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hodl

or HODL

[ hod-l, hohd-l, eych-oh-dee-el ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

to avoid selling (cryptocurrency, other digital assets, or stocks), especially over a long period of time:
I only hodl currencies that see steady, long-term rises.
This platform allows you to buy and HODL easily.

adjective

being or relating to a strategy of keeping cryptocurrency, other digital assets, or stocks for a long time rather than selling them for quick, short-term gains:
Many investors have a hodl mindset, expecting any cryptocurrency they buy to automatically rise in value if they keep it long enough.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hodl¹

First recorded in 2013 ; misspelling of hold

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This sentiment aligns with the "hodl" mentality popular among cryptocurrency enthusiasts.

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One of the rallying cries the retail traders used was HODL: hold on for dear life.

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“BitBoy and Hodl” were supposed to be crypto superhero characters.

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One thing we do know—down to nearly the dollar—is how well someone’s crypto investments are doing right now if they got involved at various points and continued to hodl through this year’s turbulence.

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Artnet reported that Sotheby’s pulled the lot due to lack of interest, while the seller tweeted simply that they had “decided to hodl.”

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