9 Surprising Bitcoin Stories & Fun Facts You Need to Know!
• Satoshi Nakamoto – The mysterious creator of Bitcoin. No one knows if it’s a person or a group!
• Millions of Bitcoins mined by Satoshi still remain untouched to this day.
• The FBI once had one of the world’s largest Bitcoin wallets after shutting down Silk Road — worth over $120 million!
• Lamborghini became the first car company to accept Bitcoin as payment.
• 10,000 Bitcoins were used to buy just $25 worth of pizza nine years ago. Ouch!
• James Howells made headlines in 2013 for accidentally throwing away a hard drive with 7,500 Bitcoins on it.
• In 2015, only 802 people reported their Bitcoin earnings to the IRS.
• In 2016, a 3D Bitcoin model was launched into space tied to a weather balloon by Genesis.
• China controls about 60% of Bitcoin’s hash power — meaning it has a big say in mining new Bitcoins.
Summary: Hold on to your Bitcoin. Anything can happen!p
