German programmer Stefan Thomas owns 7,002 $BTC โ but canโt access them. Why? He lost the password.
๐ Stored in an IronKey drive with only 10 password attempts โ Heโs already used 8 tries โณ Only 2 attempts remain before the $800M fortune is permanently encrypted
He refuses to guess again without certainty. His story echoes a brutal crypto lesson: In decentralization, there is no "forgot password" button.
๐ก Even with tech experts offering help, the drive remains locked. Stefan's caution may cost him everything โ but itโs also saving him from total loss.