A resurfaced Reddit post from 12 years ago has reignited debate in the Bitcoin community after a user revealed in 2013 that they put their entire life savings of $50,000 into Bitcoin.

The post, archived on r/Bitcoin, shows the user reasoning that at age 30, it was the right time to take a risk.

"I'm only 30, so I know while it is a risk, I still have a chance to recover if it crashes, and I have a full-time job anyway. I just thought about how the people around me are putting money into their houses, into children, and expensive weddings, and they will never get a return on that. It just disappears."

The user explained their rationale for taking a risk at 30, calling Bitcoin a "great opportunity" since it has a limited supply.

Community reactions

The bold move has today's community speculating on how it now thinks the community could have turned out.

One user wrote, "Good luck. I've put about 50% of my savings in BTC (being conservative because there are other forms of honest money). We're in the same boat."

One of the top comments made a rough guess that the stash could be worth tens of millions of dollars now, depending on the entry price, while another made a note that it would be over $40 million now if it were held till today, and the record high prices.