“Bitcoins are the digital, peer-to-peer currency now accepted as payment in bars from Berlin to London and many other stores. They were first introduced in 2008. A year later, Norwegian engineer Kristoffer Koch bought about $24 worth on a whim. For years, Koch’s bitcoins sat forgotten in his online account. Then, he started hearing about the increasing value of bitcoins in the media and remembered he’d bought some. One catch — he’d forgotten his password. Luckily, after hours of concentration, it ‘finally came back to him.’ Now, his investment is worth nearly $886,000.”
http://pri.org/stories/2013-10-30/how-one-guys-24-investment-bitcoins-turned-886000-payday
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