Lily Allen turned down 200K in Bitcoins for a gig in 2009 which was worth $21,657,400,000 at the recent ATH of $108,287 on December 17, 2024

Lily Allen refused 200,000 bitcoin to play concert in 2009 - Independent

I know this story is old but it never gets old.

Had she simply done that 1 gig for those 200,000 bitcoins and held on to those bitcoins, which presumably she never needed anyway given that she was at the height of her career back then, she would be one of the biggest bitcoin whales on Earth and one of very limited number of outright multibillionaires on Earth. Even given the recent pullback to the current price in the mid $90k range, she would still be worth well over $18 Billion.

Which just underscores this point: When you think you've made bad financial decisions, don't worry about it. Remember that someone supposedly better at making money than you (even if by other talents not in the financial sector), has made at least one far worse and costlier decision than you.