The price of leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged in February 2024, hitting levels not witnessed since all-time highs were previously reached in November 2021. Here’s a look back at the history of Bitcoin and how much an early investment in the leading cryptocurrency would be worth today. What Happened: In October 2008, pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto published a whitepaper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The whitepaper provided many key details and explained why Bitcoin was created. In January 2009, Nakamoto mined the genesis block of the first 50 Bitcoin…