[US Securities and Exchange Commission approves the first Bitcoin futures ETF to open cryptocurrency trading to a wider range of investors] Golden Ten Data, October 16th, according to Coindesk reports, after years of trial and failure by fund sponsors, cryptocurrency investment is finally Open to the American public. The SEC approved a bitcoin futures ETF for the first time on Friday, after five members of the commission met on the issue. ProShares, which filed for a Bitcoin Strategy ETF this summer, is expected to launch its first ETF as early as next Monday. Analysts previously expected that the launch of a Bitcoin futures ETF would serve as a bridge to the eventual launch of a Bitcoin ETF based on the spot market.
Bitcoin halved for the third time at block height 630,000, the reward was reduced by 50%, the block reward was reduced from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC, and the inflation rate was reduced to 1.79%.
On March 9, Bitcoin Core version 0.19.1 was released. On June 3, Bitcoin Core version 0.20.0 was released.
Bitcoin suffered a black Thursday, with a drop of up to 43% on the day.
On May 2, Bitcoin Core version 0.18.0 was released. On August 9, Bitcoin Core version 0.18.1 was released. On November 24, Bitcoin Core version 0.19.0.1 was released.
The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to use blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies, and accelerate the development of blockchain technology and industrial innovation.
Bakkt, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange under Intercontinental Exchange Group (ICE), officially launched physically-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading on September 23, 2019.
Bitcoin price breaks through $10,000 again.
The price of Bitcoin suddenly skyrocketed, reaching $5,000 at one point.
On February 26, Bitcoin Core version 0.16.0 was released. In March, the Lightning Network launched on the Bitcoin mainnet. On December 25, Bitcoin Core version 0.17.1 was released.
Bitcoin forked into two currencies, BTG and BCH; on January 3, Bitcoin core version 0.13.2 was released. On March 8, Bitcoin Core version 0.14.0 was released. On September 14, Bitcoin Core version 0.15.0 was released.
Bitcoin hits an all-time high of $20,000.
Bitcoin touched a high of 19,783.06 USD. At the end of the day, Bitcoin will drop to $19,500. Overall, Bitcoin’s price rose 1,824% between Jan. 1 and Dec. 17.
CBOE Global Markets Inc. (CBOE Global Markets Inc.) launched Bitcoin futures trading on December 10, 2017, and its trading symbol is "XBT".
The Lightning Network launched on the Bitcoin mainnet.
The People's Bank of China and other seven ministries and commissions jointly issued the "Announcement on Preventing Financing Risks in Issuance of Coins".
Segregated Witness was activated, and the first fork of Bitcoin - Bitcoin Cash (Bitcoin Cash/BCash) was born.
Bitcoin gets the unicode symbol ₿.
Bitcoin rewards are halved twice.
Bitcoin halved for the second time at block height 420,000, the block reward dropped from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC, and the inflation rate dropped to 4.17%.
The General Provisions of the Civil Law delineate the scope of protection of virtual assets (The 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress was held in Beijing in June 2016. (Draft)” motion description. The draft stipulates new types of civil rights objects such as network virtual property and data information. Protect.)
The Japanese Senate approved a bill to regulate domestic digital currency exchanges on May 25, 2016, classifying Bitcoin as an asset or property.
The developers of the decentralized e-commerce protocol OpenBazaar released its first official version software on April 5, 2016. OpenBazaar enables peer-to-peer digital commerce and uses Bitcoin as a payment method, similar to a decentralized "Taobao".
The Bitcoin network computing power exceeds 1EH/S; on February 23, the Bitcoin core version 0.12.0 was released. On August 23, Bitcoin Core version 0.13.0 was released.
Bitcoin securities offering (the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved online retailer Overstock to issue the company's stock through the Bitcoin blockchain. According to Overstock's S-3 application submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company hopes to issue up to 500 million shares through the blockchain. New securities in U.S. dollars, including common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants, bonds, etc.)
The European Union exempts Bitcoin from value-added tax (the EU court ruled on October 22, 2015 that Bitcoin and other virtual currency transactions will be exempt from value-added tax. This decision will be a major event for the Bitcoin trading community. victory, because it means that they will not have to pay taxes in the next virtual currency transactions.)
On February 16, Bitcoin Core version 0.10.0 was released. On November 13, Bitcoin Core version 0.11.2 was released.
On January 26, 2015, the first bitcoin exchange with a formal license in the United States created by the bitcoin company Coinbase was officially launched. On January 17, 2017, the head of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that it had passed the license application for the Bitcoin trading platform Coinbase.
