PixabayThe Bitcoin, known as the currency of the new technology age, could be one of the best investments you ever made.
It is one of the most secure currencies there is and now if you had bought $100 of bitcoin in 2010 at the 0.003 per cent price, you would now be sitting on a whopping $72.9 million now.
According to CNBC, the price of the bitcoin, which was invented in 2009, hit a new record on Monday, nearing $2,200.
If you bought $100 of #bitcoin 7 years ago, you'd be sitting on $72.9 million now https://t.co/dbP6bNQBJz $BTC pic.twitter.com/UiBK99ccnS
— Arjun Kharpal (@ArjunKharpal) May 22, 2017
Today marks the seven-year anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day which marks the first moment that programmer Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas, making ti this first transaction using the cryptocurrency.
Gone are the days when the bitcoin was only used for dodgy dealings on the Dark Web, now it is a serious investment for businessmen.
GettyRecent legislation in Japan has allowed retailers to accept bitcoin as a safe legal currency which has boosted trading in yen.
Hindsight is a painful thing. Time to get with the digital age of money.
