Ok, here is a little-known (but real) fact about cryptocurrencies:
The first "bug" in Bitcoin allowed the creation of 184 billion bitcoins in 2010!
This error occurred in block 74638 and was caused by a programming flaw that did not limit the number of bitcoins created in a transaction. Satoshi Nakamoto and other developers quickly fixed the issue and "nullified" the block with a hard fork — it is one of the few moments when Bitcoin was altered in this way.
Very few people outside the community of programmers and crypto historians know about this episode!
Do you want me to tell you a curious future fact too? Look at the next post
