Fun Facts About #BTC
1. The Mysterious Creator – Bitcoin was created by a person (or group) under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, but to this day no one knows his true identity.
2. Limited Supply – Only 21 million bitcoins can be mined. This makes it a scarce asset, similar to gold.
3. The First Purchase with Bitcoin – In 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Today, that amount would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
4. Irrecoverable Losses – It is estimated that around 20% of all bitcoins ever mined are lost forever, either due to lost passwords or inaccessible wallets.
5. Largest Recorded Transaction – The largest Bitcoin transaction in history happened in 2011, when 500,000 BTC were transferred in a single block.
6. Countries That Have Adopted Bitcoin – In 2021, El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, followed by other countries that are studying the possibility.
7. Bitcoin Was Once Used to Buy a Tesla – In 2021, Tesla announced that it would accept Bitcoin as payment for its cars, but later suspended the decision due to environmental concerns.
8. The First Block – The first Bitcoin block, called the Genesis Block, was mined on January 3, 2009, by Satoshi Nakamoto. It contains a hidden message about a financial crisis at the time.
9. Unhackable – The Bitcoin network has never been directly hacked, as its blockchain technology is extremely secure. However, platforms that store Bitcoins, such as exchanges, have been hacked.
10. The First Bitcoin ATM – It was installed in 2013 in Vancouver, Canada. Today, there are thousands of these ATMs all over the world.
