Adoption
AdoptionLegendary
WikiLeaks Accepts Bitcoin Donations
Cut off by banks, WikiLeaks turns to Bitcoin for censorship-resistant funding.
Block
#130,733
Importance
88/100
Related Events
After Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Western Union blocked donations, WikiLeaks announced it would accept anonymous Bitcoin at a public address. Satoshi had famously urged the community not to bring WikiLeaks aboard while Bitcoin was still young — but the financial blockade made BTC the organization's lifeline. By 2016, WikiLeaks had raised over 4,000 BTC.
Tags
#wikileaks#censorship-resistance#donations
What else happened around this time?
PeopleLegendary
Satoshi's Last Known Communication
Gavin Andresen receives Satoshi's final email before complete disappearance.
#satoshi#departure
PriceNotable
Bitcoin Reaches $1.00
BTC achieved parity with the US dollar on Mt. Gox.
BTC $1#parity#price-milestone
PriceLegendary
Bitcoin Reaches $1
1 BTC = $1 USD for the first time on Mt. Gox.
BTC $1#parity#milestone
AdoptionNotable
First Mobile Bitcoin Wallet
Bitcoin Wallet for Android brought BTC to mobile for the first time.
#mobile#wallet