The Root and History of the term "HODL" 👏

in #cryptocurrency7 years ago (edited)


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This term is used thousands of times a day within the Crypto community within forum posts and memes. It simply means to Hold your position and not to sell, buy, or trade in any way. To hold the line, to hold the stash, to not get involved as the price will soon rise.

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But where did this popular misspelled version originally come from?

Here is the answer.....a half-drunk post on Bitcointalk in 2013.


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cool story bro

great story

I always wondered where it came from. Thanks, this made me smile in the midst of the carnage.

One of the best threads over at Bitcointalk.

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See? Alcohol isn't all bad. You just have to know how to use it and you can basically make history.

Always wondered about this!

#HODL

Always wondered about that. Honestly I thought it was kinda stupid until now. Definitely worth a resteem for those as ignorant about it as I was lol

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