There’s a lot of noise in the cryptoverse. What if you could consume every historical crypto event in an hour? That’s our goal with this crypto timeline.
The U.S. government establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve & United States Digital Asset Stockpile
2025/03/06
Bitcoin
Former President Donald Trump promises to create a bitcoin US strategic reserve
2024/07/27
Bitcoin
9 Spot Ethereum ETF’s begin trading on Wall St.
2024/07/23
Ethereum
Runes launches in the same block (840,000) as the bitcoin halving
2024/04/19
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s 4th Halving! Issuance halved from 6.25 → 3.125
2024/04/19
Bitcoin
Bitcoin price reaches $70k setting new all time high (a month before the halving)
2024/03/08
Bitcoin
10 spot Bitcoin ETF’s begin trading on Wall St including Blackrock, Fidelity, Ark & 21Shares, VanEck & Grayscale
2024/01/11
Bitcoin
SEC’s Twitter account gets hacked and tweets that the Bitcoin ETF is approved days before the real announcement
2024/01/09
Bitcoin
CZ steps down as CEO of Binance as part of $4B Settlement With US Department of Justice
2023/11/21
Changpeng ZhaoBinanceRegulation
Blackrock’s iShares BTC ETF is listed on the DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation)
2023/10/23
Bitcoin
Cointelegraph falsely tweets that the SEC approved the iShares Bitcoin ETF causing price to spike +10% to $30k
2023/10/16
Bitcoin
Caroline Ellison begins her testimony in SBF’s trial
2023/10/10
Caroline EllisonSam Bankman-Fried
SBF’s trial begins
2023/10/03
Sam Bankman-Fried
MicroStrategy purchases 5,445 BTC at a cost of $147.3M
2023/09/24
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
SBF is sent to jail to await trial after having his bail revoked
2023/08/11
Sam Bankman-Fried
PayPal launches PYUSD stablecoin in collaboration with Paxos
2023-08-08
PaxosPayPalStablecoins
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 467 BTC at a cost of $14.4M
2023/07/31
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Gerbz begins buidling this historical timeline
2023-07-22
BitLiftGerbz
SEC sues Ripple for selling unlicensed securities
2023/07/13
RippleRegulationJed McCaleb
Gemini sues DCG and Barry Silbert, alleging fraud
2023/07/07
Winklevoss TwinsBarry SilbertGemini
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 12,333 BTC at a cost of $347M
2023/06/27
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Do Kwon is sentenced to 4 months in jail
2023/06/20
Do KwonRegulation
SEC charges Coinbase for operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency
2023/06/06
CoinbaseRegulationBrian Armstrong
SEC files 13 charges against Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
2023/06/05
Changpeng ZhaoExchangesRegulation
MicroStrategy purchases 1,045 BTC at a cost of $29.30M
2023/04/05
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 6,455 BTC at a cost of $150.00M
2023/03/27
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Do Kwon is arrested in Montenegro
2023/03/24
Do Kwon
SEC charges Justin Sun and eight celebrities for securities violations
2023/03/22
Justin SunRegulation
Gavin Andresen edits his now famous blog post to say “I now know it was a mistake to trust Craig Wright as much as I did”
2023/02/01
SatoshiCraig WrightGavin Andresen
MicroStrategy purchases 810 BTC at a cost of $13.65M
2022/12/24
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy sells 704 BTC for a total of $11.8M
2022/12/22
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Judge orders Peter McCormack must pay Craig Wright $1.1M
2022/12/21
Craig WrightPeter McCormack
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 2,395 BTC at a cost of $42.8M
2022/12/21
