In 2010, a Chinese teenager named Wei Zhang made a move few understood at the time:
He invested just $10 in a strange new currency called Bitcoin โ priced at fractions of a cent.
That tiny investment grew into 99,000 BTC, now worth over $11.4 billion.
But one careless click in 2018 wiped it all outโฆ in seconds. ๐จ
๐ The Rise of a Crypto Legend
Wei wasnโt just early. He was brilliant.
By age 19:
He launched CryptoLeap, the first-ever crypto margin trading platform
He became a millionaire, then a billionaire
His wallet? Holding a jaw-dropping 99,000 BTC
His name? Feared, followed, respected
Wei Zhang was crypto royalty.
๐ฑ The Click That Killed It All
In 2018, everything changed.
Wei received an email that looked official โ a VC firm offering a partnership.
He clicked.
He logged in.
That single action gave hackers full access to his personal wallet.
Gone in minutes:
99,000 BTC
Laundered through mixers
Sent across chains
Untraceable. Unrecoverable. Gone.
๐ The Collapse
CryptoLeap imploded
Bitcoinโs price dropped
Lawsuits swarmed in
Wei disappeared from the public eye
But he didnโt stay down.
Wei reemerged โ this time, as a cybersecurity leader, teaching others how not to repeat his mistake.
๐ What You Must Learn from Weiโs $11.4B Loss
This wasnโt just a hack โ it was a wake-up call for the entire crypto space.
One click can erase a lifetime of gains.
๐ง Hereโs how to protect yourself:
โ Never click unknown links โ even from โtrustedโ sources
โ Use tools like WalletConnect to connect only with verified dApps
โ Avoid exposing seed phrases or credentials โ ever
โ Verify every connection, every time
๐ง Final Words
Weiโs rise inspired millions.
His fall warned billions.
And his comeback taught us the most valuable lesson of all:
โThe strongest crypto strategy is security first.โ
๐ฌ What would you have done in his place?
๐ฉ Share this story so others donโt make the same mistake.
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