SF man who can't remember Bitcoin password says he's 'made peace' with $220M loss

>>> IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO FORGET THE PASSWORD TO YOUR EMAIL OR MAYBE A SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT BUT FOR ONE MAN, THE STAKES ARE HIGHER THAN MOST

HIS FORGOTTEN PASSWORD IS COSTING HIM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT STEFAN THOMAS LOST THE KEY TO UNLOCK HIS DIGITAL WALLET THAT HOLDS 7,000 BIT COINS THAT TRANSLATES TO A WHOPPING $220 MILLION THE CORRECT PASSWORD IS LOCKED IN A HARD DRIVE THAT GIVES USERS TEN GUESSES BEFORE IT LOCKS FOREVER THOMAS HAS ONLY TWO MORE TRIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO HIS FORTUNE

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OFFERING VARIOUS SOLUTIONS EVERYTHING FROM THE FOR EXAMPLE ONE PERSON SUGGESTED HAVE YOU TRIED THE WORD PASSWORD? THAT WAS ONE SOME PEOPLE HAVE RECOMMENDED VARIOUS MEDIAN, PSYCHICS, PROPHETS THAT I COULD TALK TO >> TRY ANYTHING, I GUESS THOMAS IS NOT ALONE

THE "NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS $140 BILLION WORTH OF BITCOIN APPEAR TO BE LOST OR STRANDED IN DIGITAL WALLETS >> BOUGHT A FEW BITCOIN BACK WHEN IT WAS 12 BUCKS A POP, AND THEY SAID OH, ISN'T THAT CUTE? AND NOW IT'S WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS >> IAN SHARE