The history of Bitcoin in 4 dates 🟡
Bitcoin is a digital currency that people can send to one another without going through a bank. Imagine a big ledger that everyone can read, but no one can erase.
🔸 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto publishes the idea. No one knows who is behind that name.
🔸 2009: the network launches and the first bitcoins are created.
🔸 2010: two pizzas are paid for with 10,000 bitcoins. It’s the first known purchase.
🔸 Today: Bitcoin is known around the world, and there will never be more than 21 million.
Like the Internet in its early days, few people understood the idea. Understanding its history is the first step toward understanding crypto.
What about you? What year did you first hear about Bitcoin? Let us know in the comments 👇
This is not financial advice. Do your own research (DYOR).
Bitcoin is a digital currency that people can send to one another without going through a bank. Imagine a big ledger that everyone can read, but no one can erase.
🔸 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto publishes the idea. No one knows who is behind that name.
🔸 2009: the network launches and the first bitcoins are created.
🔸 2010: two pizzas are paid for with 10,000 bitcoins. It’s the first known purchase.
🔸 Today: Bitcoin is known around the world, and there will never be more than 21 million.
Like the Internet in its early days, few people understood the idea. Understanding its history is the first step toward understanding crypto.
What about you? What year did you first hear about Bitcoin? Let us know in the comments 👇
This is not financial advice. Do your own research (DYOR).
