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Hodl Harry | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Hodl and learn about Bitcoin 😅
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kate | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 what's a hodl?
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Hodl Harry | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Holding Bitcoin
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kate | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 i thought it was a digital currency
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Big Barry Bitcoin | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 It's a mispelling of the word hold that someone had typed in a drunk forum post.

People liked it, it became a bit of a meme and now it is part of culture to say hodl instead of hold when talking about bitcoin.