In 2023, a junior employee at a small crypto startup was handling a routine USDT transfer.
One wrong character in the wallet address — just one — and the funds were sent to a completely random wallet. Irretrievable. Gone.
$1.8 million vanished in seconds. The worst part?
It was investor money meant for building a free education platform for underprivileged youth.
The team was devastated. The employee was heartbroken — and it wasn’t even intentional. Just human error in a digital world that doesn’t forgive.
Crypto doesn’t offer “undo” buttons. One small slip can cost you everything.
But stories like this remind us: double-check, triple-check, and never get comfortable.
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