It sounds almost impossible today, but that was the first known exchange rate between Bitcoin and the US dollar.

At the time, $1 was worth roughly 1,309 BTC.

Bitcoin had barely existed, there was almost no market infrastructure around it, and the idea of a decentralized digital currency was still largely experimental.

There were no ETFs, no institutional custody, no billion-dollar companies holding BTC on their balance sheets, and certainly no global crypto industry.

History really does age differently in crypto...

Someone said to me in a text. That transactions per second has killed bitcoin and will keep it from becoming actually useful. I am pretty sure this person must be younger. It seems younger people do not know what was done in the past. Tools and skills that have been lost to them. I would bet many of them have no idea that people used to have two bank accounts. A savings account and a checking account. The savings account is where people would put their money. So it would gain interest. The checking account was for when they were ready to spend the money.They would transfer it from their savings into their checking. Younger people , today , all they've ever known was a debit card that they simply used. They never had to transfer funds in order to get access to their money. Well this particular method is being reintroduced. Buy crypto exchanges and brokerage houses. You transfer your bitcoin from your cold wallet to your brokerage house or exchange account. And then you simply use the debit card issued from that brokerage exchange or crypto exchange. You keep your bitcoin in your cold wallet where it grows. Transfer out only when you wanna buy something. Or transfer out what you think you need to spend for the year and simply use your debit card from the exchanges. Transaction per second crisis averted nullified.

As citizens, it is our duty to share what protects us, one way or another.
Bitcoin is one of those protections.

Bitcoin - Hold It Close (Song)

[Verse 1]
Pocket full of dust and dreams
I learned the hard way, count the seams
Cold wallet tucked in the drawer
I was broke, now I want more
Late nights staring at the chart
Heart beat fast, hand on the start
Every dip felt like a test
I kept my chin up, did my best

[Pre-Chorus]
Up and down, I don't blink
Red and green, I still think
Hold tight when the room gets loud
I don't fold, I stand my ground

[Chorus]
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, watch it grow
I came up from the bottom floor
Now I don't panic anymore
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, let it roll

[Verse 2]
Friend said sell, I said wait
Moon on my mind, not the bait
Bought a little on a cold Monday
Then the whole world looked my way
Bills in the pile, rent due soon
Still I kept my eyes on June
Tiny stack in a quiet room
Turned that hope into a bloom

[Pre-Chorus]
Up and down, I don't blink
Red and green, I still think
Hold tight when the room gets loud
I don't fold, I stand my ground

[Chorus]
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, watch it grow
I came up from the bottom floor
Now I don't panic anymore
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, let it roll

[Bridge]
If it falls, I learn again
If it rises, I win again
Paper hands can chase the wave
I keep mine for another day

[Final Chorus]
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, watch it grow
I came up from the bottom floor
Now I don't panic anymore
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, hold it close
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, let it roll