Well that sucks. He should have bought an island while he could. 8>)
Unsure of the timeframe,2010 Bitcoins were worth less than a US penny.
Maybe he could have bought a nice timeshare?
Date USD : 1 BTC Notes
July 2010 $0.008–$0.08 Price skyrocketed by 900% in five days.
October 2010 $0.125 Price surpasses one bit.
So he lost at that moment somewhere between 78,400 (@ .08) and 122,500 (@ .125)
I was looking at the value in 2017, where he stated:
On December 17, 2017, Bitcoin reached its historical peak value of $19,783.06 (per bitcoin), meaning my 980,000 bitcoins would have been worth more than $19 billion – $19,387,398,800 to be precise.
So I stand corrected. I was looking at his value 7 years after he had already lost his bitcoins. 8>)