October 12, 2009 — The day $BTC got its first price tag.

Finnish dev Martti Malmi sold 5,050 $BTC for $5.02 via New Liberty Standard.

That's $0.000993 per coin.

Today? Those 5,050 $BTC = ~$505M.

First known BTC-to-fiat exchange in history. The OG exit liquidity moment that started it all.