In 2009, a Norwegian student spent $27 on 5,000 $BTC.
Kristoffer Koch bought it while researching encryption for his thesis.
Then he forgot about it.
Four years later, Bitcoin appeared in the news.
He remembered the wallet, found the password and discovered his $27 had become roughly $886,000.
He sold just one-fifth 1,000 BTC and bought an apartment in Oslo. (The Guardian)
Had he kept all 5,000 BTC, they would be worth approximately $323 million today at $64,562 per Bitcoin.
He was not we...
📈 Bitcoin is approaching a decision point, and the next move could set the tone for the rest of the week.
$BTC spent Thursday trading between $63,800 and $64,094, staying inside a broader $63,800–$65,500 range as buyers and sellers continued battling for control.
The technical picture is sending mixed signals.
The MACD has turned bullish, suggesting momentum is gradually improving. But the longer-term trend hasn't fully flipped yet, with several moving averages still leaning bearish. In oth...