Reddit’s r/Bitcoin group continues to drag on our heartstrings. On Thursday, a consumer by the title of “u/Bigtony96” claimed to have offered their whole Bitcoin (BTC) stash to repay their mother and father’ mortgage. 

The Redditor supposedly unloaded a complete of 6 BTC accrued over the previous three years to shut out the remaining steadiness on their mother and father’ dwelling. They mentioned there was sufficient cash left over to cowl taxes and, probably, purchase a brand new automotive.

“Right now is the day I’ve dreamt of for the previous a number of years, and it feels so surreal,” the consumer said.

Within the publish, u/Bigtony96 defined their motivation for wanting to assist their mother and father, whose restaurant enterprise was ravaged by authorities lockdown orders:

“My mother and father are all the pieces to me. […] They’re within the restaurant enterprise and the pandemic pressured them to burn via a big chunk of their financial savings, they usually stress out over funds each single day. My dad at all times advised me someday he’ll retire as soon as the home is paid off, and that day is lastly right here.”

Whereas u/Bigtony96 didn’t specify precisely when the BTC was offered, the sale seemingly occurred on Thursday, as evidenced by the title of the publish: “Simply offered to repay my mother and father’ mortgage.”

Bitcoin’s value surged above $40,000 on Thursday in a outstanding present of pressure. As Cointelegraph reported, it took BTC lower than three weeks to double in value from $20,000.

This isn’t the primary time Cointelegraph has picked up on intriguing tales from Reddit’s Bitcoin and crypto communities. Earlier this week, Cointelegraph reported {that a} consumer offered their free Reddit Moon tokens to make hire after burning via all their financial savings. One other managed to covert their Moon tokens, that are earned via group engagement, into Bitcoin for enormous income.