Here are some cool facts about cryptocurrencies:
1. Satoshi Nakamoto: The creator of Bitcoin, known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, remains anonymous to this day, sparking curiosity and speculation about their true identity.
2. Lost Bitcoins: It's estimated that around 20% of the total Bitcoin supply has been lost forever due to forgotten passwords, misplaced hardware wallets, and other reasons.
3. Pizza Day: On May 22, 2010, a programmer famously paid 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas, marking the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. At today's prices, those pizzas would be worth tens of millions of dollars.
4. Halving Events: Bitcoin undergoes a "halving" roughly every four years, reducing the rate at which new coins are created by half. This event is programmed into the Bitcoin protocol and is designed to control inflation.
5. Blockchain Size: The Bitcoin blockchain, which records all transactions since the network's inception, is over 380 gigabytes in size as of early 2024 and continues to grow steadily.
