The original scrawled sign was auctioned off by “Bitcoin Sign Guy” Christian Langalis for 16 BTC after apparently sitting in his sock drawer for years.
A yellow notepad with “Buy Bitcoin” written on it, which was flashed behind then-United States Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen during a 2017 Congressional hearing, has sold at auction for 16 Bitcoin (BTC) — over $1 million.
The buyer, identified as “Justin” also known as “Squirrekkywrath,” was the winning bidder on the Bitcoin auction platform Scarce City. The auction ran for a week, ending on April 24, just after 11:00 pm UTC.
The sign was offered up by Christian Langalis who wrote it out and flashed it to the camera after nabbing a seat behind Yellen at a televised House Financial Services Committee hearing in July 2017.