Back when people used to mine 1 bitcoin a day with their $800 computers

An interview with Laszlo Hanyecz, who in 2010, purchased two Papa Johns pizza's using 10,000 Bitcoin. 10,000 Bitcoin is currently worth over $450M.

This man filmed the reaction to bitcoin breaking $100 in 2013

I wish I listen to that kid in class who told me to buy bitcoin for $12

I wish i knew about bitcoin then

In 2014, rapper 50 Cent accepted Bitcoin as payment for his album "Animal Ambition." At the time, the cryptocurrency was valued at around $662 per Bitcoin. Fans could purchase the album for a fraction of a Bitcoin, and reports suggest that 50 Cent made about 700 Bitcoins in sales, totaling approximately $463,000 at that time. Fast forward to 2018, and those 700 Bitcoins would have been worth millions of dollars given the cryptocurrency's surge in value. However, there was some controversy surrounding whether 50 Cent actually held onto the Bitcoins or converted them to U.S. dollars immediately. In a later bankruptcy filing, 50 Cent admitted that he had not actually held onto the Bitcoins, contradicting earlier social media posts where he seemed to confirm the windfall.

An interview with Laszlo Hanyecz, who in 2010, purchased two Papa Johns pizza's using 10,000 Bitcoin. 10,000 Bitcoin is currently worth over $280M.

Charl Fourie and Michelle Wong invented an automobile burglar alarm consisting of a detection circuit and a flamethrower in 1996, as a proposal to solve the car hijacking problem in South Africa.

1 bitcoin is worth 46k now btw

The Most Expensive Pizza in History🍕 In 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made history by completing the first-ever documented commercial transaction using Bitcoin. He purchased two Papa John's pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins, a seemingly inconsequential amount at the time. This transaction, while a small feat back then, would later be recognized as a momentous event in the realm of cryptocurrency, ultimately leading to the creation of an enduring legend: the story of the most expensive pizza in history. At the time of the transaction, Bitcoin was a fledgling digital currency that had only just begun to capture the attention of a niche group of tech enthusiasts and early adopters. Its value was virtually negligible, with 10,000 Bitcoins amounting to a few dollars. Fast forward several years, and Bitcoin underwent a meteoric rise in value, surprising the world with its exponential growth. Its price surged, attaining astonishing heights that defied all expectations. The 10,000 Bitcoins spent on those pizzas, initially worth only a few dollars, ballooned in value to a staggering sum. The approximate value of those two pizzas, based on Bitcoin's skyrocketing price, was estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars. This unprecedented appreciation in Bitcoin's value made the story of the pizza purchase a symbol of missed opportunities and the unpredictable nature of cryptocurrencies. It showcased how a seemingly trivial transaction could transform into a symbol of colossal value over time.

They were frozen 🥶