| 2008 |
August: |
Bitcoin.org is registered. |
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October: |
“Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” is published. |
| 2009 |
January: |
The first block of Bitcoins (the “Genesis Block”) is mined. |
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Satoshi Nakamoto conducts the first Bitcoin transaction when they send ten Bitcoins to computer programmer Hal Finley. |
| 2010 |
May: |
Laszlo Hanyecz exchanges 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas worth twenty-five dollars. |
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July: |
Bitcoin’s value rises above a penny. |
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Mt. Gox opens. |
| 2011 |
January: |
The Silk Road Dark Web marketplace launches. |
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February: |
Bitcoin’s value reaches parity with one dollar. |
| 2012 |
April: |
Bitcoin’s value rises above $100. |
| 2013 |
May: |
The first Bitcoin ATM starts operating in San Diego, California. |
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October: |
The Silk Road Dark Web is shut down by the FBI. |
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November: |
Bitcoin’s value rises above $1,000. |
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Vitalik Buterin writes the Ethereum white paper. |
| 2014 |
February: |
After years of theft, the Mt. Gox exchange collapses. |
| 2015 |
July: |
The Ethereum network launches. |
| 2016 |
February: |
Bitcoin Classic is launched. |
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April: |
The DAO launches and is later hacked. |
| 2017 |
August: |
Bitcoin Cash is launched. |
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December: |
Bitcoin rises above $10,000. |
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Bitcoin’s value peaks at $19,783. |
| 2018 |
January: |
Bitcoin’s price falls to as low as $9,199.59, half its peak price, and then declines to less than $4,000 over the next several months. |
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June: |
Zug, Switzerland, tests blockchain technology for voting. |
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November: |
Ohio becomes the first US state to accept Bitcoin for tax payments. |
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December: |
Gerald Cotten of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX reportedly dies in India. |
| 2019 |
January: |
Ethereum Classic suffers a 51 percent attack. |
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February: |
Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX goes bankrupt. |
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May: |
Online retailers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble, begin accepting cryptocurrencies. |
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June: |
Facebook announces its cryptocurrency, Libra. |
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Justin Sun, founder of the cryptocurrency TRON, bids $4.6 million to win lunch with Warren Buffett. |
| 2020 |
January: |
Justin Sun and Warren Buffett have lunch. |
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The last Bitcoin will be mined. |