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2019-10-12 19:35:34

BTC’s amazing journey: Ten years since the first Bitcoin transaction, what has it achieved?

Bitcoin (BTC) has come a long way since its launch back in 2008. Today marks ten years to the first market transaction on the Bitcoin Network. Bitcoin: From ‘5,050 BTC for $5’ to ‘1 BTC for $8,000’ Ten years ago, Bitcoin had little value as an asset. When the first market transaction took place, a person could buy five thousand and fifty Bitcoins (5,050 BTC) for a little over five dollars ($5.02). This was one of the most crucial milestones in Bitcoin’s journey. This marked the use of cryptocurrencies as an economic good. Since then, Bitcoin has been on a