Pizza or a Lockheed jet: what 10k BTC might buy?

Ten years ago, a world tired of a traditional banking system came up with a P2P version of electronic money. Satoshi Nakamoto published a well-known paper introducing Bitcoin. But it was Laszlo Hanyecz who first found a use for BTC. The Florida-based programmer swapped 10 000 coins for a pair of Domino’s pizzas. Yes siree, Bob, that was the first documented case of spending BTC on real products.

Since then, the situation had changed. These days, you can purchase tons of useful (and fancy) stuff with 10 000 Bitcoins. Sure thing, the purchasing power of the new digital money has changed since 2010. At various times, you could get yourself a new iPad (2010), Tesla Model S electrocar (2012), and even a couple of last edition Lambos (2015). In 2018, you can buy Lockheed Martin F-35A jet or Excellence V yacht. Of course, if you are lucky enough to have 10 000 BTC.

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During the last decade, Bitcoin has gained some weight, indeed. But the most exciting thing is, it’s still unclear whether cryptocurrencies will become “digital gold” or turn into a technological blind alley. elegro team says, wait and see. Read full story