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Patrick Gruhn, the former head of FTX Europe, has paid nearly $1.5 million, “the largest sum ever spent at auction on a piece of Titanic memorabilia,” for a gold pocket watch recovered from the body of the Titanic’s richest passenger, The Wall Street Journal reported. The watch belonged to American property magnate John Jacob Astor IV, who was returning ...
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On Saturday, January 3, 2009, Bitcoin was born. With the creation of the very first Bitcoin block—known as the 'Genesis Block'—the first set of 50 BTC was mined into existence. This genesis block is considered the start of the Bitcoin blockchain—and the beginning of the cryptocurrency revolution. Many would argue that the day it was minted represents ...