Exchanges
ExchangesNotable
CME Announces Bitcoin Futures
CME Group announced regulated BTC futures — on Halloween, nine years after the whitepaper.
The timing echoed Satoshi's whitepaper release date. CME's announcement legitimized Bitcoin derivatives in traditional finance and preceded the manic run toward $20,000.
Tags
#cme#futures#institutional
What else happened around this time?
PriceMajor
Bitcoin Surpasses $3,000
ICO mania and Japanese legalization drive BTC past $3,000.
BTC $3,000#milestone#3000-dollars
AdoptionNotable
100th 'Bitcoin Is Dead' Article
Bitcoin obituary counter hits 100 — price keeps rising.
BTC $2,500#obituary#media
ProtocolLegendary
BIP 91 Locks In — SegWit Path Cleared
Miners signal overwhelming support for SegWit activation.
BTC $2,700#segwit#uasf
ForksLegendary
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Contentious fork creates Bitcoin Cash at block 478,558.
BTC $2,800#bitcoin-cash#fork