If in 2020 I bought 100,000 Dogecoins, and then forgot about them for 8 years — a real “pizza” story

In March 2020, the pandemic lockdowns started. I was bored at home and saw people on Reddit posting about Doge. One Dogecoin was only $0.002. I spent $200 and bought 100,000.

Then I forgot.

Because 2020 was too surreal: crude oil prices fell into negative territory, the US stock market halted four times, and I couldn’t even leave the house. Those 100,000 Doge were sitting in an old phone wallet. The phone screen was cracked, the charging port was broken, and I threw it into a drawer.

In May 2021, Musk shouted out Doge on SNL, and the price surged to $0.73. My 100,000 Doge suddenly became worth $73,000! But I didn’t know. Because that phone still hadn’t been fixed.

In 2024, I moved and sorted through old stuff and found the phone. I spent 200 bucks to fix the charging port, opened the wallet—my 100,000 Doge were still there. But the price had already dropped back to $0.08. $8,000—90% less than the peak.

I hesitated about whether to sell. Then I saw Gate Square’s April challenge post, where someone wrote: “If you used 10,000 BTC to buy a pizza in 2010, would you regret it?”

I decided: don’t sell. After all, the $200 cost—just treat it as buying a lucky mascot that can tell stories.

In April 2026, Doge was at $0.09. I still didn’t sell. I transferred those 100,000 Doge to my Gate wallet and stared at them every day. Occasionally I would post: “Today Doge went up 1%, and I made $80! Like having hotpot!”

Someone in the comments laughed at me: “Is that it?” Others replied seriously: “You’re ten thousand times better than those people who chase the rally at the highs and cut their losses at the lows.”

What I want to say is: so many times, holding on is harder than picking the right bet. You don’t need to nail the perfect bottom. You just need to buy when no one’s paying attention, and then in the noise—pretend you forgot. Until one day, it truly becomes your “pizza story.”

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