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
SBF is arrested in the Bahamas
2022/12/13
Sam Bankman-Fried
Caroline Elison is fired after FTX and Alameda file for bankruptcy
2022/11/18
Caroline EllisonSam Bankman-Fried
Gavin Wood announces he’s stepping down as Polkadot’s CEO
2022/10/21
Gavin Wood
Robert Breedlove predicts Bitcoin will be equivalent to $1M (in today’s money) by 2031
2022/10/01
BitcoinRobert Breedlove
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell steps down
2022/09/21
ExchangesJesse Powell
MicroStrategy purchases 301 BTC at a cost of $6M
2022/09/20
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
The White House releases a comprehensive framework for responsible development of digital assets
2022/09/16
RegulationUSA
Ethereum completes “The Merge” – an upgrade from the original proof-of-work mechanism to proof-of-stake
2022/09/15
EthereumJustin DrakeVitalik Buterin
Caroline Ellison becomes the sole CEO of Alameda Research
2022/08/24
Caroline EllisonSam Bankman-Fried
MicroStrategy purchases 480 BTC at a cost of $10M
2022/06/28
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
“The Pomp Podcast” hits 1,000th episode
2022/06/12
Anthony Pompliano
LUNA price crashes as billions of tokens are minted in an attempt to maintain the UST peg
2022/05/12
Do Kwon
Terra’s UST stablecoin breaks its $1 peg
2022/05/09
Do KwonTerra
CZ writes Elon Musk a $500 million “blank check” to assist with Twitter’s takeover
2022/05/06
Changpeng ZhaoElon Musk
The Central African Republic (CAR) becomes the second country in the world after El Salvador to accept bitcoin as legal tender
2022/04/22
BitcoinEl SalvadorRegulation
LUNA hits an all time high of ~$118.85
2022/04/05
Do Kwon
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 4,167 BTC at a cost of $190M
2022/04/05
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
The White House issues an Executive Order ensuring responsible development of digital assets
2022/03/09
RegulationUSA
The Ukranian government solicits crypto donations after Russian invasion
2022/02/26
Regulation
The US DOJ announces it seized 94,643 of the 119,756 BTC stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack
2022/02/08
BitfinexExchangesRegulationHacksUSA
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 660 BTC at a cost of $25M
2022/01/31
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
The IMF urges El Salvador to remove bitcoin as legal tender
2022/01/26
BitcoinEl SalvadorRegulationNayib Bukele
Mike Novogratz gets a LUNA tattoo on his left arm after promising he would when LUNA hits $100
2022/01/04
Mike NovogratzDo Kwon
MicroStrategy purchases 1,914 BTC at a cost of $94.2M
2021/12/30
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Elon says he thinks Nick Szabo might be Satoshi
2021/12/29
BitcoinSatoshiElon MuskNick Szabo
Peter McCormack buys Real Bedford Football Club giving “Bitcoiners” a team to root for
2021/12/21
Peter McCormackBitcoin
MicroStrategy announces multiple purchases: 1,434 BTC at a cost of $82.4M
2021/12/08
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Craig Wright wins court case and is award half of the 1.1 million BTC mined by Satoshi
2021/12/06
BitcoinSatoshiRegulationCraig Wright
MicroStrategy purchases 7,002 BTC at a cost of $414M
2021/11/28
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
The US passes $1.2T Infrastructure bill which includes last minute crypto provisions
2021/11/05
RegulationUSA
China bans crypto trading
2021/09/24
ChinaRegulation
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade goes live
2021/09/14
BitcoinGregory Maxwell
MicroStrategy purchases 8,957 BTC at a cost of $419M
2021/09/13
