We tracked down the original Bitcoin Lambo guy

We tracked down the original Bitcoin Lambo guy

Jay is the Bitcoin OG who created a meme by buying a Lamborghini with the cryptocurrency. He went from a poverty-level existence to enjoying a well-off lifestyle in a gated community thanks to mining Bitcoin in the early days but not without having to worry for his familys safety.As BTC first broke the $1,000 milestone in December 2013, former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan suggested that Bitcoin could not actually be used to buy anything of value.Thats when Jay (not his real name), then in his early 30s, and with the help of his wife who is also a Bitcoiner, used almost....


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