Free Bitcoins in 2011

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In 2011 you could visit this website and claim 5 Bitcoin for free Free Bitcoins Get Bitcoins from the Bitcoin Faucet I'm giving away 5 bitcoins per visitor; just solve the "captcha" then enter your Bitcoin Receiving address 8,750 available Other Sites: Bitcoin.org Bitcoin Market What are Bitcoins? Bitcoins are a new kind of money. They aren't created or controlled by a government (like dollars or euros), but by people who want to be part of the Bitcoin payment network.

What it means

A screenshot shows an old Bitcoin faucet website offering five bitcoins for free in exchange for solving a CAPTCHA. The joke is that Bitcoin was once treated as nearly worthless internet money, making the enormous value of the missed opportunity funny and painful in hindsight.

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website screenshot / скриншот сайта Bitcoin faucet / биткоин-кран red faucet / красный кран CAPTCHA box / поле CAPTCHA Bitcoin address field / поле биткоин-адреса computer webpage / веб-страница white browser window / белое окно браузера black text / чёрный текст gray heading / серый заголовок button / кнопка Bitcoin logo / логотип биткоина old web design / старый веб-дизайн