Customer Leaves Restaurant Without Paying Bill, Leaves Mysterious Gold-Colored Coin Instead

Reddit user u/Martoshka shared the experience on a subreddit called, "mildly infuriating," where it gained 42,000 upvotes.

A Reddit user shared their experience after a customer left a restaurant without paying their $35 bill and instead left behind a mysterious gold-colored coin on the table.

Posting on a subreddit called "mildly infuriating," the server explained they work in an upscale steakhouse and shared a photo of the coin left by the diner, which is gold with an engraved Bitcoin "B." Text around the coin reads: "Bitcoin. Digital. Decentralized. Peer to peer."

The post gained 42,000 upvotes on the platform, where users debated the coin's actual worth and shared their thoughts on the situation.

"If he ever comes back, you can serve him a picture of food," quipped one user.

Many users concluded that the coin was copper, though one user disagreed. "They aren't even copper; it's just plated steel. You can buy a pack of 12 of these on Amazon for $10. But maybe the guy was so dumb he thinks owning an actual coin is owning Bitcoin," commented Kerensky97.

"The B stands for 'ban me from here,'" joked Historical-Airport61.

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that operates without the oversight of a central authority, such as a bank or government. Created in 2009 by an anonymous entity known as Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin was designed as an alternative to traditional money, allowing transactions directly between users through a peer-to-peer network.

According to Investopedia, Bitcoin is generated by a process called mining, which involves solving complex mathematical equations. The first person to solve the equation gets to add a new block of transactions to the blockchain and is rewarded with a set amount of Bitcoin.

As of March 2023, there are about 20 million bitcoins in circulation, with a total market value of around $390 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.

Newsweek reached out to u/Martoshka for comment via Reddit. We could not verify the details of the case.

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