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What is a bitcoin “hodler”? Seriously, what is it?

• weaselpop 9y ago
  The 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 ago
  A "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.