The Kansas City Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls and are attempting to be the first NFL team to win three in a row in Super Bowl LIX.
While fans of the team will shell out thousands of dollars to attend the game in New Orleans, millions will watch the game from the comfort of their home or a Super Bowl viewing party. Here’s a look at what would have happened if a person invested the amount they would have spent on Super Bowl tickets for the last 14 seasons on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) instead.
What Happened: Bitcoin was launched in January 2009 with the first 50 BTC mined. The launch of the cryptocurrency, which today is the largest by market capitalization, followed a whitepaper that was released in October 2008.
It took several years for Bitcoin transactions to reach mainstream and it to become easier for users to buy and sell the cryptocurrency on major exchanges.
One of the first-ever recognized Bitcoin transactions happened in October 2009 when a Finnish computer student sold 5,050 Bitcoin for $5.02. Less than a year later, in May 2010, one of the most famous Bitcoin transactions of all-time took …
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