THELOGICALINDIAN - For abounding years now concrete bitcoins accept been a actual accepted trend but one specific blazon alleged the Casascius concrete bitcoin accumulating has absorbed bodies for years Last December addition adored a 100 BTC Casascius bar and back again 560 Casascius bill account 51 actor accept been adored As of today there are alone 20901 Casascius bill or confined larboard in the apple with almost 424 actor account of bitcoins loaded on them
Bitcoin’s accept it or not can accept cornball value, abnormally back they are tethered to a concrete bitcoin. During the aftermost decade, abundant manufacturers accept created concrete bitcoins that accept been loaded with the agenda currency.
Most all of these types of bill are collector’s items, as the concrete attributes can accord the cryptocurrency budgetary value. One of the best accepted concrete bitcoin creators was Mike Caldwell who issued the Casascius concrete bitcoin collection from 2011 to 2013.
Unfortunately, the U.S. government shut down Caldwell’s operation by cogent him he could no best amount the concrete bill with absolute agenda bitcoin. However, during Caldwell’s administration of authoritative the Casascius concrete bitcoin collection, he minted abutting to 90,000 BTC in assorted denominations.
On July 12, 2020, there’s alone 45,760 alive BTC captivated on Casascius concrete bill or confined in existence, as there were almost 46,320 alive BTC bill in December 2019. That agency at today’s BTC/USD barter ante out of the 560 bill redeemed, $5.1 actor in BTC was spent.
Last December back news.Bitcoin.com appear on the 100 BTC gold bar that was adored on the 23rd, it was the aftermost 100 BTC bald back then. So far the accomplished accession bald amid December and now, was a few 25 BTC coins. At the time of writing, there are still 48- 100 BTC confined that accept not been spent, abrogation $44.4 actor larboard (100 BTC bars) unspent to-date.
Caldwell additionally minted a cardinal of 1,000 BTC confined and so far, best of those accept been redeemed. The alternation one 1,000 BTC bar abstracts shows that 87% accept been redeemed. The alternation two Casascius confined alone stored 500 BTC and every distinct one of those confined accept been peeled.
Although some individuals are advantageous abundant to own the alternation one 1,000 BTC Casascius bill minted in 2011. Alone six were bogus and there are four bill left, and that agency alone 33.33% of the BTC has been spent so far. It could be accessible that due to the admeasurement of these bill actuality abundant abate (28.6mm) than the confined (80mm x 40mm x 6mm), a few may accept been lost.
In the Casascius collection, there are a lot added concrete bill with abate increments amid 0.5 BTC to 25 BTC. As mentioned above, Casascius bill accept accustomed bitcoiners a lot of nostalgia, and lots of these bill accept gathered budgetary value that far exceeds the BTC amount stored on the coin.
For instance, on Ebay there’s two Casascius bill affairs for far added than the aboriginal BTC value. One archetype shows a attenuate 2011- 1 BTC concrete Casascius bread selling for $101,000. Another agent on the eBay bargain website wants $25k for his 2013- absolutely adjourned 1 BTC Casascius coin.
There are not that abounding Casascius bill on eBay, but there’s a accomplished lot added bill from manufacturers like Denarium and BTCC Mint. Caldwell did accomplish a cardinal of unloaded Casascius bitcoins that accommodate no absolute agenda bill value, and those trinkets advertise for $25 a pop.
People can chase the accretion aeon of Casascius bitcoins on Twitter by afterward the bot alleged Casascius Coin Tracker (@Casasciusbot). When news.Bitcoin.com appear on the 100 BTC bar peel, it was the better ages amid now and again for redemptions with 172 bill peeled. In mid-March 54 bill were adored and so far alone 14 Casascius bill accept been bald in July.
Of course, the better ages in a continued while was December 2024, back the accessible witnessed 1,172 adored Casascius coins. As 560 Casascius bill account $5.1 actor accept been adored back December 2024, it shows that these concrete bitcoins are acceptable rarer by the day. It’s acceptable that as absence continues to booty authority of these loaded concrete bitcoins, they will consistently be account added than the aboriginal agenda amount value.
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