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The definitive history of Bitcoin

An interactive museum of Bitcoin's most important moments — from Satoshi's whitepaper to $100,000. Explore, learn, and go down the rabbit hole.

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Events

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Timeline

Chronological history of every major moment

Mining Hardware

From CPUs to ASICs — the hardware arms race

Famous Blocks

Genesis, halvings, and historic transactions

Key People

The individuals who shaped Bitcoin

Forks & Splits

The block size war and chain splits

Protocol Upgrades

SegWit, Taproot, and Lightning

On This Day in Bitcoin

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1 moment on July 9.

July 9, 2016Event

Second Halving

Block reward drops from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC at block 420,000.

Most Important Moments

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October 31, 2008ProtocolEpoch

Bitcoin Whitepaper Published

Satoshi Nakamoto published the 9-page Bitcoin whitepaper to the cryptography mailing list.

#whitepaper#satoshi

January 3, 2009MiningEpoch

Genesis Block Mined

Satoshi mined block #0, embedding The Times headline in the coinbase transaction.

#genesis#block-0

January 12, 2009PeopleEpoch

First Bitcoin Transaction

Satoshi sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney in block 170.

#first-transaction#hal-finney

January 10, 2024GovernmentEpoch

SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs

11 spot Bitcoin ETFs approved simultaneously — the most significant regulatory event in Bitcoin history.

BTC $46,000#etf#sec

December 5, 2024PriceEpoch

Bitcoin Breaks $100,000

Bitcoin crosses the six-figure threshold the community dreamed of since day one.

BTC $103,000#100000#milestone

January 9, 2009ProtocolEpoch

Bitcoin v0.1 Released

First open-source Bitcoin client released on SourceForge.

#software#open-source