We tracked down the original Bitcoin Lambo guy

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 04, 2021 10:44AM ET

Updated Jun 05, 2021 11:20AM ET

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.

Buying a Lambo with Bitcoin in 2013.
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The Bitcoin Lambo in Texas at a CryptoWomen meetup in 2014. Supplied.
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A loaded 1,000 BTC Casascius coin, which Jay bought for $5,000
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Celebrating Bitcoin breaking $100 on April 1, 2013. Supplied.
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