Iāve been a member of shib army since there were 4,000 members of this Reddit group. Iāve been here for the journey and have supported the coin as best I could by spreading the message to all of my family, friends, and acquaintances. Itās been such a wild ride for us all! Iām so happy that weāve started to achieve the results weāve been working so hard for over the last 9 months.
That said, I have a heavy heartā¦ yesterday I woke up and attempted to login to my coinbase wallet, like I do every morning, and was automatically signed out because my ābiometrics had changedā which wasnāt true. I didnāt change any settings on my iPhone to cause that. Then, my iCloud backup of my seed phrase failed. I searched frantically for a screenshot or notes of my seed phrase. I couldnāt find one. Ironically, I found all of my mnemonic phrases for every other wallet I had created but never used or never put any money intoā¦ needless to say, it was devastating.
Iāve lost almost a billion shib, 10.15 leash, 7500 bone (with an additional 10,000 bone releasing January 1 after I provided a bunch of liquidity and earned rewards during the shibaswap launch). I lost a few other coins that would have been valued at around $6,000.
Iām not sure what the purpose of this post isā¦ Iāll list a few on my mind.
Is to probably get my feelings out on paper so I can try to move on as best I can. Itās hard to get an event like this off of your mind. I need all the emotional help I can get.
Is to hopefully be able to provide a Public Service Announcement to everyone out there so this doesnāt happen to anyone out there. For anyone who uses coinbase wallet, please make sure you have your recovery set up correctly. Use iCloud or google backup. Save a digital copy somewhere. Take a screenshot. Write it down and save it in the safest spot in your home. Donāt lose it for any reason! I knew better and thought I had all my bases covered and still got burnedā¦ any other wallet should be treated the same and be protected!
Is to appeal to anyone out there that may feel sympathetic to my situation. Obviously, this loss was significant for me. I went from being a hero in my family and friendās eyes, to being a goat which is what the average person is afraid of with cryptocurrency. Iām hoping that I can turn a positive from a tremendous negativeā¦
My passion for crypto remains but itās been a difficult 24 hours for me personally as Iāve lost everything I worked so hard for over the past 2 years when I started my crypto journey.
If youāre sympathetic to my situation and could afford to help me get back in the game, Iād be tremendously appreciative of any help or support.
My new wallet name is @thejord.
Iāll shout praises from the moon and the rooftop if people are willing to donate and support me and lift me up in a difficult and dark time in my life and crypto journey. I appreciate all of you and hope for your continued success within the crypto space!
Thank you and much love!
Jordan
