Laszlo Hanyecz

While it's only three days into the new year, Jan. 3 marks an important anniversary and a day the cryptocurrency world is celebrating. On this day, 16 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), forever changing the world of cryptocurrency. To celebrate the 16th...

The price of leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) continues to hit new all-time highs, breaking several records since the 2024 presidential election. Investors who bought earlier this year or ahead of the election have generated strong profits, but nowhere near the gains that investors got...

The price of leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged in February 2024, hitting levels not witnessed since all-time highs were previously reached in November 2021. Here's a look back at the history of Bitcoin and how much an early investment in the leading cryptocurrency would be worth...

The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII to become the first back-to-back NFL Champions in 19 years. Fans of the team may have shelled out thousands of dollars to attend the game in Las Vegas. Here's a look at what would have happened if a person invested the amount they would have spent on...

In an episode of the Korean drama series “Agency,” viewers were left in awe when Park Young-woo, portrayed by Han Joon-woo, said that he regretted missing out on the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) phenomenon. What Happened: Regarded as the top Korean drama of 2023 and poised to become one of the...

In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto founded the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Here's a look back at the pseudonymous creator and the price history of the leading cryptocurrency. What Happened: In October 2008, Nakamoto published a whitepaper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash...

In the early days of cryptocurrency, a Florida-based programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz set out to purchase two large pizzas using Bitcoin.  What Happened: On May 18, 2010, Hanyecz made an announcement on Bitcointalk.org, offering 10,000 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to anyone who would be willing to...

Investors who have owned stocks in the past year have generally experienced some big gains. But there is no question some big-name cryptocurrencies have left the stock market in the dust. Bitcoin’s Big Run: One cryptocurrency that has been a great investment in the past year has been the...

The price of the digital currency bitcoin hit a new all-time high on Monday of close to $2,200. As such, the lucky few (if any) who bought $100 worth of bitcoin seven years ago to the day at a cost of $0.003 cents each are now sitting on a vast fortune of more than $70 million. According to a CNBC...