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In May 2011, 12-year-old Tom Lapsing uploaded "BitCoins: What Are They?" to his YouTube channel TechPodUSA, breaking down Bitcoin—then worth $8—with a mix of curiosity and skepticism. He explored its decentralized mechanics, mused about its potential as a hoax, and predicted government pushback, all while Bitcoin was barely two years old. For over a decade, the video sat quietly with 7 subscribers and 1,000 views until the
$TPU community on X rediscovered it in early 2025. By March 2, 2025, it hit 63,000 views, including a 30,000-view surge in the last 4 days, turning Tom into the "First Bitcoin Kid."
$TPU, a Solana-based memecoin launched in 2025, takes its name from TechPodUSA and celebrates Tom’s early Bitcoin foresight. Its creators, a self-described "cult-like CTO" (community takeover), gifted him 13 million tokens—locked for six months, Riding Solana’s 2025 memecoin wave, fueled by platforms like
Pump.fun,
$TPU blends nostalgia with memecoin greatness
Tom’s rediscovery reflects crypto’s obsession with its own origin stories. Back in 2011, Bitcoin hovered at $8 with a market cap under $100 million; today, it’s a trillion-dollar titan. Tom’s video, once a middle-schooler’s musings, now feels prophetic, capturing a moment when few grasped BTC’s trajectory. His channel’s leap from 7 to over 1,000 subscribers mirrors the video’s viral spike, driven by
$TPU fans and crypto Twitter’s amplification.
Now in his mid-20s, Tom
@tomlapsing @FirstBitcoinKd has embraced the attention with humility. In a recent follow-up video, he revisited his 2011 takes—owning his doubts about Bitcoin’s survival while noting his regulatory hunches panned out. He quipped, “Don’t trust middle schoolers’ advice,” but his early insight resonates in a space that reveres its pioneers. The
$TPU surge taps into Solana’s memecoin mania, yet its explosive growth (30k to 63k views in days) underscores crypto’s knack for resurrecting its past.
Whether
$TPU fades or thrives, Tom’s story is a time capsule of Bitcoin’s wild ascent. It’s a reminder of how far the ecosystem has come—and how random voices, even a kid’s, can echo through its history. Solana’s low-fee, high-speed blockchain has birthed countless tokens like
$TPU, but this one’s tied to a tangible relic: a 2011 video that’s both a curiosity and a crypto artifact.
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