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On January 3, 2009, at 18:15:05, the Bitcoin Genesis Block was created. In this block, Satoshi Nakamoto included the headline of the day's edition of The Times: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks."
On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz in Florida made a transaction that would become legendary in the cryptocurrency world. He posted on a forum that he was willing to pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas. A fellow Bitcoin enthusiast named Jercos took him up on the offer and exchanged two pizzas for the 10,000 bitcoins. This transaction marked the first real-world purchase made with Bitcoin, a historic event celebrated by the crypto community as "Bitcoin Pizza Day." It signified Bitcoin's initial use as a medium of exchange, showcasing its potential as a viable means of transactions.
On July 17, 2010, the first Bitcoin exchange platform was founded by Jed McCaleb. Known as Mt.Gox (short for "Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange"), it was located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
The Ethereum whitepaper was released in late 2013. It was originally written by Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum and the creator of the Solidity programming language. The whitepaper outlined the design and concepts of Ethereum, laying the foundation for its subsequent development.
On June 9th, El Salvador passed legislation, becoming the world's first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. President Bukele announced on social media that the law was passed with an "absolute majority" vote, making Bitcoin an official currency in the country and creating history. This means that prices of goods can be displayed in Bitcoin, taxes can be paid with Bitcoin, and Bitcoin transactions are exempt from capital gains tax in El Salvador.
On January 19, 2021, Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Inc., briefly changed his Twitter profile to "bitcoin," which was interpreted as a signal indicating his potential investment in Bitcoin. This move led to a rapid increase in Bitcoin's price by over 14% within a short period of time.
On May 6, 2022, a bank run occurred on UST, causing it to break its peg. The market plunged into panic. Due to the extensive issuance of LUNA triggered by the Luna protocol, its price plummeted from 80u and entered a death spiral. The LUNA token became worthless, and its founder DoKwon faced numerous economic lawsuits.
On November 2, 2022, Coindesk released an article revealing that Alameda Research, an investment firm under FTX, might be facing insolvency. Following this news, CZ, the founder of Binance, issued a statement announcing the intention to sell FTT, triggering a massive collapse in the cryptocurrency exchange industry. As the price of FTT rapidly plummeted, FTX's CEO, SBF, broke his silence. This legendary trader started making public statements, countering CZ's claims and accusing him of engaging in malicious market manipulation. Subsequently, CZ initiated the acquisition of FTX, but negotiations on the price fell through. SBF issued a statement announcing his resignation as CEO, leading FTX into the phase of bankruptcy liquidation.
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Why would you do anything with blockchain that you can also do with the internet? The main answer is trust.
I see blockchains as expanding people's ability to do things that already exist and opening the doors for new ways for people to economically interact with each other.
