Tech Bro Mines Millions in Bitcoin—Then Forgets Password
Rodriguez mined millions in Bitcoin—then forgot the password to his wallet. It now sits untouched, taunting him with every missed moon.
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Crypto CEO Dies With $190M—Was It Ever His to HODL?
One CEO. One laptop. $190 million gone. Gerald Cotten took his, or QuadrigaCX cold wallet keys to the grave - literally. Or did he?
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Dealer Loses €50M in Bitcoin After Landlord Cleanout
A Dublin dealer hid €50M in Bitcoin keys in a fishing rod case. His landlord tossed it while clearing his flat. Now it’s buried somewhere...
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Coscu and the $660K Ctrl+Alt+Delete Wallet Wipe Out
Top streamer Coscu wipes his PC and loses $660K in Bitcoin. No backups. No recovery. Just pure, brutal, avoidable digital pain.
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Riches to Rags: One Man Trashes $765M Bitcoin Fortune
British IT worker accidentally dumps 8,000 BTC in a landfill, spends 12 years trying to dig it out—court says “nah.
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Ukrainian Politician Nukes $20M in BTC with One Click
David Arakhamia accidentally deleted the private key to 400 BTC. Despite expert help, the $20M crypto stash is now just a ghost in the machine.
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Man Buys Dogecoin for $20—Then Forgets $6K Password
Jon bought 25,000 DOGE in 2014 for $20. Today they are worth $6,500, he couldn’t remember the password—and still can’t.
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Investor Locks $1.6M in Crypto Wallet—Forgets Password
An investor locked away $1.6M in Bitcoin with a 20-character password—then forgot it. Six months and two hackers later, the wallet was finally cracked.
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Producer Loses Crypto in Terror Plot Twist, Turns It Into a Thriller
Enzo Zelocchi’s crypto vanished amid a real-life thriller involving ISIS and corruption. He turned the chaos into a movie: A Crypto Tale – Checkmate.
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WIRED Shreds Access to 13 BTC — Choosing Ethics Over Profit
WIRED mined 13 Bitcoins in 2013, then destroyed the private key to avoid ethical conflict—making nearly $900K in crypto permanently inaccessible.
