Now that the market is liquidating here are some fun facts
The First Crypto Purchase – In 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 $BTC , now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Lost Forever – Around 20% of all Bitcoin is considered lost due to forgotten passwords and lost wallets.
El Salvador’s Bold Move – In 2021, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
$DOGE coin Was a Joke – Created in 2013 as a parody, Dogecoin gained real-world value, even backed by Elon Musk.
Fastest Transactions – $SOL Sol can process up to 65,000 transactions per second, making it one of the fastest blockchains.
Bitcoin Has a Fixed Supply – Only 21 million Bitcoins will ever exist, making it scarce like digital gold.
Ethereum’s Smart Contracts – Ethereum introduced smart contracts, enabling decentralized applications (dApps) and NFTs.
A Mysterious Creator – Bitcoin was created by “Satoshi Nakamoto,” but their identity remains unknown.
Crypto Mining Uses Energy – Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than some countries, like Argentina.
The First NFT – The first-ever NFT, “Quantum,” was created in 2014 by Kevin McCoy.
Binance Grew Fast – Launched in 2017, Binance became the world’s largest crypto exchange in just six months.
Governments Are Exploring It – Many countries are developing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).