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name: bitcoin popcorn
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS5_bitcoin%20popcorn.webp"
swag_score: 5
date_added: "2025-03-28"
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# bitcoin popcorn

## Visual Elements

a pack of cheetos popcorn; red and orange package with a graphic of a cheetah eating a handful of red popcorn.

## Cultural Context

References the James Zhong case. In 2012, Zhong exploited a withdrawal glitch on the Silk Road dark web marketplace to steal over 50,000 Bitcoin (worth ~$600 at the time). He hid the private keys on a single-board computer stashed inside a Cheetos popcorn tin in his bathroom closet. When the FBI seized it in 2021, the Bitcoin was worth over $3.4 billion. Zhong was sentenced to one year in prison in 2023.

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## Justification

Immortalizes the Cheetos popcorn tin where James Zhong hid 50,000 stolen Bitcoin. The most absurd physical container in cryptocurrency history.
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**Dominant Colors:** red, orange, white
**Swag Score:** 5
**Date Added:** 2025-03-28