Чарли Шрем предложил возродить биткоин-краны

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2025-04-05Last updated on 2025-05-05

Бывший CEO одной из первых биткоин-бирж BitInstant Чарли Шрем запустил сайт с призывом вернуть краны, где пользователи могут зарабатывать первую криптовалюты за решение задач.

Working on getting the bitcoin faucet going again at https://t.co/mHkgSR6H41

— Charlie Shrem (@CharlieShrem) May 4, 2025

Запущенный предпринимателем ресурс 21million.com имитирует первую в истории цифрового золота страницу CAPTCHA, созданную биткоин-новатором Гэвином Андресеном еще в 2010 году.

Его пользователи решали задачи по выявлению ботов.

На 21million.com отображается скриншот CAPTCHA и поле для ввода адреса получателя монет, которое на момент написания не функционирует.

На ресурсе также указано, что доступно 0 BTC.

Посетители веб-сайта могут узнать о первой криптовалюте и способах ее получения. Согласно Шрему, на 21million.com «нет подводных камней».

«Я хочу, чтобы биткоин был успешным, поэтому я создал этот небольшой сервис, чтобы дать вам несколько монет для начала», — пояснил он.

Предприниматель добавил, что ресурс запущен благодаря промптам ИИ.

Биткоин-краны способствовали принятию первой криптовалюты на заре ее становления.

На веб-сайте Андресена пользователи получили 19 700 BTC стоимостью $1,86 млрд по текущим ценам. Посетители могли зарабатывать до 5 BTC в день.

Биткоин-кран поощрял создание кошельков и совершение транзакций, что способствовало расширению аудитории и росту ончейн-активности цифрового золота.

Альтернативы вроде FreeBitco.in начали предлагать аналогичные услуги в период с 2011 по 2013 год.

По мере роста цены биткоина и увеличения комиссии за транзакции вознаграждение сокращалось, что привело к неустойчивости модели.

В настоящее время Шрем управляет криптовенчурным фондом Druid с AUM в $13 млн. Он также ведет подкаст The Charlie Shrem Show, гостями которого становились ключевые участники индустрии.

На долю BitInstant на определенном этапе приходилось до 30% всех биткоин-транзакций.

В период с 2011 по 2013 год платформа привлекла финансирование от ряда бизнес-ангелов, включая Роджера Вера. К тому моменту BitInstant была одной из крупнейших в индустрии.

В январе 2014 года Шрема арестовали по обвинению в отмывании денег и оказании косвенной помощи при проведении биткоин-транзакций на общую сумму в $1 млн. Средства были связаны с даркнет-маркетмлейсом Silk Road.

Напомним, по совокупности обвинений предпринимателю грозило до 30 лет заключения. Шрем признал часть из них и после двух лет в федеральной тюрьме Пенсильвании вышел на свободу в июне 2016 года.

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