He Held Through Everything
Grandpa buys 100,000 Bitcoins
March 2010. Grandpa reads a strange post on a forum. Sends $100. Receives 100,000 BTC. Writes the seed on a napkin. Puts the napkin in a drawer. Forgets about it.
"That was a good week, dear."The first exchange collapses
Mt. Gox loses 850,000 BTC. Twitter panics. Grandpa is in the garden, tending tomatoes. Doesn't check the price.
"My coins are in the drawer."Bitcoin hits $20,000
The internet screams "we are all rich." Grandpa is baking cookies. His grandson calls him. Grandpa is unaware.
"Do you want raisin or chocolate chip?"The market panics
Every exchange dumps. Reddit is on fire. Grandpa is fishing at the lake. Catches a trout. Excellent day.
"The lake is calm today."The industry burns
SBF gets arrested. Retail loses billions. Grandpa is teaching his grandson how to whittle wood. The wood is good today.
"Never trust a man in shorts, Timmy."Grandpa is still hodling
Bitcoin is $250,000. Grandpa is 89. The Ledger sits in the drawer, undisturbed. He still hasn't checked the price. He believes in the coin. The coin believes in him.
"When I die, ask my grandson."


