$BTC hit its 18th anniversary this weekend—but headlines focused on drama, not celebration.
The crypto world marked October 31, 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper. Instead of commemorating the milestone, mainstream media zeroed in on the recent Binance hack.
The timing underscores crypto's persistent PR problem: major anniversaries get overshadowed by security breaches and exchange vulnerabilities.
The crypto world marked October 31, 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper. Instead of commemorating the milestone, mainstream media zeroed in on the recent Binance hack.
The timing underscores crypto's persistent PR problem: major anniversaries get overshadowed by security breaches and exchange vulnerabilities.