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Bitcoin: Numbers and Curiosities about This Unique Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency in history and has a maximum supply set at 21 million units. Today, more than 19.6 million have already been created, leaving less than 1.4 million still to be mined.

Every day, around 900 new BTC are generated, but this amount will be reduced with the next halving, an event that halves the reward for miners. The next one is scheduled for April 2024, and will bring the block reward from 6.25 BTC to 3,125 BTC. The last Bitcoin will be mined around the year 2140.

An interesting fact? It is estimated that between 3 and 4 million BTC have been lost forever, due to forgotten private keys or unrecoverable hard drives. This makes Bitcoin even rarer over time!