Bitcoin (BTC) officially went live on the internet on January 3, 2009.

​Whitepaper Release: On October 31, 2008, an anonymous individual or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System."

​Launch & Genesis Block: On January 3, 2009, the Bitcoin network was officially launched with the mining of the Genesis Block (Block 0).

​First Commercial Transaction: Although launched in 2009, Bitcoin had no active trading or market price at the time. On May 22, 2010, the first real-world commercial transaction took place when 10,000 Bitcoins were used to buy two pizzas—an event now celebrated annually as "Bitcoin Pizza Day."
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