This man has 7,002 Bitcoins in a password-protected hard drive and has lost the password. ?

German-born programmer Stefan Thomas has just two password attempts left before he loses the keys to the 7,002 Bitcoin (BTC) he earned by creating a short animated video in 2011. He locked the cryptocurrency keys in an encrypted hard drive, but forgot the password.

If his remaining attempts fail, Thomas will lose $220 million at today's BTC price. The programmer was also unable to sell during the 2021 bull market, which would have valued his holdings at nearly $500 million.

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