Yeah. history It spread all over the cryptworld like fire. An entry appeared on Reddita, which became a legend in a few months – full of regret, humor and classic bitcoiner FOMO.
A user with a nickname u/Gullible-Tale9114 admitted honestly: "In 2013, I gave a woman 3 bitcoins for sex And I'm still obsessing about her wallet address."
Sounds like a joke? Not for him. And not for thousands of people who admit exactly the same thing under fasting.
In 2013, three bitcoins was a ridiculous amount – only a few hundred dollars. Today? At Bitcoin price around $67,000, the same three coins are worth over $200,000. Two hundred thousand. One night.
Comments under the thread are gold:
- "I continue daily to refresh the 2011 address I sent 0.4 BTC to on the darknet..."
- "It is no longer an obsession, it is a ritual. Prayer to Blockchain"
- "She probably sold and lives in a villa overlooking the ocean. And you're refreshing like a psycho."
- ‘Sadest history HODL in cryptocurrency history"
The entry quickly went beyond Reddit – it became memes, videos on TikTok and even episodes on YouTubeWhere people read it out loud with dramatic background music.
It's not just a funny anecdote. It's a brutal reminder of how much the value of Bitcoin has changed and how much our psyche has changed. In 2013, few people believed that this "Internet toy" would be worth a fortune someday. Today thousands of people carry similar stories: I sold for cheap, lost my keys, spent on something stupid... or just – I paid for something that can't be undone.
The story of Gullible-Tale9114 shows one simple truth: sometimes the greatest pain in crypto does not come from falling on the chart. It comes from knowing that these three bitcoins... They could still be yours today.
Source:
- Original entry on Reddit (r/btc): https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/1nnw8mq/i gave an escort 3 bitcoin in 2013 and i still/
