👀 Someone claimed a Casascius coin of 100 BTC, which had remained intact since 2012.
He originally bought it in 2012 for about $500.
Its value now exceeds 10 million dollars, representing a return on investment of x20,000.
He tells his story on BitcoinTalk:
"Well, do you remember when I said I had one of those Casascius Bitcoin bars? Yes, it's a 100 BTC bar, and I bought it in 2012 for about $500.
When Bitcoin surpassed 10,000 $ a few years ago, I started to get really nervous. After all, keeping something that's worth over a million dollars? That's a lot of pressure.
I didn't want to claim it, though. For me, a physical Bitcoin that hasn't been claimed is worth more than its money.
I tried to sell it several times, but it's hard to sell something so valuable, and you really can't trust just anyone. I even considered auctions, but I would have gotten less than the value of the Bitcoin itself.
Now that it’s worth over 10 million dollars, I knew I couldn't keep holding on to it. So, yes… even though I was a bit hesitant, I finally claimed it today."
