him, I believe. He wanted to send me something as a thank-you, but I refused because he needed the money more than I did.

His son doesn't look back, the daughter married to another man and they are out of the country. I hope we don’t end up having children who will never look back and take care of us in the future.

Please understand that I don’t like discussing my family online, but this experience has been surprising and provided a valuable lesson. It's a reminder for those who are taking care of their families without planning for their own futures. Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

Wow, even after losing his legs due to an accident his wife left him alone with no way to support himself? Thats petty. What an awful wife. Terrible thing when your own family won't care for you in your time of need. Makes me question how the man treated his family also you have to look at both ends of the stick but still. I mean losing one leg is a lot but both legs? I mean holy hell thats life changing and awful at the same time. Feel bad for the guy, thank God he mined that bitcoin way back when.

That can happen in family so we should prepare for the worst thing that may happen. That guy really luck saved his Bitcoin from the old time so he can use Bitcoin and sell it if he want. That will change his life because with the money he had, he can start a new life with or without his family.

Well, he saved himself and Bitcoin saved him by giving a chance to have a better life than before. You, @OP are part of that guy so you should happy seeing him can survive in his hard situation. It is sad story but there is something good behind this story and make him survive. Now, he can enjoy the money and do something for himself so he can earn money.

[tread93]

I never thought I would witness something like this unfold in real life, especially close to home.

I have an uncle who has always loved technology. That's all I really knew about him when I was younger. He was a government worker at the time, and everything seemed fine. He was married with two kids, and life was going well until he had an accident.

The accident cost him both of his legs. Since then, his wife took over everything, and they moved far away from us, which caused our relationship to fade. Now, all we do is talk on the phone.

The last time I heard anything about him was when my mom told me that his wife had divorced him. He had no money or means to take care of his family which lead to the divorce but he did do something right.

In those days when we used to discuss technology, he mined Bitcoin (BTC) in an old pool. He referred to his mining rig as the "7970." However, since the value of Bitcoin wasn't very high at the time, he just left it in an old wallet.

A few days ago, he called my mom, saying he needed to speak to me. I later got in touch with him, and he asked me how to import his BTC private key. He said, "Do you remember that I mined Bitcoin with the 7970?" I replied yes, and he mentioned he didn't know how to import the key.

He was quite sure that he had something left in the wallet. After helping him out, I discovered he had 0.48 BTC in there. This has saved him, I believe. He wanted to send me something as a thank-you, but I refused because he needed the money more than I did.

His son doesn't look back, the daughter married to another man and they are out of the country. I hope we don’t end up having children who will never look back and take care of us in the future.

Please understand that I don’t like discussing my family online, but this experience has been surprising and provided a valuable lesson. It's a reminder for those who are taking care of their families without planning for their own futures. Your partner can leave you, your child can become indifferent, so always have something set aside just in case.

Wow, even after losing his legs due to an accident his wife left him alone with no way to support himself? Thats petty. What an awful wife. Terrible thing when your own family won't care for you in your time of need. Makes me question how the man treated his family also you have to look at both ends of the stick but still. I mean losing one leg is a lot but both legs? I mean holy hell thats life changing and awful at the same time. Feel bad for the guy, thank God he mined that bitcoin way back when.

That can happen in family so we should prepare for the worst thing that may happen. That guy really luck saved his Bitcoin from the old time so he can use Bitcoin and sell it if he want. That will change his life because with the money he had, he can start a new life with or without his family.

Well, he saved himself and Bitcoin saved him by giving a chance to have a better life than before. You, @OP are part of that guy so you should happy seeing him can survive in his hard situation. It is sad story but there is something good behind this story and make him survive. Now, he can enjoy the money and do something for himself so he can earn money.

He can certainly now afford to upgrade his lifestyle with some high tech machinery for better mobility. Hopefully he can find a way to make that little easter egg last and he can build upon it. It truly is a sad story and I do hope that OP can and will do everything in his power to help this poor man. Anyways, good thing to have Bitcoin always! Whether for a rainy day or just in case your legs fly off!!!! Too soon? I am so sorry. I couldn't resist a little funny joke, lets kick it off to the next topic. I know some people can't stand that. I didn't mean to get off on the wrong foot. Why don't you just dip your toe in the water and see it from my heel side hahahhahhahhhahah. Okay okay anyhow gotta run!!!! Lmfao I am so imature sometimes.