Ngonyaka odlule, i-bitcoin ihlupheke ngokumangalisayo futhi yanda, ifinyelela kuma- $ 19.000 aphezulu ngeyunithi ngayinye. Inani le-bitcoin lenyuka futhi liwe njengegwebu, ngakho-ke kufanele uhlale wazi ngokushintshashintsha kwalo uma sifuna ukwenza imali yesikhashana.
Kepha eminyakeni emine eyedlule, inani le-bitcoin lalizungeze u- $ 500. Ukulandela ukuthambekela kwemikhiqizo emikhulu, njengeMicrosoft noma iSteam, umculi u-50 Cent wamukele i-bitcoin njengemali yokuthenga i-albhamu yakhe yakamuva, i-albhamu edlula emakethe ngaphandle kobuhlungu noma udumo, ngoba ikwazile ukuthengisa amakhophi angaphansi nje kuka-150.000.
Ukuthengisa irekhodi lakhe lama-bitcoins ukwazile ukukhulisa ama-bitcoins angama-700, inani lazo lemakethe ngaleso sikhathi lalicishe libe ngama- $ 400.000. Kubukeka sengathi le mali ibingadingeki ngaleso sikhathi, ngoba ubashiye bekhohliwe esikhwameni sakhe semali. Kuze kube manje.
Kuya ngokuya kujwayeleka ukuzwa nge-bitcoin njengemali yokwenza ukuthengiselana kwezohwebo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokukhuphuka okumangazayo oke kwahlupheka kubo bobabili unyaka wonke ka-2017 nangenyanga yokuqala ka-2018, yize namuhla kwehle kakhulu, lo rapper umemezele nge-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram ukuthi inani lama-bitcoins aliphethe lifinyelela kwizigidi ezingama-7,7 zamaRandi.
Umqondo wokwamukela ama-bitcoins ukuze akwazi ukuthengisa i-albhamu yakhe, ngokusobala bekuyindlela edabukisayo yokuthi eminyakeni embalwa ngemuva kokuba evunyelwe ukuthola isipho esihle kakhulu futhi basebenza njengomvuzo we-albhamu ayikhipha ngo-2014, i-albhamu cishe kwamholela ekubhujisweni. Njengoba isisho sithi: kangcono sekwedlule isikhathi kunanini ngaphambili, futhi kulokhu sigcwalisekile.