Share this article
My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More
The guy who coined the term "hodl" has a real bitcoin story that only made his interest in the technology stronger.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 9:12 a.m. Published May 19, 2019, 9:30 a.m.

More For You
Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
Polkadot's DOT drops 3% to $1.83 as crypto markets reverse lower

Strong selling pressure overwhelmed positive Coinbase integration news as the psychological $1.90 level failed to hold.
What to know:
- DOT declined from $1.91 to $1.84 over 24 hours, breaking key support levels
- Volume was 340% above average during the final breakdown.
Top Stories










