also, same friend introduced me to other "lite coins" which are basically other versions of digital currency that have been created. i had no idea more than one existed, but i guess since bitcoin has taken off, other smaller ones are getting attention now and "taking off" as well. some crazy shit is happening and people at the start are making a ridiculous amount of money. https://btc-e.com/ shows them.

right now NMC (name coins) are around $9.50 per coin and just a couple weeks ago were around 30 cents per. same with LTC (lite coin), 1 month ago they were around $2 per and now are around $40.

So whoever was hoarding thousands of those is enjoying life atm.