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17 real life things you can buy with Bitcoin

It's been almost four years since Laszlo Hanyecz made what is widely considered the world's first Bitcoin transaction. He offered 10,000 bitcoins for someone to order him two Papa John's pizzas. Today, those bitcoins would be worth millions. In the time since Hanyecz made his offer, Bitcoin — a virtual currency that uses cryptography to facilitate secure anonymous payments — has boomed. The virtual currency allows people to make transactions without having to go through banks or pay credit card ...