Newslink: Bitcoin History Part 14: The 1,000 BTC Poker Game

in #newslink • 5 years ago

Bitcoin and poker have a history that stretches back to the very start. Perhaps, even, to before the start of Bitcoin as we know it, for there is evidence that Satoshi had a background in poker. What’s beyond dispute is that in March 2010, the world’s first bitcoin poker tournament took place, with the nascent digital currency serving as the unit of account. The buy in was set at 50 BTC, with the victor walking away with the then-worthless prize of 1,000 BTC.

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-history-part-14-the-1000-btc-poker-game/

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