I just found out that Charlie Shrem is reviving the original Bitcoin faucet from 2010. Honestly, it's pretty crazy to think about now. Imagine back then, they were giving away 5 BTC for free to anyone who solved a simple captcha... that’s worth almost half a million dollars today at the current prices of $73.21K.

Gavin Andresen created that faucet so new people could get into Bitcoin without mining or buying. It worked: thousands of users had their first contact with BTC for free through it. Now Shrem wants to relaunch it, although, according to reports, the site still doesn’t have any Bitcoin funds and isn’t operational.

It’s a bit nostalgic, isn’t it? Seeing how something that seemed so generous in the early days would now be a fortune. Those who received free Bitcoin from the faucet without giving it much thought... well, some probably regret not holding onto it. Do you think the new project will take off?