2026-01-18 17:24:28

Those who can hold onto Bitcoin for ten years without selling often also achieve success in other fields. This long-term holding ability essentially reflects an understanding of market cycles and psychological resilience.

But here’s an interesting phenomenon—most people who have held Bitcoin for over ten years did not do so by choice. Forgetting computer passwords, imprisonment for various reasons, old hard drives sealed away for years, wallets temporarily inaccessible... It’s these "accidents" that often become the best anchors.

Conversely, those who have the ability to operate at any time and constantly monitor the market tend to be tempted at market highs. The test of mentality is far more difficult than technical skills. Truly holding onto crypto assets long-term may be a once-in-a-hundred phenomenon.

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ChainMemeDealer

· 4h ago

Haha, this is why I store my private keys on a note paper. Forgetting the password is the real HODL神器, more effective than any meditation technique. I'm the kind of "accidental" survivor, had my hard drive collecting dust for five years, only remembered it by chance. Those who actively hold are all lying; who wouldn't be tempted in the face of allure? That's right, the ones who truly make money are those forced to hold long-term, well ironic.

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pumpamentalist

· 4h ago

Haha, that's hilarious, so true. I know a few early coin holders, and it's really just because they forgot their passwords that they ended up winning by default. That's actually the most ironic part. --- Forgetting the password has become the strongest resilience; this logic is brilliant. --- So, the best strategy for holding coins is to just hide the seed phrase and pretend to forget it—simple and straightforward. --- One in a hundred? I think it should be even more discounted. Look at how many people are frantically buying the dip at the top of the bull market, and they can't hold on. --- Honestly, I haven't seen a single person who actively chooses to hold long-term; they're all forced into it, haha.

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MetaDreamer

· 4h ago

Haha, this just means that people like us are actually forced to hold diamond hands. Forgetting the password turns out to be the strongest resistance to falling, this logic is brilliant.

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WalletDetective

· 4h ago

Haha, this is the real truth. The more you try to manipulate carefully, the easier you are to be cut. Forgetting the password actually becomes the strongest HODL tool, hilarious. It's just being forced to hold, winning big. This wave, this wave, is a victory born out of helplessness.

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