The term HODL was born when bitcointalk contributor GameKyuubi drunkenly took to the popular forum to let out his frustrations in trading. Bitcoin had just gone through a heart-wrenching 39% drop in the last day. After a whiskey or two, he vented about being a bad trader, and how he will simply hold on to his investments.
GameKyuubi himself noticed the spelling error but never bothered to correct the mistake, for which we are grateful. Respondents were quick to notice his spelling error as well, and the HODL meme was born in the hours that followed.
Even though the post is funny now, many of you can likely resonate with the stresses and difficulties in crypto trading, not to mention how chaotic bitcoin trading was in 2013.
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