๐ 5 Mind-Blowing Crypto Facts You Need to Know! ๐ฅ
1๏ธโฃ Lost Bitcoin is Gone Forever! ๐ฑ
Itโs estimated that around 20% of all Bitcoin (over 3.7 million BTC!) is lost due to forgotten passwords, lost wallets, or discarded hard drives! ๐๐ธ
2๏ธโฃ The First-Ever Bitcoin Purchase Was for Pizza! ๐
On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC (now worth hundreds of millions) for two pizzas! This day is now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day! ๐
3๏ธโฃ Ethereum Once Had a Hard Fork Due to a Hack! ๐๐ฅ
In 2016, a hacker exploited a flaw in The DAO, stealing $50M worth of ETH. To fix it, Ethereum split into two chains: Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC)! โ๏ธ
4๏ธโฃ Thereโs a Bitcoin in Space! ๐ฐ๏ธ๐
A company launched a physical Bitcoin into orbit in 2016, making BTC the first cryptocurrency to reach space! ๐๐ช
5๏ธโฃ A Single Crypto Wallet Controls Over 1 MILLION BTC! ๐ฆ
The largest Bitcoin wallet belongs to none other than Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious Bitcoin creator, holding over 1M BTC, untouched for years! ๐คฏ
๐ฌ Which of these facts blew your mind the most? Letโs discuss in the comments! ๐๐ฅ
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๐ 5 Mind-Blowing Crypto Facts You Need to Know! ๐ฅ
1๏ธโฃ Lost Bitcoin is Gone Forever! ๐ฑ
Itโs estimated that around 20% of all Bitcoin (over 3.7 million BTC!) is lost due to forgotten passwords, lost wallets, or discarded hard drives! ๐๐ธ
2๏ธโฃ The First-Ever Bitcoin Purchase Was for Pizza! ๐
On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC (now worth hundreds of millions) for two pizzas! This day is now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day! ๐
3๏ธโฃ Ethereum Once Had a Hard Fork Due to a Hack! ๐๐ฅ
In 2016, a hacker exploited a flaw in The DAO, stealing $50M worth of ETH. To fix it, Ethereum split into two chains: Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC)! โ๏ธ
4๏ธโฃ Thereโs a Bitcoin in Space! ๐ฐ๏ธ๐
A company launched a physical Bitcoin into orbit in 2016, making BTC the first cryptocurrency to reach space! ๐๐ช
5๏ธโฃ A Single Crypto Wallet Controls Over 1 MILLION BTC! ๐ฆ
The largest Bitcoin wallet belongs to none other than Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious Bitcoin creator, holding over 1M BTC, untouched for years! ๐คฏ
๐ฌ Which of these facts blew your mind the most? Letโs discuss in the comments! ๐๐ฅ
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