The Myth of the Missing Bitcoin Adrian was a programmer who resided in a tiny seaside town. He was one of those intelligent but little-known individuals who had a strong interest in cryptocurrency and technology. Unaware of the wealth he was amassing, Adrian mined Bitcoin on his old laptop in 2010, when the cryptocurrency was still a novel and elusive concept. He once purchased two pizzas with 10,000 BTC, believing it to be a good bargain. After a few years, Adrian forgot all about his old wallet. The price of Bitcoin then skyrocketed to $60,000 in 2021. He learned that a 10,000 Bitcoin transaction from the early days was now worth hundreds of millions of dollars one evening while watching the news. Then he thought of his old wallet.