The computing power of the Bitcoin network reaches 100PH/S; HMRC (UK Revenue Agency) classifies Bitcoin as assets or private funds, which means that Bitcoin mining or exchange will not charge value-added tax; the US government auctions more than 29,000 coins from the Silk Road The bitcoins confiscated by the road show that bitcoin is no longer regarded as an illegal transaction currency; the first bitcoin derivatives transaction is carried out; Microsoft, Dell, etc. accept bitcoin payment.
Global computer giant Microsoft has announced acceptance of Bitcoin as a payment option, allowing consumers to use Bitcoin to purchase various digital content on its online platform. Consumers in the United States can top up their Microsoft accounts with bitcoin, according to the payment information page on Microsoft's official store.
France released new Bitcoin regulations (French economic and financial departments stated that they will implement regulatory measures for financial institutions and individual users of Bitcoin and other digital currencies by the end of the year. "Although the current volume of virtual currencies is unlikely to have an impact on the economic system , but these unofficial currencies are developing and risk being illegal or fraudulent.”)
Poland’s deputy finance minister, Wojciech Kowalczyk, released a document confirming that Bitcoin can be used as a financial instrument under Poland’s existing financial regulations.
In mid-March, the central bank issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening Bitcoin Risk Prevention Work", prohibiting domestic banks and third-party payment institutions from providing services such as account opening, recharge, payment, and cash withdrawal for Bitcoin trading platforms.
The unit price of bitcoin plummeted (Bitcoin China and OKCoin, two major bitcoin trading platforms in China, issued announcements announcing the suspension of RMB recharge services. Subsequently, the unit price of bitcoin fell to 2011 yuan.)
Five ministries and commissions of China issued notices, and the People's Bank of China and other five ministries and commissions issued the "Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks", clarifying that bitcoin does not have the same legal status as currency, and cannot and should not be used as currency in the market. After the notice was issued, the unit price of Bitcoin plummeted that day.
The price of Bitcoin surpassed that of gold for the first time (Bitcoin traded at $1,242/bitcoin on Mt. Gox, while the price of gold at the same time was $1,241.98/oz, the price of Bitcoin surpassed that of gold for the first time).
Bitcoin price soars to $1000.
The fork problem occurred; in October, the first Bitcoin ATM machine came out; the first Bitcoin theft occurred; the US Financial Crimes Investigation and Cooperation Agency (FINCEN) released the world's first virtual currency management regulations; Germany recognized Bitcoin as legal Status; China issued the "Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks", making it clear that Bitcoin does not have the same legal status as currency.
Dedicated ASIC Avalon Bitcoin miner comes out.
The first "halving" event occurred. After the Bitcoin blockchain completed 210,000 blocks, the mining reward was halved from 50 BTC to 25 BTC, and the inflation rate dropped from 12.5% to 8.3%.
The Bitcoin Fund is created.
The official version 0.3.21 with historical records was launched, supporting new features including UPNP and Satoshi as a unit, and the Bitcoin system gradually matured.
In the first major hack in Bitcoin history, 25,000 BTC were stolen, worth $2,500 at the time.
WikiLeaks launches Bitcoin donation address.
The first altcoin namecoin (NMC) is born.
Mt. Gox website established, Mt. Gox allows users to buy and sell bitcoins. As of February 2014, it processed 70% of all bitcoin transactions worldwide.
Satoshi Nakamoto posted the last message on the bitcointalk.org forum.
The world's first mining pool, SlushPool, dug out blocks.
Bitcointalk forum user bitboy posted the Bitcoin logo, rendering the ₿ in white and orange, which remains to this day as "Rotation: Clockwise 14%".
The world's earliest "mining pool" Slush's pool successfully mined for the first time; Satoshi Nakamoto retired and transferred the development rights to American Gavin Anderson.
Attackers exploited an integer overflow vulnerability to create 184 billion bitcoins out of thin air.
There are software based on GPU graphics card mining. Mt. Gox started trading in Tokyo, and as of February 2014, it handled 70% of the world's bitcoin transactions.
"Pizza Festival" in the encryption circle: On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a member of the encryption community, bought two pizzas with 10,000 BTC.
Bitcointalk forum member "dwdollar" proposed to create the first bitcoin exchange, Bitcoinmarket.com. On March 17, 2010, Bitcoinmarket.com was officially launched.
First bitcoin transaction: On January 12, 2009, Satoshi sent Hal Finney 10 bitcoins as a test transaction.
Bitcoin releases open-source client: it can be downloaded from SourceForge. From here, any technologically-literate person can download the client and start mining against Bitcoin.
The first Bitcoin block named Genesis was launched, and Satoshi Nakamoto obtained the first batch of 50 Bitcoins through mining, marking the beginning of the Bitcoin network and the official birth of Bitcoin.
Satoshi Nakamoto published the creation paper of Bitcoin: "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Cash Payment System".
Satoshi Nakamoto registered the Bitcoin.org domain name.
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