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BITCOIN / BTC

Is a digital currency created in 2008. It follows the ideas set out in a white paper by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity has yet to be verified. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a decentralized authority, unlike government-issued currencies. Today's market cap for all bitcoin (abbreviated BTC or, less frequently, XBT) in circulation exceeds $7 billion.

  • First cryptocurrency created in 2008
  • 1st in cryptocurrency Market Cap with over $231.5 Billion
  • Segwit2x Adopted
  • Most trusted cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Timeline
 
Bitcoin Timeline
2010
November 11, 2010
200% increase in 5 days
Bitcoin catapults to 36 cents. That’s a 200 percent increase in just five days. This price run-up coincides with popular podcast FreeTalkLive’s episode on digital currencies. Bitcoin stays around that price through the end of January.


        
July 18, 2010
Price Surge to $0.08 & Story Featured on Slashdot.com
Bitcoin surpasses one penny. The price surge to $0.08 comes in the wake of a featured story on Slashdot.com, a popular news and technology website. That’s a tenfold increase in just five days, and bitcoin’s first media splash but a protocol bug the following month stunts momentum through the end..Read More


        
May 22, 2010
10,000 Bitcoins for 2 Pizzas
Two pizzas arrive at Laszlo Hanyecz’s doorstep in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the first known purchase of tangible items with the cryptocurrency. The pair of pies — valued at $25 — set Lazlo back 10,000 bitcoins. This amounts to the first concrete valuation; the price of one bitcoin is worth approximately..Read More


        
2009
October 12, 2009
The First Known Sale of Bitcoins in USD Takes Place
The first known sale of bitcoins in U.S. dollars takes place: New Liberty Standard sends $5.02 via PayPal to Martti Malmi, and Malmi sends 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard, enabling the site to establish the first-ever bitcoin trading service. The price of bitcoin is 0.099 of one penny.


        
October 5, 2009
First U.S. – Bitcoin Exchange Rate Published by New Liberty Standard
The first U.S.–bitcoin exchange rate is published by New Liberty Standard, the first bitcoin exchange site. For one dollar, you can buy 1,309.03 bitcoins. Or, to buy one bitcoin, you need 0.076 of a penny.


        
January 3, 2009
First 50 Bitcoins Mined
The first 50 bitcoins are mined by Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of bitcoin. 


        
2008
October 14, 2008
Bitcoin.org & Whitepaper Introduction
Satoshi Nakamoto introduces bitcoin.org as well as the first ever cryptocurrency Whitepaper.   Click to access bitcoin.pdf
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