5 Surprising Facts About Bitcoin

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

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

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

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

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

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