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Charlie Shrem is sued by the Winklevoss Twins for $32M
2021/09/13
Charlie ShremWinklevoss Twins
Bitcoin reaches an all time high of $69,000
2021/09/08
BitcoinEpic MomentsExchanges
El Salvador begins buying bitcoin
2021/09/06
BitcoinEl SalvadorNayib Bukele
Germany allows financial institutions to hold up to 20% in cryptocurrency
2021/07/30
BanksRegulation
Gerbz launches The BitLift Podcast
2021/07/27
BitLiftGerbz
John McAfee found dead in jail cell in Barcelona in apparent suicide
2021/06/24
John McAfee
MicroStrategy purchases 13,005 BTC at a cost of $249M
2021/06/21
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
President Bukele announces El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender at Bitcoin Miami 2021
2021/06/05
BitcoinEl SalvadorRegulationNayib Bukele
Mike Novogratz agrees to getting a LUNA tattoo when it reaches $100
2021/05/26
Mike NovogratzDo Kwon
China reiterates that all crypto trading is illegal
2021/05/18
ChinaRegulation
MicroStrategy purchases 229 BTC at a cost of $10M
2021/05/18
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 271 BTC at a cost of $15M
2021/05/13
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Elon announces that Tesla has suspended BTC payments over concerns regarding Bitcoin’s energy usage
2021/05/12
BitcoinElon MuskTesla
Dogecoin’s price reaches its all-time-high at ~$0.70 USD
2021/05/08
DogecoinEpic MomentsElon Musk
Galaxy Digital acquires BitGo for $1.2B
2021/05/05
Mike NovogratzBitGo
China bans Bitcoin mining, forcing miners to the United States
2021/04/21
ChinaRegulationUSA
Coinbase becomes a public company on the Nasdaq via a direct stock listing
2021/04/14
CoinbaseBrian Armstrong
Dogecoin’s price soars 80% after Elon Musk tweets “Doge Barking at the Moon”
2021/04/14
DogecoinElon Musk
Dogecoin’s price skyrockets 100% after Elon Musk tweets a painting with the caption “Doge Barking at the Moon”
2021/04/14
DogecoinElon MuskEpic Moments
JPMorgan, Mastercard, and UBS invest $65 million towards ConsenSys, a firm that develops Ethereum infrastructure
2021/04/13
BanksEthereumVitalik Buterin
MicroStrategy purchases 253 BTC at a cost of $15M
2021/04/05
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Visa announces it will settle stablecoin transactions over Ethereum
2021/03/29
EthereumVitalik ButerinBanks
Elon announces that you can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin
2021/03/24
BitcoinEpic MomentsElon MuskTesla
Morgan Stanley becomes the first major US Bank to offer clients access to Bitcoin
2021/03/17
BanksRegulationUSA
MicroStrategy purchases 262 BTC at a cost of $15M
2021/03/12
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 205 BTC at a cost of $10M
2021/03/05
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 328 BTC at a cost of $15M
2021/03/01
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 19,452 BTC at a cost of $1.026B
2021/02/24
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael SaylorEpic Moments
Bitcoin’s market cap crosses $1T for the first time
2021/02/19
BitcoinEpic MomentsExchanges
Jack Dorsey & Jay Z announce ₿trust to fund Bitcoin development in Africa and India
2021/02/11
RegulationJack Dorsey
PlanB says he’s quit his job to focus on BTC research
2021/02/08
BitcoinPlanB
Tesla announces through an SEC filing that they bought $1.5B worth of Bitcoin
2021/02/08
BitcoinElon MuskRegulationUSATesla
Dogecoin’s price spikes 40% after Elon Musk tweets “Dogecoin is the people’s crypto” and “no highs, no lows, only Doge”
2021/02/04
DogecoinElon Musk
MicroStrategy purchases 295 BTC at a cost of $10M
2021/02/02
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 314 BTC at a cost of $10M
2021/01/22
