{"id":2722,"date":"2018-02-09T17:26:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T17:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2022-01-27T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:28:11","slug":"ten-years-of-the-world-with-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/ten-years-of-the-world-with-bitcoin.html","title":{"rendered":"Ten Years Of The World With Bitcoin Living in a crazy-crazy crypto world."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bitcoin rose from unknown to mainstream recognition largely thanks the incredulous surge in value it saw in 2017<\/strong>. But then the price went down, sparking yet another heated discussion about the volatile unpredictability of the bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, discussions are all at their all time hype, but worth just as long as the participants know what they are talking about; and the audience has at least some grasp of the matter. But it rarely happens, as the vast majority of experts are as clueless about the intricacies of the crypto markets as is the general audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The infographic below<\/strong>, provided by our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinplay.net\/\">BitcoinPlay<\/a>, will not make us all marketing gurus but <strong>will give you a much better understanding about the driving forces behind the world\u2019s first cryptocurrency, how it came to be, who embraced it first and how countries are handling it.<\/strong><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a selection of our favourite ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>On May 22 2010 two Pizzas cost 10k bitcoins.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>In 2013 FBI made $48 million by selling on auction one seized 144,000 Bitcoins.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>100$ invested in July 2010 is now 18.8 million.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Since april 2017 Bitcoin is legal payment method in Japan.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Blockchain ledger technology when used by top10 investment bank could save $8-$12 billions.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Chinese Mining Pool control approximately 81% of the Bitcoin network\u2019s collective hashrate.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Overstock, Dell, Expedia, Dish and Microsoft accept Bitcoin payments.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>University of Nicosia, Cyprus was the first University to accept tuition to be paid in Bitcoin.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Bitcoin is vat free in Switzerland.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2727\" src=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"8457\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2728\" src=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"8786\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin rose from unknown to mainstream recognition largely thanks the incredulous surge in value it saw in 2017. 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