Adoption
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Trump Tweets About Bitcoin
'I am not a fan of Bitcoin' — presidential attention on crypto.
BTC Price
$11,000
Location
USA
Importance
70/100
President Trump's first public Bitcoin comments brought cryptocurrency to the attention of his 60M+ Twitter followers, for better or worse.
Tags
#trump#twitter
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Trace Mayer initiates annual self-custody event.
BTC $3,800#proof-of-keys#self-custody
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Lightning Surpasses 1,000 BTC Capacity
Layer-2 network reaches 1,000 BTC locked in channels.
BTC $4,100#lightning#capacity
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Binance Hack — 7,000 BTC
Largest exchange hack of its era — SAFU fund covers losses.
BTC $8,000#binance#hack
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Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Launch
ICE launches physically-settled Bitcoin futures.
BTC $10,000#bakkt#futures