Bitcoin, space travel and TikTok debut in Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records has added Bitcoin (BTC) and a number of blockchain events in the latest edition of its record book under the category of “Cryptomania.”
The recognition of crypto by a mainstream staple such as Guinness World Records indicates that blockchain and digital assets were among the most publicly touched-on subjects over the past couple of years.
The 2023 edition launched last month, has seen a number of notable crypto achievements included which spanning Bitcoin, crypto adoption, fan tokens, and NFTs.
Bitcoin was unsurprisingly recognized as the most valuable cryptocurrency with its market cap of $816.69 billion as of Mar. 24, 2022, while it also got recognition for being the world’s first decentralized crypto after launching in early 2009.
“Bitcoin was developed as a solution to the challenge of regulating a digital currency without any centralized organization, or ‘trusted third party’, to oversee transactions,” The Guinness World Records’ description reads online, adding that other attempts had come before that ultimately relied on a trusted third party.
OG NFT project CryptoPunks also made the cut for the most “expensive NFT collectible” after CryptoPunk #5822 was purchased for $23.7 million (8,000 ETH) on Feb. 12 this year by entrepreneur Deepak Thapliya.
It is worth noting that Beeple’s record $69.3 million record NFT sale didn’t make the cut there, as the firm described an NFT collectible as “limited-edition sets of artwork built around pre-rendered templates.”
Fan tokens also appeared as a category in the book. Manchester City’s token — launched via Socios in June 2021 — was recorded as the “most valuable fan token” with a market cap of $47.1 million as of March 24, 2022.
El Salvador was also
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