<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>Satoshi&#39;s Plebs (npub1hk…yfvlm)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1hkkcygtuz63jccf3ls63eqltrkztnx2n0kqtq2qgeqq6e52x9xyqpyfvlm</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>8 Real Examples of Lost Bitcoin&#xA;&#xA;1. Stefan Thomas&#39; IronKey Password - Lost access to 7,002 BTC ($750 million) after forgetting the password to his hard drive that only allows 10 password attempts. He&#39;s used 8 attempts already.&#xA;&#xA;2. James Howells&#39; Landfill Fortune - Accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC ($856 million) in 2013. Despite numerous proposals to excavate the landfill, city council has refused.&#xA;&#xA;3. Wired Magazine&#39;s Demonstration - Deliberately destroyed keys to 13 BTC ($1.4 million) for an article in 2013, a decision they later regretted.&#xA;&#xA;4. Campbell Simpson&#39;s Discarded Drive - Australian tech journalist threw away a hard drive with keys to 1,400 BTC ($150 million) in 2012 when they were worth just $4,000.&#xA;&#xA;5. California Wildfire Loss - Reddit user lost seed phrase for 43 BTC ($4.6 million) when their home burned down in the 2018 wildfires. They had the seed only on paper.&#xA;&#xA;6. DIY Security Failure - Bitcoin user created a &#34;more secure&#34; modified version of their seed phrase using a personal algorithm they later forgot, losing access to 2.5 BTC ($267,500).&#xA;&#xA;7. The Brain Wallet Tragedy - User suffered head trauma and lost access to memorized keys for 250 BTC ($26.8 million).&#xA;&#xA;8. Renovation Disaster - BitcoinTalk forum user had their hidden seed phrase accidentally thrown away during home renovations, losing 15 BTC ($1.6 million).</html></oembed>