For instance, on the 5th of November 2013, someone paid to store the lyrics of "Never Gonna Give You Up" on the bitcoin blockchain forever.
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This transaction reminds me of the numerous uses of the bitcoin blockchain aside from trading coins. It's fascinating to utilize not one but all aspects of the blockchain.
yeah, utilizing the blockchain for the lolz.
For those who aren't aware, that song is a famous MEME: "
RickRoll".
Some "
men of culture" usually swap links to the Youtube video of "
Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley instead of the intended/displayed URL.