The most expensive "thank you" in the cryptocurrency industry, worth 5000 bitcoins ❗ ️ Based on today's prices, 5000 bitcoins are worth over 300 million US dollars, equivalent to nearly 2 billion Chinese yuan. The person who obtained this huge wealth was neither a senior miner, nor a technical programmer, nor a top Wall Street fund manager, but just an ordinary college student. Twelve years ago, on an obscure online forum, he sincerely said a simple sentence to a stranger who was mocked and questioned by the whole network: "Thank you No one expected that this insignificant courtesy would ultimately result in the elderly man giving away 5000 bitcoins. If someone tells you out of thin air that a simple word of goodwill and politeness can bring billions of dollars in wealth, the vast majority of people will treat it as a ridiculous internet joke and laugh it off. But a few years ago, a friend who had been deeply involved in quantitative trading told me about the past of this cryptocurrency circle while drinking at a small gathering in Hong Kong. After listening to the entire story, I tossed and turned for several days in a row, and for the first time, I earnestly asked myself: Is wealth rewarding extraordinary abilities or pure humanity? The protagonist of the story is an ordinary young man. He graduated from an ordinary university, worked in an ordinary job with a meager fixed salary, did not have a strong family background, did not have scarce network resources, and was not a tech expert proficient in blockchain. In 2013, he was still a junior student. At that time, Bitcoin had not yet become a mainstream investment category. In the eyes of the public, it was just a niche "virtual game" played by geeks, with a single price only maintained at around $100. His first connection with Bitcoin began on an obscure forum that nobody paid attention to. There is an exceptionally reclusive elderly person in the forum, whose account ID is obscure and difficult to understand, and whose profile picture is a blurry black and white photo. Day after day, the elderly will post on the forum about Bitcoin, covering professional knowledge such as mining principles, wallet usage, private key storage, and blockchain mechanisms. However, these seriously shared contents have never been followed, and there are few comments in the post section. More often than not, they are filled with ridicule and slander from netizens. Some people openly accuse him of being a swindler, some mock him as a delusional mental illness, and some sarcastically leave a message saying, "When you make a fortune with this thing, remember to come back and give everyone a red envelope Faced with criticism and unfounded malice from the entire internet, the elderly never became angry and remained indifferent. They continued to post and share their posts day after day, sometimes updating more than ten pieces of informative content in a single day. For several years, they have never stopped. As time passed, this niche forum became increasingly deserted, with a large number of old users gradually leaving and leaving, ultimately becoming deserted. And this young student occasionally logs into the forum to browse past content. The reason why he insists on following up is very simple. At first, he had just come into contact with Bitcoin and was ignorant. He asked a very simple and even somewhat foolish basic question on the forum, but no one paid attention. Only this old man patiently and meticulously wrote down a detailed answer of more than two thousand words, earnestly answering his doubts. With gratitude in his heart, he finally replied with just two words: "Thank you Just this sentence, nothing else. In 2017, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, breaking through the $20000 mark, and this niche forum completely fell silent and ignored. The last post on the elderly person's account stayed for this year, and since then, they have completely stopped updating and have never logged into the account again. Everyone who knows about this assumes that the elderly person has already given up sharing or forgotten about this abandoned forum account. Time flies by, and in 2021, the price of Bitcoin has been soaring, breaking through the historical high of $60000. At this time, young people have already graduated for many years and entered the workplace with stable employment. One late night, he unexpectedly received a special email with a messy string of characters and no notes. The email title only had a short sentence: "Do you remember me Upon seeing this greeting, the young man was momentarily stunned. He clicked on the email to check the content, and there were no unnecessary greetings or formalities throughout the article. Only two things were attached: a complete set of wallet mnemonics and a solemn message: "If you can see this email, it means I'm no longer here The young man's first reaction was to encounter a new type of fraud, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he still followed the instructions and entered the unfamiliar mnemonic words. In just a few minutes, the wallet data synchronization was completed. When the numbers on the screen appeared clearly, he instantly stiffened and his mind went blank. There are 5000 bitcoins lying quietly in the account. According to the market price in 2021, the value of this asset is close to 300 million US dollars. He couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. He double checked and confirmed dozens of times, and his wallet balance was exactly the same. There were 5000 bitcoins, not a single one, which really existed. That night, he stayed up all night and was completely shocked by the sudden huge wealth. For several days in a row, he had no interest in work, took consecutive leave, and even took the initiative to consult a professional lawyer to verify the legality of this asset. At that moment, he deeply felt that his ordinary life in the past had come to a complete end, and a brand new life was about to begin. But the direction of things quickly exceeded his expectations and became increasingly bizarre. On the seventh day he received this huge fortune, the second email from an unfamiliar address was delivered again, with only one clear and firm instruction throughout: "Don't sell At the end of the article, a specific date was specifically marked: December 31, 2025. The successive changes have left young people completely bewildered, with countless questions lingering in their minds: why can't we sell and monetize? Who did this sky high wealth come from? Has the elderly person who left the message really passed away? Why is it that such a large Internet has received such a gift? With a heart full of doubts, he began to delve into all the records of the old forum, searching and investigating the true identity of this mysterious old man. The deeper I dig, the more shocked I feel inside. This seemingly ignored and ridiculed old man is not an ordinary cryptocurrency enthusiast at all. Early senior users of the forum recognized his professional and unique posting style, revealing that he participated in the construction of early Bitcoin mining pools and held huge holdings of hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin. There were even rumors that he had a deep connection with Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. （PART1 ️⃣， The story is not over yet, please see PART2 below ️⃣）