Back in 2014, I decided to dip my toes into the crypto world. Got myself 0.1 BTC—not much, but it felt like a fortune at the time. My plan? Test it out with some gambling.
Then came the rookie mistake that still haunts me. Found what looked like a legit platform, copied the deposit address without double-checking. Clicked send. Transaction confirmed.
Only later did I realize I'd been feeding a phishing scam. That BTC went straight into some scammer's pocket. Never saw it again.
Looking back, that 0.1 BTC would've been worth thousands today. Expensive lesson: always verify addresses character by character. One wrong click in crypto can cost you everything.
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PumpDetector
· 12-08 06:55
ngl this is exactly the kind of story that separates actual survivors from the plebs still fomo'ing in... that 0.1 btc haunting you is basically the origin story we all refuse to talk about
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OnChainDetective
· 12-08 06:55
ngl this is textbook phishing pattern... one character off and you're funding someone's lambo fund. analyzed similar wallet clusters and the address verification failure rate is shockingly high—like 30% of early adopters made this exact mistake. that 0.1 btc became a statistical anomaly nobody talks about anymore.
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retroactive_airdrop
· 12-08 06:53
Oh no, that's why I now read the address three times every time I copy and paste... That's 0.1 BTC, just imagine how much that's worth now.
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GasFeeDodger
· 12-08 06:43
Oof, 0.1 Bitcoin... it must hurt so much now. That's why I double-check the address ten times these days.
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PanicSeller69
· 12-08 06:39
0.1 Bitcoin... How much is that worth now? Just thinking about it hurts.
Back in 2014, I decided to dip my toes into the crypto world. Got myself 0.1 BTC—not much, but it felt like a fortune at the time. My plan? Test it out with some gambling.
Then came the rookie mistake that still haunts me. Found what looked like a legit platform, copied the deposit address without double-checking. Clicked send. Transaction confirmed.
Only later did I realize I'd been feeding a phishing scam. That BTC went straight into some scammer's pocket. Never saw it again.
Looking back, that 0.1 BTC would've been worth thousands today. Expensive lesson: always verify addresses character by character. One wrong click in crypto can cost you everything.