### **1. "Oops, I Threw Away a Hard Drive with 7,500 BTC"**
In 2013, British programmer **James Howells** accidentally tossed an old hard drive containing **7,500 Bitcoin** (worth over **$500M at peak**). He’s been begging his local government to let him dig up the landfill ever since—no luck.
### **2. The $600 Million Pizza**
In 2010, programmer **Laszlo Hanyecz** bought **two pizzas for 10,000 BTC**—now worth **~$600M**. This legendary deal is celebrated every May 22 as **"Bitcoin Pizza Day."**
### **3. Bitcoin Jesus → Bitcoin Judas**
Early Bitcoin evangelist **Roger Ver** was nicknamed **"Bitcoin Jesus"** for promoting crypto. But after he switched to Bitcoin Cash, the community rebranded him **"Bitcoin Judas."**
### **4. Dogecoin Was Created as a Joke in 2 Hours**
The meme coin **DOGE**, featuring the Shiba Inu dog, started as a **literal joke** in 2013. Then it hit an **$80B+ market cap**, and Elon Musk turned it into a cult.
### **5. "We Don’t Have a CEO, We Have a Chief Meme Officer"**
Some DeFi projects replaced CEOs with **CMOs (Chief Meme Officers)**—because in crypto, hype > hierarchy.
### **6. An NFT of Literally Nothing Sold for $22K**
An artist sold an NFT called **"Nothing"**—just a blank image—for **$22,000**. The buyer later flipped it for **$60,000**. Modern art?
### **7. "My Wallet Password Was… ‘password’"**
A guy lost access to **$240K in ETH** because his **seed phrase** (backup password) was just the word **"password."** Classic.
### **8. Russia’s "Kolobok" Token (The Crypto Fairy Tale)**
In 2021, Russia launched **"Kolobok" (KOLOBOK)**, a token named after a runaway pancake from a folk tale. It ran away from investors’ portfolios just as fast.
### **9. The "Bitcoin Killer" That Died First**
Dozens of coins claimed to be **"Bitcoin killers"**—like **Bitcoin Diamond (BCD)**, which dropped **99.9%** from its peak. Oops.
### **10. "I Bought Crypto Because Elon Tweeted"**
**Dogecoin** and **Bitcoin** prices have **surged or crashed** multiple times because of **Elon Musk’s tweets**. Once, he just tweeted **"#Bitcoin"**, and BTC pumped **20% in minutes**.
Crypto is a wild mix of **tech, gambling, and memes**—where you can get rich off **cat NFTs** (CryptoKitties) or lose everything by **sending coins to the wrong address**.
**Which fact blew your mind the most?** 😂🚀