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HODL
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Holding a crypto position instead of selling, usually through heavy volatility.
Definition
HODL started as a drunk typo in a 2013 Bitcointalk post titled 'I AM HODLING.' The word stuck. It now means refusing to sell through drawdowns, and gets backronymed as 'Hold On for Dear Life.'
In memecoin land, HODLing is less an investment thesis and more a community identity. It works when the project survives. It ruins people when it doesn't — a token that drops 99% has to 100x just to get back to even.
Examples
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I'm HODLing through this dip, not selling at a loss.
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He's been HODLing since launch at half a cent.
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HODLing a rug pull to zero isn't conviction, it's denial.
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