Daily Post #2 - Did you know this about cryptocurrencies?
⛏️ Only 21% of all bitcoins that will ever exist are already available Bitcoin has a limited supply of 21 million coins, and more than 93% have already been mined. That means less than 7% is left to be discovered, and the reward for mining decreases every 4 years (an event called halving).
Fun fact: The last bitcoin will be mined in the year 2140. After that, no more will be created, making each BTC potentially more valuable over time due to its scarcity.
Daily Post #1 - Did you know this about cryptocurrencies?
Bitcoin was not the first cryptocurrency. Before its creation in 2009, there were already attempts like HashCash (1997) and Bit Gold (1998), which aimed to create decentralized digital money, but they never fully worked.
Interesting fact: Satoshi Nakamoto's wallet, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, contains over 1 million BTC… and it has never been touched! That amounts to more than 60 billion dollars.