5 Surprising Facts About Bitcoin

Adekunle Joshua

Approximately one-fifth of all Bitcoin is considered irretrievable or lost.

In 2019, Brock Pierce made history by taking out the first-ever Bitcoin mortgage.

Bitcoin mining is set to end in 2140 with the final coin expected to be mined then.

The first commercial Bitcoin transaction took place in May 2022 when someone purchased a pizza with the cryptocurrency.

El Salvador made headlines by becoming the world's first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender.