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US programmer has two password guesses left to access his $300m Bitcoin fortune – 7NEWS.com.au
In a not-very-techy move, computer programmer Stefan Thomas wrote his password down on a bit of paper – then lost it.
Weve all been there – completely forgetting that crucial password to log into your account because we just have way too many to remember.
But what if you get your password wrong so many times that you lose access to your Bitcoin account, worth a cool $300 million?
Thats the problem facing computer programmer Stefan Thomas, who literally has two password guesses left before hes locked out of IronKey, the small hard drive that allows him to access his Bitcoin fortune.
On Tuesday, Thomas Bitcoin investment…
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