The drunk typo that changed crypto forever.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-12-18 14:13
The drunk typo that changed crypto forever.
Twelve years ago, a tipsy Bitcointalk user misspelled “holding” and accidentally named a whole mindset: long-term $BTC conviction.
It was December, a messy market, emotions everywhere. On Bitcointalk, a user called GameKyuubi logged in after a few drinks and posted a desperate message titled “I am HODLING”. Not holding. HODLING. 🍷
At that time, $BTC was dumping hard. Fear was thick in the air. Instead of pretending to be calm or smart, he just admitted the truth: he couldn’t trade, didn’t want to trade, and would simply keep his coins.
That typo hit something deep. It wasn’t about strategy anymore, it was about psychology. About resisting panic, ignoring noise, and accepting volatility like a storm you watch from the shore. Over time, HODL stopped being a joke and became a badge of honor.
Today, HODLers are the backbone of crypto culture. Not perfect traders, not prophets — just people who stay when others run. Simple, stubborn, sometimes naïve, but often right. C’est la vie.
Every cycle changes faces, prices, narratives. But that drunk typo? Still standing. Like a lighthouse in the madness. 🌊🧡
#Bitcoin #HODL #CryptoCulture #BTC #CryptoFriture
Twelve years ago, a tipsy Bitcointalk user misspelled “holding” and accidentally named a whole mindset: long-term $BTC conviction.
It was December, a messy market, emotions everywhere. On Bitcointalk, a user called GameKyuubi logged in after a few drinks and posted a desperate message titled “I am HODLING”. Not holding. HODLING. 🍷
At that time, $BTC was dumping hard. Fear was thick in the air. Instead of pretending to be calm or smart, he just admitted the truth: he couldn’t trade, didn’t want to trade, and would simply keep his coins.
That typo hit something deep. It wasn’t about strategy anymore, it was about psychology. About resisting panic, ignoring noise, and accepting volatility like a storm you watch from the shore. Over time, HODL stopped being a joke and became a badge of honor.
Today, HODLers are the backbone of crypto culture. Not perfect traders, not prophets — just people who stay when others run. Simple, stubborn, sometimes naïve, but often right. C’est la vie.
Every cycle changes faces, prices, narratives. But that drunk typo? Still standing. Like a lighthouse in the madness. 🌊🧡
#Bitcoin #HODL #CryptoCulture #BTC #CryptoFriture
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