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A Norwegian man has discovered a Bitcoin investment he made four years ago has earned him an impressive £551,000!
Kristoffer Koch bought £17 worth of the digital currency back in 2009 which he forgot about until April this year when he saw extensive coverage of the currency in the media.
Bitcoin is a digital currency which was introduced in 2008 and stored in encrypted wallets, secured with a private key. Koch had forgotten his password to access the wallet but when he remembered it, he was astonished to find the £17 investment had grown to a remarkable £551,000!
He exchanged 1,000 Bitcoins and had enough Norwegian Kroner to buy an apartment in Toyen, one of the wealthier areas of Norway.
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