Protocol
ProtocolMajor
Runes Protocol Launches at Halving
Casey Rodarmor launches fungible tokens on Bitcoin at block 840,000.
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The Runes protocol launched at the fourth halving block, enabling fungible tokens on Bitcoin. It sparked debate about block space usage while demonstrating Bitcoin's evolving fee market.
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#runes#tokens#ordinals
What else happened around this time?
HalvingsLegendary
Fourth Halving
Block reward drops from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC at block 840,000.
BTC $64,000#halving-4
SecurityMajor
Record $3M Transaction Fee Mistake
A user paid 83.65 BTC in fees to move 55.77 BTC — the largest dollar fee ever.
#fee#user-error
GovernmentEpoch
SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs
11 spot Bitcoin ETFs approved simultaneously — the most significant regulatory event in Bitcoin history.
BTC $46,000#etf#sec
ExchangesLegendary
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Begin Trading
$4.6B volume on day one — most successful ETF launch ever.
BTC $46,500#etf#trading