This Man Sold His House for Bitcoin in 2017—Now He Can Buy 25 Homes
This week, as bitcoin soared to a record-breaking $108,364, Didi Taihuttu, the Dutch man who famously sold his house and nearly all his belongings for bitcoin (BTC) in 2017, shared a post on social media to reflect on th...
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