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Show HN: A site to help Bitcoin hodlers make sense of the new forked coins
- forkdrop 9y agoEverybody holding BTC over the past few months has probably heard about the projects that fork the chain to give everyone 'free money'. However, all these projects are confusing among other things, so a lot of people have put off getting up to speed on the topic. We created a directory that makes it easier to check up on the current state of affairs. We put together a table presentation and maintain dataset see which new coins are most relevant and have the markers of some legitimacy and value by also tracking the exchanges they trade on and some of the technical specifics of individual projects. AMA
- bradknowles 9y agoWhat is a bitcoin “hodler”? Seriously, what is it?
- weaselpop 9y agoThe term comes from a misspelling of the word hold (see: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=375643.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=375643.0) 'Hodl' means to hold on to bitcoin and not sell it, often called out during times of high volatility. The idea is that those who 'hodl' will eventually come out on top as the price of bitcoin will grow and those that panic sell will lose out.
- forkdrop 9y agoA "Bitcoin hodler" is a Bitcoin holder, just intentionally misspelled for reasons of style and social signaling, such as 'teh' rather than 'the' and 'pwned' rather than 'owned'. It is something that people take pride in identifying as because they have a long-term investment thesis. When the price crashes, this identity gives them strength.