Several crypto exchanges have recorded the dip in Bitcoin as a moment that may send the crypto currency to its knees in the crypto currency world. However, what many don’t know is the relevance, applicability, scalability and foundation. Currently held by the great crypto currency.
Bitcoin has already begun to radically change how people transact. Wondering how we got to where we are today? Here are a list of bitcoin’s milestones to date that have helped define the ecosystem and build a new financial future for millions across the globe.
Bitcoin’s White Paper – October 31, 2008
Bitcoin’s initial round of exposure to the world was an academic paper called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Payment System”. Written by an unknown person or persons using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto, the paper laid the groundwork for the digital currency and the peer-to-peer decentralized payment network that powers it all. It’s been speculated that Halloween was intentionally chosen as a release date.
The Genesis Block – January 3, 2009
A few months after the release of the White Paper, Satoshi mined the very first bitcoin block, which was the first evidence of activity recorded on the block chain. This activity, referred to as the Genesis Block or Block 0, is commonly celebrated as the other half of bitcoin’s birthdate; the White Paper being the initial half. Both being important milestones, Block 0 represents the genesis of bitcoin in action. The first official bitcoin transaction followed soon after, with cryptographer Hal Finney receiving a total of 10 BTC from Nakamoto on January 12, 2009.
Bitcoinween – October 31, 2014
During 2014’s spooky season, a contest dubbed “Bitcoinween” was organized by our very own Nicolas Cary. The pumpkin carving contest put the spotlight on bitcoin-accepting nonprofits, with Cary donating $500 in bitcoin to the contest winner’s nonprofit of choice. While Bitcoinween was only a one-year event, one thing is clear: bitcoin is an epic transaction medium for nonprofits.
Bitcoin Pizza Day – May 22, 2010
This holiday generates quite a bit of buzz on social media each year. Despite what a quick Google Search might lead newer users to think, this bitcoin milestone didn’t kick off because we’ve got some strange pizza fetish. The truth is that pizza was the first documented purchase of a good with bitcoin.
In May of 2010 BitcoinTalk.org user Laszlo posted an offer to pay 10,000 BTC to anyone who would order him two pizzas. At the time, bitcoin was still in its infancy and hadn’t been used for purchasing much of anything. On May 22, Laszlo’s offer was accepted and his bitcoin-for-pizza transaction marked the very beginning of bitcoin’s use potential as an everyday currency. The 10,000 BTC transactions was only worth $41 USD at the time, but now it holds a value of over 20 million dollars.
Now, these might be some of the key events. However, Bitcoin still is the basis for many cryptocurrency creations in the world today. Ethereum, the second largest by market capitalization founded by Vitalik Buterin is also attached to bitcoin and even though BTC’s dominance has dropped below 50%, a fair share. It is still the motherboard of all cryptocurrencies and assets.
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