The glory and dream of the bigwigs in the cryptocurrency circle (Part 3)

In May 2010, a programmer in Florida, USA, spent 10,000 bitcoins to buy two pizzas, and the transaction was successful four days later. At that time, one bitcoin was worth only 0.003 cents. This is recognized as the first commercial bitcoin transaction, that is, the first time bitcoin was used as currency. Later, in order to commemorate the successful purchase of physical goods with bitcoin, everyone designated May 22 as "Bitcoin Pizza Day".

Bitcoin defines the atomic operation of financial scenarios, that is, point-to-point currency payment. In the digital world, the oldest payment method of mankind has been restored - one hand for money and one hand for goods, without middlemen to make a profit. All financial behaviors can ultimately be attributed to point-to-point currency payments, and then all financial businesses are derived.

In February 2011, Bitcoin and the US dollar were the same price.

Li Xiaolai, an English tutor who had left New Oriental, decided to buy a large amount of bitcoins, and won the title of "China's richest bitcoiner" in one fell swoop, and the road to wealth freedom was opened.

With the help of translating the Chinese version of the Bitcoin white paper, Wu Jihan, who was already well-known in the industry, took the opportunity to launch Bitmain, which was born in October 2013. In the context of the Internet boom and the contention of a hundred schools of thought, Wu Jihan, who advocated the liberal school, was broad-minded and willing to give 60% of the equity to the mining team.