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
MicroStrategy purchases 29,646 BTC at a cost of $650M
2020/12/21
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Dogecoin’s price increases 20% after Elon Musk tweets “One word: Doge”
2020/12/20
DogecoinElon Musk
MicroStrategy purchases 2,574 BTC at a cost of $50M
2020/12/04
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Robert Breedlove’s “What Is Money?” podcast premiers
2020/11/20
Robert Breedlove
Investor Stanley Druckenmiller likes Bitcoin
2020/11/09
Banks
Investor Bill Miller strongly recommends Bitcoin
2020/11/09
Banks
Ray Dalio says governments will “outaw” Bitcoin
2020/11/07
BitcoinRegulation
The US Government announced they seized the 69k BTC in collaboration with Chainalysis
2020/11/06
BitcoinRegulationRoss UlbrichtSilk RoadUSA
69,370 BTC tied to the Silk Road are moved
2020/11/04
BitcoinRoss UlbrichtSilk Road
Lightning Labs releases Lightning Pool
2020/11/02
BitcoinElizabeth Stark
PayPal announces support for buying, selling & holding crypto
2020/10/21
PayPal
Square Inc. announces that it invested $50M in 4,709 Bitcoin
2020/10/08
BitcoinSquareJack Dorsey
John McAfee arrested in Spain on tax evasion
2020/10/06
John McAfee
Jack Dorsey comes out as a Bitcoin maxi
2020/09/25
BitcoinJack Dorsey
MicroStrategy purchases 16,796 BTC at a cost of $175M
2020/09/14
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Peter Schiff flip flops and says he was “wrong on Bitcoin”
2020/09/06
Peter Schiff
MicroStrategy makes their first Bitcoin purchase: 21,454 BTC at a cost of $250M
2020/08/11
BitcoinMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
Jack Mallers announces Strike’s public beta
2020/07/02
Jack Mallers
Polkadot launches
2020/05/26
Gavin Wood
The 3rd Bitcoin Halving (25 → 12.5 → 6.25 BTC) $8,759.28
2020/05/11
BitcoinEpic Moments
PlanB publishes “Bitcoin Stock-to-FLow Cross Asset Model” predicting $288k BTC
2020/04/27
BitcoinPlanB
John McAfee announces his running for US President while in hiding
2020/01/29
John McAfeeUSA
Peter Schiff announces via Twitter he’s lost all his BTC and “owning Bitcoin was a bad idea”
2020/01/19
Peter Schiff
China’s National Development & Reform Commission removes Bitcoin mining from its list of undesirable/polluting industries
2019/11/06
BitcoinChinaRegulation
The president of China publicly states his support for “blockchain technology"
2019/10/24
ChinaRegulation
Jack Mallers announces lightning-enabled fiat ramps by Zap
2019/09/19
BitcoinJack Mallers
Roger Ver’s Australian Visa is also denied
2019/07/24
Roger Ver
Justin Sun spends $4.6M to have lunch with Warren Buffett
2019/06/03
Justin SunWarren Buffett
Gerbz Launches BitLift as an eCommerce marketplace
2019/04/22
BitLiftGerbz
China’s National Development & Reform Commission announces Bitcoin mining as a highly polluting industry
2019/04/09
ChinaRegulation
Craig Wright starts suing everyone who claimed he’s not Satoshi
2019/04/09
BitcoinCraig Wright
PlanB publishes “Modeling Bitcoin Value with Scarcity” AKA his “stock-to-flow model”, predicting $55k BTC after next halving
2019/03/22
BitcoinPlanB
Anthony Pompliano releases his first episode of “The Pomp Podcast” – featuring guest Meltem Demirors
2018/08/26
Anthony PomplianoMeltem Demirors
Peter Schiff says on Joe Rogan “BTC will plummet”
2018/07/17
Peter Schiff
Erik Voorhees and Peter Schiff debate Bitcoin
2018/07/02
BitcoinErik VoorheesPeter Schiff
CZ famously tweets, “Funds are safu!”
2018/06/25
Changpeng Zhao
Justin Sun buys BitTorrent, Inc
2018/06/11
Justin Sun
Justin Sun announces TRON Mainnet launch
2018/05/31
Justin Sun
Warren Buffett says Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “probably rat poison squared.”
