hodl

verb

1. (neologism)To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.

   “Bitcoin price continues decline. If you're hodling, bite your government passbook.”

   “I believe that the individuals who have the fortitude and insight to be hodling onto their coins deserve to be rewarded for their risk. It is also my hope that I am hodling more coins if/when the price skyrockets.”

   “Cryptocurrency veterans love to “hodl,” aka store their virtual loot as a long-term investment. But digital currency wasn't only made for hodling.”

   “Buy and hold strategies for Bitcoin ("hodling" as it called) is likely to have far lower returns, even if the future is positive, and traders will lose the volatility that has made Bitcoin trading so profitable.”

   “But even those with the stomach for hodling must avoid an even bigger issue — hacking.”

2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of hodl.

   “Many people who have gotten wealthy through little-known cryptocurrencies said they didn’t plan to cash out. They said they preferred to HODL, or hold on for dear life, and keep speculating.”

   “Bitcoin, in particular, has always bounced back from previous dips, and investors who HODLed (held on for dear life to their coins, despite falling prices) have ended up with huge capital gains.”