History of HODL (how it came about)

HODL is probably the most famous and exclusively crypto slang, that made it to the mainstream. It literally means “holding” your crypto, i.e. “not selling”.

In recent days it has been appropriated as an acronym for Hold On for Dear Life but in fact, it was born out of a simple mistake.
Here’s what actually happened…

In 2013 a user on the popular Bitcointalk forum was venting out his frustration about being a bad trader, and how he is now holding, because he missed his chance to sell before a massive crash in…