Stefan Thomas, a programmer, is just two password attempts away from losing access to a Bitcoin wallet containing over $250 million. He received the coins in 2011 as payment for a video and stored them in a secure IronKey device — but lost the password. With only 10 tries allowed, and 8 already used, he’s now in a high-stakes situation. Despite a startup offering a method to crack the wallet safely, Thomas declined, staying loyal to existing recovery deals. Remarkably, he remains calm and continues investing in crypto — while the fortune remains locked in one of tech’s most dramatic password predicaments.
