FROM A SMALL EXPERIMENT TO A GLOBAL ASSET
October 31, 2026, marks a historic moment for Bitcoin. It is exactly 18 years since the Bitcoin white paper was introduced by the mysterious figure known as Satoshi Nakamoto.
But BTC’s journey hasn’t been a story of prices rising steadily. It has gone through many phases, from being dismissed and enduring market crashes to weathering various crises, before finally attracting the attention of major institutions and governments.
Let’s look at Bitcoin’s journey over the past 18 years.
2008 — The beginning of an idea