Redditor mavensbot creates the now-legendary MS Paint Bitcoin wizard ad for r/Bitcoin, advertising "Magic Internet Money" with a crude stick-figure wizard. The ad becomes the most successful cryptocurrency meme ever made, perfectly capturing Bitcoin's absurd-yet-unstoppable energy. It coincides with BTC's meteoric rise from $26 to over $1,000 that year. South Park pays homage in a November 2013 episode. The wizard endures as Bitcoin's unofficial mascot.
Know Your Meme: Magic Internet Money