There’s nothing more frustrating than entering what you think is your password only to be told, “your password is incorrect. You have five attempts remaining.”

So just imagine that frustration on an epic scale – a scale measuring $220 million.

That’s the reality for one Bitcoin millionaire who forgot his password and has just two attempts remaining before he’s locked out of his fortune for good.

Stefan Thomas, a software developer who got on the Bitcoin bandwagon early, has used up 8 of his attempts to try to get back into his account – but now things are dire.

It’s the worst-case scenario and one more reminder of how fraught our digitized world can be.