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Almost everyone knows that Bitcoin is the most valuable cryptocurrency out there. And those who newly discover Bitcoin often seem to be falling in love with it without even having much of a knowledge about it. What’s more interesting is that even the most experienced Bitcoin users lack the most basic and interesting information about Bitcoin.

This article contains top 10 bitcoin facts for crypto users. Let’s get started with our first interesting Bitcoin fact which is: Bitcoin Pizza day!

Bitcoin Pizza Day:

22nd May 2017 was celebrated as the Bitcoin pizza day in honor of the first tangible Bitcoin transaction. On this day in 2010 – when Bitcoin was less one year old, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Papa John’s worth 10,000 bitcoins. The value of those coins in today’s market? Over 17 million dollars!

The Creator Of Bitcoin Is Still Unknown:

Although the creator of Bitcoin is known as Satoshi Nakamoto, it’s just a mythical name and nobody really knows about the real person behind it. To this day, Satoshi Nakamoto is still the biggest mystery in Bitcoin world. No one knows who he/she is and whether he/she/it is even alive.

Bitcoin Will Never Go Beyond 21 Million BTC:

The supply of Bitcoin is fixed, and this the major part which makes Bitcoin so volatile and takes its value so high. The fact that there are going to be only 21 million bitcoins keeps pushing bitcoin value up and down. It’s a typical supply and demand scenario: demand goes up, supply comes down and thus the value per BTC ends up hitting skies. Similarly, when demand goes down, supply goes up and the price comes back to normal; a perfect scenario to invest in Bitcoin.

Bitcoins Don’t Physically Exist:

Bitcoins don’t really look like this. In fact, they don’t look like anything tangible. The Bitcoin images we see all over the internet are just a depiction of what the currency would look like if it had a physical existence. Bitcoin just lies around in our wallets/computers in the form of code. It’s basically just some numbers which show up on our devices’ screens while checking the balance or making a Bitcoin transaction.

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Bitcoin Is A Bit Useless:

Wait, what?!! Calling Bitcoin useless? I must have lost my mind! But you’ve read it right – Bitcoin is a bit useless. At the moment, the transactions fees are paid per byte, which means the small transactions may end up costing more fees than the value of transaction itself. This completely takes making microtransactions - formerly the most exciting thing about Bitcoin – out of the equation.

Bitcoin Has Several Types Of Wallets:

Online wallets, hardware wallets, and paper wallets are the most common forms of Bitcoin wallets. Offline wallets (hardware, paper) provide the maximum security as they’re immune to hacking attacks/other online vulnerabilities. However, for transactions purposes, online wallets are more suitable.

You Can Send Bitcoin Transactions Using Emojis:

A Bitcoin transaction is basically an instruction to the network. It doesn’t contain any sensitive piece of information and does not need to be transmitted over secure networks. This means that you can send a Bitcoin transaction via email, SMS, or if for some reason it needs to be concealed, you could even use a series of emojis to encode it.

8. Number Of Smartphone Users Have Surpassed The Number Bank Account Holders:

The number of smartphone users has recently surpassed the number of bank account holders. A recent study shows that over 2 billion people are unbanked, thus excluding them from playing any part in the global economy. Countries like Ghana have already started embracing Bitcoin as primary means of the transaction with each other and trading with other countries. This initiative is probably the biggest step towards Bitcoin overtaking fiat.

Mining May Once Again Be Feasible To Common Man:

Initially, it was possible to mine Bitcoin on regular laptops and PCs. As things progressed, advanced hardware took over and now mining is only feasible through ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) hardware. Consequently, the entire process of Bitcoin mining has become a profitability race and only big corporations are able to mine new coins. However, the race is reaching some limits, and it’s expected that with the fall of ASIC prices, Bitcoin mining would once again be heating our homes.

Bitcoin Blockchain Is One Of Many:

The last one on our list of bitcoin facts. Each cryptocurrency has its own blockchain and so does Bitcoin. The Bitcoin blockchain is a public ledger and anyone with an internet access can view or download it. However, the file is currently over 120 GB, so you will need a fast, smooth internet. The blockchain can also be viewed online via a browser such as blockchain.info to observe the transactions taking place on the ledger. This makes the entire transaction process as transparent as possible.