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Bitcoin Community and Crypto Twitter Origins (2009–2017)

Bitcoin Community and Crypto Twitter Origins (2009–2017)

  1. Bitcoin white paper released to cypherpunks

    Labels: Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin whitepaper
  2. Genesis block mined and message embedded

    Labels: Genesis block, Bitcoin network
  3. First person-to-person Bitcoin transfer recorded

    Labels: Satoshi Nakamoto, Hal Finney
  4. New Liberty Standard posts an early BTC price

    Labels: New Liberty
  5. Bitcointalk forum created as a community hub

    Labels: Bitcointalk forum, Satoshi Nakamoto
  6. BitcoinMarket opens as an early exchange

    Labels: BitcoinMarket, exchange
  7. Bitcoin Pizza Day demonstrates real-world spending

    Labels: Laszlo Hanyecz, Bitcoin Pizza
  8. Mt. Gox launches and accelerates retail trading

    Labels: Mt Gox, bitcoin exchange
  9. Satoshi Nakamoto posts a final public message

    Labels: Satoshi Nakamoto
  10. Silk Road launches and ties Bitcoin to controversy

    Labels: Silk Road, darknet marketplace
  11. Coinbase founded to simplify mainstream access

    Labels: Coinbase, cryptocurrency exchange
  12. Bitcoin Foundation formed to promote and defend Bitcoin

    Labels: Bitcoin Foundation, advocacy group
  13. FBI shuts down Silk Road after Ulbricht arrest

    Labels: Silk Road, FBI
  14. “I AM HODLING” post coins a lasting meme

    Labels: HODL meme, Bitcointalk
  15. Crypto Twitter identity strengthens via hashtag culture

    Labels: Crypto Twitter, Twitter hashtags
  16. Mt. Gox collapses after major bitcoin losses

    Labels: Mt Gox, bankruptcy
  17. Bitcoin scaling conflict culminates in SegWit activation

    Labels: SegWit, scaling debate
  18. 2017 bull market pushes Bitcoin culture mainstream

    Labels: 2017 bull, Bitcoin culture