December 21, 2017 - 12:35 AMT
Parents name newborn son "Bitcoin" in Crimea

A couple in Crimea named their newborn son Bitcoin to celebrate the world's most expensive cryptocurrency so far, media reported Wednesday, December 20.

Bitcoin weighs 3 kilograms and is in good health.

The boy's father, Oleg, explained that he owed his financial well-being to the cryptocurrency and wanted thank the industry that way.

Moreover, Oled said he has already come up with names for his next children. If the couple has a daughter, they will name her Dasha— in honor of cryptocurrency Dash.

The couple's next son would be named after Satoshi — the name used by the unknown person or people who designed bitcoin.