Bitcoin Timeline
15 years of monetary revolution
Whitepaper Published
Satoshi Nakamoto publishes "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
Genesis Block
The first Bitcoin block is mined with the famous Times headline
First Transaction
Satoshi sends 10 BTC to Hal Finney — the first Bitcoin transaction
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Laszlo Hanyecz buys 2 pizzas for 10,000 BTC (~$41 at the time)
Mt. Gox Launches
The first major Bitcoin exchange begins operations in Japan
Parity with USD
Bitcoin reaches $1 for the first time
Satoshi Disappears
Satoshi Nakamoto sends final email and vanishes from public view
First Halving
Block reward drops from 50 to 25 BTC
Price Hits $1,000
Bitcoin surpasses $1,000 for the first time
Mt. Gox Collapse
Largest exchange declares bankruptcy after 850,000 BTC hack
Second Halving
Block reward drops from 25 to 12.5 BTC
SegWit Activates
Segregated Witness upgrade increases capacity and enables Lightning
All-Time High $19,783
Bitcoin reaches peak of 2017 bull run
Crypto Winter
Bitcoin drops 84% from peak. Building continues quietly.
Third Halving
Block reward drops from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC
MicroStrategy Buys BTC
First public company to put Bitcoin on balance sheet
Tesla Buys $1.5B BTC
Elon Musk announces Tesla Bitcoin purchase
El Salvador Legal Tender
First country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
All-Time High $69,000
Bitcoin reaches peak of 2021 bull run
Spot ETF Approved
SEC approves first Bitcoin spot ETFs in the United States
Fourth Halving
Block reward drops from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC
Fifth Halving
Block reward will drop to 1.5625 BTC. The scarcity intensifies.
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