| The digital currency bitcoin has exploded in popularity since it began four years ago. Where once a single bitcoin was worth a few cents online, it is now pushing on $1,000 per coin, creating millionaires in the process.
There have been many reported cases where people mined thousands of relatively worthless bitcoins as a hobby years ago, only to now realise they are rich. One IT worker even , only to later find out his haul would have been worth $8.2 million......................................Full Article: Source
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