Here are 9 surprising facts about bitcoin that may surprise you.
1 Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the unknown person or people who designed bitcoin. To date. The identity of Nakamoto remains a mystery,
2 in the early days of bitcoin. Satoshi Nakamoto mined millions of bitcoins in his wallet that still remains untouched
3 The FBI has one of the world's largest bitcoin wallets (valued at $120 million) from shutting down the silk road, an internet black market, inadvertently becoming one of the wealthiest bitcoin operators in the world.
4 Lamborghini is the first car company that accepted the use of bitcoins.
5 nine years ago, 10,000 bitcoins were used to buy $25 worth of pizza.
6 James Howells made headlines in 2013 after it emerged he had accidentally thrown away a computer hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins.
7 in 2015, only 802 people told the IRS about their bitcoin income.
8 in 2016, a 3D bitcoin model was tied to a weather balloon and sent into outer space by genesis
9. China owns about 40% of bitcoin's hash power, meaning they mine about 40% of all new bitcoins.
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