The very first time the term HODL appeared on the Bitcoin talk forum was in 2013 and came from a member named GameKyuubi under the thread “I AM HODLING”.
Since then, this misspelled term became very popular in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency world.
HODL, or “Hold on for dear life” refers to buy-and-hold strategies in the context of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
After buying crypto, a person who is HODLing intends to keep it even as prices go up and down
