The room where the Internet was born is preserved at UCLA. My tax classes are at night, and I haven't been able to visit the room so far.

I bring this up because I want to say that the chills that I feel when I see photos of the Internet room are the same chills that I feel when I see these early coins. We got to be here for the beginning of Bitcoin.

I am reminded of an earlier life when some of us were huddled in the cave, and Grog walked in holding a stick. On the end of the stick was a flame, and we were like, "Grog, WTF!"

As Grog held the stick closer, and we began to get warm, I recall stating, "Grog, you the man!" There were many more sticks, and many more flames after that. And even though some of us died of smoke inhalation that weekend, I knew the fire thing was going to be big.