2018/05/05
BitcoinWarren Buffett
The Trezor Model T hardware wallet is released
2018/02/26
Trezor
Gregory Maxwell proposes Bitcoin’s taproot upgrade
2018/01/23
BitcoinGregory Maxwell
Blockstream bids farewell to Gregory Maxwell
2018/01/19
Gregory Maxwell
Ethereum becomes the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin
2018/01/01
EthereumVitalik Buterin
Charlie Lee, Litecoin’s founder, announces he has sold all his LTC
2017/12/20
LitecoinCharlie Lee
Mike Novogratz says big money is coming to Bitcoin and predicts a $10,000 BTC price by March 2018
2017/11/13
BitcoinMike Novogratz
Cardano is first released
2017/09/27
CardanoCharles Hoskinson
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) orders Bitcoin exchanges to shut down
2017/09/15
BanksChinaExchangesRegulation
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) bans Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
2017/09/04
BanksChinaRegulation
John McAfee says “I will eat my dick on national television” if BTC price doesn’t reach $1M by 2020
2017/07/17
BitcoinJohn McAfee
Binance exchange launches
2017/07/14
ExchangesChangpeng Zhao
Elon Musk spends millions to buy back the X.com domain back from PayPal, citing “sentimental value”
2017/07/10
Elon Musk
Charles Hoskinson publishes “Why We Are Building Cardano”
2017/06/28
CardanoCharles Hoskinson
Charlie Shrem joins Jaxx
2017/05/09
Charlie Shrem
Bitfinex announces it will be redeeming 100% of all BFX tokens in circulation making victims of the 2016 hack whole
2017/04/03
BitfinexExchangesRegulationHacks
Fred Ehrsam announces he’s leaving Coinbase
2017/01/18
CoinbaseExchangesFred Ehrsam
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issues a warning to Chinese crypto exchanges and its citizens
2017/01/06
BanksChinaExchangesRegulation
Bitfinex issues BFX tokens to victims proportional to their loss and structures a deal with BnkToTheFuture to (eventually) buy them all back at 100% of their face value
2016/08/22
BitfinexExchangesHacks
Bitfinex halts trading as they discover 36% of funds (119,756 BTC) have been stolen
2016/08/02
BitfinexExchangesHacks
Olaf Carlson-Wee, Coinbase’s first employee, departs to form Polychain Capital
2016/07/28
Olaf Carlson-WeeCoinbaseExchanges
The 2nd Bitcoin Halving (25 → 12.5 BTC) $650.63
2016/07/09
BitcoinEpic Moments
Jeff Garzik says Craig Wright’s evidence “could have been produced by anyone”
2016/05/02
SatoshiCraig WrightJeff Garzik
Gavin Andresen also says it’s “possible” he was “bamboozled” by Craig Wright
2016/05/02
Gavin AndresenCraig WrightSatoshi
Gavin Andresen gets tricked into believing Craig Wright is Satoshi
2016/05/02
BitcoinGavin AndresenCraig WrightSatoshi
Craig Wright posts on his blog that he is Satoshi
2016/05/02
SatoshiCraig Wright
Craig Wright is investigated for tax evasion and his house is raided
2016/01/20
BitcoinCraig Wright
The Bitcoin “Lightning Paper” is published
2016/01/14
BitcoinLightning
Forbes calls Craig Wright a liar too
2015/12/11
BitcoinCraig Wright
Vice pokes holes in Craig Wright’s claims
2015/12/09
BitcoinCraig Wright
Wired suggests Craig Wright might be Satoshi
2015/12/08
BitcoinCraig WrightSatoshi
Barry Silbert launches Digital Currency Group (DCG)
2015/10/27
Barry Silbert
The EU declares “virtual currencies” currency, not property
2015/10/25
RegulationEurope
Gemini goes live for trading
2015/10/05
Winklevoss TwinsGemini
Ethereum launches, creating its “genesis block”
2015/07/30
Epic MomentsEthereumVitalik ButerinGavin WoodCharles HoskinsonJoseph Lubin
Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, sentenced to double life imprisonment + 40 years
2015/05/29
Ross UlbrichtSilk Road
Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, found guilty on all 7 charges
2015/02/05
Ross UlbrichtSilk Road
Roger Ver realizes he may have made a mistake and is no longer allowed in the US
2015/01/06
Roger Ver
Charlie Shrem sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement with Silk Road
2014/12/19
Charlie ShremRoss Ulbricht
Andreas Antonopoulos releases his book “Mastering Bitcoin” – one of the first major publications about cryptocurrency
2014/12/03
Andreas AntonopoulosBitcoin
Ledger Nano hardware wallet launches
2014/11/20
Ledger
Joseph Lubin founds ConsenSys
2014/11/01
EthereumJoseph Lubin
Blockstream founded by Bitcoin Core developers
2014/10/22
BlockstreamAdam BackGregory Maxwell
Blockstream drops whitepaper titled, “Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged SIdechains”
2014/10/22
Gregory MaxwellAdam BackBlockstreamLuke Dashjr
Hal Finney passes away due to complications from ALS
2014/08/30
BitcoinSatoshiHal Finney
Jed McCaleb unveils Stellar to the world
2014/07/31
Jed McCaleb
The first Trezor hardware wallet, the Trezor Model One, is released
2014/07/29
Trezor
Bobby Lee is elected to the Bitcoin Foundation’s board
2014/05/09
Bobby Lee
Gavin Wood coins the term “Web3”
2014/04/17
Gavin WoodEthereum
Gavin Andresen steps down as Bitcoin's lead maintainer
2014/04/08
Gavin AndresenBitcoin
The IRS declares “virtual currencies” property, not currency
2014/03/25
RegulationUSA
Dorian Nakamoto goes on record saying “I have nothing to do with Bitcoin, nothing to do with developing.”
2014/03/07
BitcoinSatoshiDorian Nakamoto
Newsweek claims to have uncovered Satoshi’s identity
2014/03/06
SatoshiDorian Nakamoto
Mt. Gox goes offline after document leaks alleging 744,408 BTC were stolen
2014/02/24
BitcoinExchangesHacksMt. GoxMark Karpeles
Mt. Gox halts all withdrawals
2014/02/07
ExchangesHacksMt. GoxMark Karpeles
Roger Ver renounces his US citizenship for the small Caribbean nation of St. Kitts, known for offshore banking
2014/02/04
Roger Ver
BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem is arrested for money laundering
2014/01/27
Charlie ShremRoss Ulbricht
Vitalik Buterin announces Ethereum on the bitcointalk.org forums
2014/01/23
Epic MomentsEthereumVitalik Buterin
The Winklevoss Twins announce Gemini
2014/01/23
ExchangesWinklevoss Twins
Hodl goes viral
2013/12/18
BitcoinEpic Moments
China’s biggest crypto exchange BTC China (BTCC) stops accepting yuan deposits
2013/12/16
ChinaExchangesRegulationBobby Lee
Dogecoin launches to much wow
2013/12/08
DogecoinEpic Moments
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) prohibits banks from handling Bitcoin related transactions
2013/12/05
BanksBitcoinChinaRegulation
Sales of Casascius coins containing BTC are suspended citing regulatory issues
2013/11/27
BitcoinRegulationCasascius CoinsMike Caldwell
The US Government discusses Bitcoin for the first time
2013/11/19
BitcoinUSA
Gerbz buys his first Bitcoin for $253
2013/11/05
GerbzBitcoin
The first Bitcoin ATM launches in Canada
2013/10/13
Bitcoin
Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road is arrested
2013/10/01
Ross UlbrichtSilk Road
Paradigm announces its $2.5 billion venture fund, the largest crypto fund to date
2013/07/18
Fred Ehrsam
Satoshi Dice is sold in full to a private party and shareholders are paid 0.0035 BTC per share
2013/07/18
BitcoinErik Voorhees
Kraken’s public beta goes live
