HODL Meme Born on Bitcointalk

GameKyuubi's drunken typo becomes Bitcoin's investment philosophy.

BTC Price

$600

Importance

72/100

'I AM HODLING' — a misspelled rant during a crash became the defining meme and mindset of Bitcoin culture.

What else happened around this time?

FBI shuts down Silk Road and arrests Ross Ulbricht.

446 transactions of exactly 324 BTC each — spelling FBI on a phone keypad.

First major U.S. government hearing calls Bitcoin 'legitimate.'

Mike Caldwell ceases sales after regulators classify loaded physical coins as money transmission.