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Bitcoin turns 16 (Genesis Block mined Jan 3, 2009).
Here are 17 fast facts every crypto holder should know 🧵👇
1. Bitcoin Pizza Day
10,000 BTC for 2 pizzas in 2010 (~$41 then, ~$900M today).
2. Vitalik & Bitcoin
Ethereum’s co-founder was paid 5 BTC/article writing for Bitcoin Weekly in 2011.
3. Lost Fortune
James Howells accidentally threw away 8,000 BTC in 2013. Worth ~$700M today.
4. Satoshi = Mystery
Still anonymous. Estimated holdings: 600k–1.1M BTC.
5. The White Paper
Released Oct 31, 2008: “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
6. Satoshi Statues
Budapest (2021) + Lugano (2024). “We are all Satoshi.”
7. Coinbase Exists Because of BTC
Brian Armstrong built Coinbase after reading the white paper.
8. Silk Road Seizure
U.S. seized 170,000 BTC in 2013, later auctioned off.
9. Legal Tender
El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as official currency in 2021.
10. Smallest Unit
1 Satoshi = 0.00000001 BTC.
11. Hard Cap
Only 21M BTC will ever exist. ~1.4M left to mine.
12. Halvings
Every ~4 years. Last one: April 2024.
13. ATHs
$69k (2021) → new highs in 2024 → ~$126k in 2025.
14. $1T+ Market Cap
Bitcoin now rivals the world’s biggest companies.
15. Bitcoin ETFs
Approved in 2024. IBIT leads with ~$67B AUM.
16. Politics Went Crypto
Trump flipped pro-crypto in 2024 and accepted crypto donations.
17. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Trump signed order in 2025 using 200k seized BTC to start it.
16 years in. Still early. 🚀₿