2013/03/05
ExchangesJesse Powell
The 1st Bitcoin Halving (50 → 25 BTC) $12.35
2012/11/28
BitcoinEpic Moments
Work begins on the first Trezor hardware wallet
2012/11/05
Trezor
Coinbase launches buying, selling, & storage service
2012/10/08
ExchangesCoinbaseBrian ArmstrongFred Ehrsam
Erik Voorhees “IPO’s” Satoshi Dice
2012/08/20
BitcoinErik Voorhees
The Peercoin whitepaper is released announcing the first Proof of Stake (POS) blockchain
2012/08/12
Peercoin
Erik Voorhees announces Satoshi Dice
2012/04/24
BitcoinErik Voorhees
Charlie Lee launches Litecoin, “the silver to bitcoin’s gold”
2011/10/09
LitecoinCharlie Lee
Mike Caldwell announces releases the first Casascius (physical BTC) coins
2011/09/06
BitcoinMike CaldwellCasascius Coins
Jesse Powell co-founds Kraken
2011/07/28
ExchangesJesse Powell
Gavin Andresen presents Bitcoin to the CIA
2011/06/14
Gavin AndresenBitcoin
Jed McCaleb shares an idea for “Bitcoin without mining” which eventually becomes Ripple
2011/05/27
Jed McCalebRipple
Gavin Adresen accepts an invitation to present Bitcoin to the CIA at CIA Headquarters
2011/04/27
Gavin AndresenBitcoin
Satoshi sends his final email to Gavin Andresen
2011/04/26
Gavin AndresenSatoshi
Forbes publishes it’s first article about Bitcoin
2011/04/20
Bitcoin
Jed McCaleb sells Mt. Gox to Mark Karpeles
2011/03/06
ExchangesHacksMt. GoxJed McCalebMark Karpeles
Simon Dixon publishes the first book to include Bitcoin, ‘Bank To The Future – Protect Your Future Before Governments Go Bust’
2011/03/04
Simon Dixon
Satoshi hands over control of the Bitcoin source code to Gavin Andresen
2010/12/19
BitcoinGavin AndresenSatoshi
The first block is mined by a bitcoin mining pool, SlushPool
2010/12/16
Bitcoin
Satoshi posts his final message in the bitcointalk.org forums
2010/12/11
BitcoinEpic MomentsSatoshi
The first Bitcoin mining pool, SlushPool, is announced
2010/11/27
Bitcoin
A bug results in 184 billion BTC being minted, leading to Bitcoin’s only hard fork
2010/08/15
Bitcoin
Jed McCaleb launches Mt. Gox
2010/07/18
ExchangesMt. GoxJed McCaleb
Gaven Andresen launches The Bitcoin Faucet giving 5 free BTC to anyone who requests
2010/06/11
BitcoinGavin Andresen
Jercos takes Lazlo up on his offer to sell 2 pizzas for 10k BTC, and Bitcoin Pizza Day is born
2010/05/22
BitcoinEpic MomentsLazlo Hanyecz
Lazlo Hanyecz offers 10k BTC for someone to buy him 2 pizzas
2010/05/18
BitcoinEpic MomentsLazlo Hanyecz
The first Bitcoin transaction: Satoshi sends 10 BTC to Hal Finney
2009/01/12
BitcoinEpic MomentsSatoshiHal Finney
Hal Finney announces that he’s “Running Bitcoin”
2009/01/10
BitcoinHal Finney
Version 0.1 of the Bitcoin software is released
2009/01/09
BitcoinEpic MomentsSatoshi
The Bitcoin Genesis Block Is Mined (50 BTC) $0
2009/01/03
Bitcoin
Satoshi announces Bitcoin
2008/10/31
BitcoinEpic MomentsSatoshi
Wei Dai receives an email from Satoshi asking to cite b-money
2008/08/22
Wei DaiSatoshiBitcoin
Jack Dorsey posts the first Tweet ever: “just setting up my twttr”
2006/03/21
Jack Dorsey
Blockchain pioneer Nick Szabo proposes “bit gold”
1998/01/01
BitcoinNick Szabo
Adam Back announces the proof-of-work system “hash cash” that will later be used by Bitcoin
1997/03/28
BitcoinAdam Back
David Chaum launches E-Cash
1994/10/19
David Chaum
The first electronic payment via the internet is sent via David Chaum’s DigiCash
1994/05/27
David Chaum
Nick Szabo coins the term “smart contract”
1994/01/01
Nick Szabo
David Chaum releases the first known proposal for a blockchain protocol
1982/04/04
David ChaumBitcoinSatoshi