Christopher Koch: The Man Who Bought 5,000 Bitcoins for $27.
Christopher Koch: The Man Who Bought 5,000 Bitcoins for $27
In 2009, Norwegian engineer Christopher Koch stumbled upon Bitcoin while working on his master’s thesis on cryptography. Driven by intense curiosity, he decided to buy some Bitcoin, spending about 150 Norwegian kroner (about $27) on $5,000 BTC. At the time, Bitcoin was practically worthless and largely unknown, so Koch didn’t think much of his small investment.