EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 1H 10M
Lost Bitcoin Recovered After 14 Years — Full Breakdown & Lessons Learned
from We Are Satoshi · host Kyle Huber
Josh Swift has a story that will blow your mind. After buying bitcoin in 2010 and forgetting about it, he found himself in a bad place. Mentally, physically, financially... he was struggling. Until he remembered that he put the bitcoin on a hard drive and left it in his mom's shed. Josh's story is a testament to bitcoin's power to literally save lives, and a teaching moment for others thinking about taking self custody. Josh is now rebuilding his life, working out of Strategy Hub, investing in bitcoin businesses and continuing his open source work as a software developer. Also in this episode is Joshua Groth. Joshua is an adventure athlete, commercial pilot, and Bitcoin educator. In 2019, driven by concerns over individual freedoms, he deepened his study of economics and history leading him back to Bitcoin. With a background in risk management and commercial aviation, Joshua founded NovaSapien and has applied his skills to developing best practices for using and securing bitcoin. Focusing on self-custody education and wallet recovery, it is Joshua’s dream to see NovaSapien help make Bitcoin accessible worldwide.Timestamps:Intro with Joshua Groth [00:00]Assessing Risk in Sport and Self Custody [4:20]Bitcoin OG RECOVERS Lost Coins [9:44]Porcfest and Finding Your People [15:08]Joshua's POV on the Story [20:02]Would you have sold? [23:42]Kyle's First Bitcoin Transaction [31:21]Self Custody Considerations [34:14]Multi-sig and Multi-jurisdiction [39:54]Bitcoin Custody with the Future in Mind [47:55]Power of Timelocking [50:52]Notifications though BitVault [54:02]Why "Novasapien?" [57:40]Meeting People Where They're At [1:04:06]Closing and Keep in Touch [1:06:16]GET IN TOUCHJosh on X: https://x.com/secsovereignJosh's Website: https://secsov.comNovaSapien on X: https://x.com/NovaSapienBTCHike/Climb/Fly Website: https://hikeclimbfly.com/BitVault: https://Bitvault.svKyle on X: https://x.com/thekylehuberKyle's Website: https://kylehuber.comKyle on Nostr: [email protected] out the Geyser page for BUILD ON BITCOIN, the documentary: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarian...Support the POD!15% OFF your order of earthy energy : https://liveearthy.co?bg_ref=c8KTLsLeKvStream sats on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/oNj9eSXpNudL...Watch + subscribe on YouTube: / @wearesatoshipod If you are interested in buying Bitcoin, River is the best place to do so: https://river.com/signup?r=4JAPK6Q2 For Bitcoin rewards and gift cards I use the Fold Card: https://use.foldapp.com/r/HU3JEYKH Send me an email with feedback/questions: [email protected]
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Josh Swift has a story that will blow your mind. After buying bitcoin in 2010 and forgetting about it, he found himself in a bad place. Mentally, physically, financially... he was struggling. Until he remembered that he put the bitcoin on a hard drive and left it in his mom's shed. Josh's story is a testament to bitcoin's power to literally save lives, and a teaching moment for others thinking about taking self custody. Josh is now rebuilding his life, working out of Strategy Hub, investing in bitcoin businesses and continuing his open source work as a software developer. Also in this episode is Joshua Groth. Joshua is an adventure athlete, commercial pilot, and Bitcoin educator. In 2019, driven by concerns over individual freedoms, he deepened his study of economics and history leading him back to Bitcoin. With a background in risk management and commercial aviation, Joshua founded NovaSapien and has applied his skills to developing best practices for using and securing bitcoin. Focusing on self-custody education and wallet recovery, it is Joshua’s dream to see NovaSapien help make Bitcoin accessible worldwide.Timestamps:Intro with Joshua Groth [00:00]Assessing Risk in Sport and Self Custody [4:20]Bitcoin OG RECOVERS Lost Coins [9:44]Porcfest and Finding Your People [15:08]Joshua's POV on the Story [20:02]Would you have sold? [23:42]Kyle's First Bitcoin Transaction [31:21]Self Custody Considerations [34:14]Multi-sig and Multi-jurisdiction [39:54]Bitcoin Custody with the Future in Mind [47:55]Power of Timelocking [50:52]Notifications though BitVault [54:02]Why "Novasapien?" [57:40]Meeting People Where They're At [1:04:06]Closing and Keep in Touch [1:06:16]GET IN TOUCHJosh on X: https://x.com/secsovereignJosh's Website: https://secsov.comNovaSapien on X: https://x.com/NovaSapienBTCHike/Climb/Fly Website: https://hikeclimbfly.com/BitVault: https://Bitvault.svKyle on X: https://x.com/thekylehuberKyle's Website: https://kylehuber.comKyle on Nostr: [email protected] out the Geyser page for BUILD ON BITCOIN, the documentary: https://geyser.fund/project/bulgarian...Support the POD!15% OFF your order of earthy energy : https://liveearthy.co?bg_ref=c8KTLsLeKvStream sats on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/oNj9eSXpNudL...Watch + subscribe on YouTube: / @wearesatoshipod If you are interested in buying Bitcoin, River is the best place to do so: https://river.com/signup?r=4JAPK6Q2 For Bitcoin rewards and gift cards I use the Fold Card: https://use.foldapp.com/r/HU3JEYKH Send me an email with feedback/questions: [email protected]
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