15 years ago, a StarCraft gaming tournament offered $500 for first place prize, $250 for second, $150 for third, and $100 for fourth. Players finishing fifth through eighth were offered 25 bitcoin each. The organizer valued bitcoin at approximately one dollar, making each bitcoin prize worth about $25. Players were told to research the currency themselves: “YOU have to research them, do not ask me.” As of today, each bitcoin prize would be worth $2,000,000 at current market prices.