$BTC
Here are some fun facts about Bitcoin:
- *The Mysterious Creator*: Bitcoin was created by an anonymous person or group known as Satoshi Nakamoto, who disappeared in 2010, leaving behind a fortune in Bitcoins valued at billions of dollars today.
- *Pizza Purchase*: The first recorded Bitcoin transaction was for two Papa John's pizzas bought by Laszlo Hanyecz for 10,000 BTC in 2010. Today, that amount would be worth tens of millions of dollars, and May 22nd is celebrated as "Bitcoin Pizza Day".
- *Limited Supply*: There are only 21 million Bitcoins that can be mined, making it a deflationary asset. Around 80% of the total Bitcoin has already been mined, and the remaining will be mined until 2140.
- *Energy Consumption*: Bitcoin mining consumes a significant amount of energy, comparable to the total energy consumption of some small countries like Australia or the Netherlands.
- *Lost Bitcoins*: An estimated 3-4 million Bitcoins are considered "lost" due to forgotten passwords, lost private keys, or hardware failures. James Howells, a man from Wales, threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 Bitcoins, now worth millions of dollars.
- *Bitcoin ATMs*: There are Bitcoin ATMs worldwide, including 15 in Africa, allowing users to buy Bitcoin with cash or credit cards.
- *Space Adventure*: Genesis Mining, a cloud mining company, sent a wallet containing Bitcoin to the moon (or at least 20kms into the sky) in 2016 as a promotional stunt.
