👨🏫 Teacher Who Gave Students Bitcoins
📅 Year: 2013
🏫 Place: USA
💰 Gift Amount: 0.1 BTC each (about $10 at that time)
👨🏫 A computer science teacher from the USA named Andreas Sandström decided to make the lesson memorable by giving his students bitcoins. He explained the principles of blockchain, digital signatures, and the use of cryptocurrencies. At that time, 1 BTC was worth about $100. The teacher transferred funds to mobile wallets that the students had installed on their phones or computers. He also explained how blockchains, digital signatures, and mining work.
🕰️ What Happened Next:
In 2017, when the price of bitcoin reached $20,000, one of the students found his wallet. His 0.1 BTC was already worth $2,000! With that money, he bought a laptop for studying at university.
📉 Other Students: Some forgot their wallet passwords or deleted them, not taking the experiment seriously.
📚 Lesson: This story shows how innovative approaches to education can provide not only knowledge but also real benefits.
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