21 BTCWen moon? Wen Lambo?
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In plain words
“To the moon” means a huge price rise; the Lamborghini is the cliché reward. Asking “wen moon?” or “wen lambo?” (misspelled on purpose) became the way to mock impatient get-rich-quick traders during the 2017 boom.
Origin story
“To the moon” means a huge price rise; the Lamborghini is the cliché reward. Asking “wen moon?” or “wen lambo?” (misspelled on purpose) became the way to mock impatient get-rich-quick traders during the 2017 boom. The joke is on the asker: the people who are still here are the ones who stopped asking.
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