10 years ago would have been 2014; at that point 25 Bitcoin would be a good chunk of cash:
The price of bitcoin opened the year at $770, according to the CoinDesk Price Index. By mid-December, it was trading in the mid-$300 range. This represents a drop of more than 50% from the start of the year.
Completely unrelated: pretty crazy that a starcraft tournament was held 3 years before it released, and the prize was something that wasn't available until 14 years after the tourny.
It would be funny if there was a competition where the highest prize would not be the first place. Like everyone would try to be 3rd, by being good enough to to not be too bad but bad enough to not be 1st or 2nd
That must have been around 2010, maybe early 2011. Later in 2011, btc was already at over 10 dollars each, which would have made the last places worth more than second place.