Ethereum launch and the ICO boom (2014–2018)

1. Ethereum Foundation incorporated in Switzerland

   Jul 14, 2014Labels: Ethereum Foundation, Switzerland

   • EarlyDays
   • Wikipedia

2. Ether crowdsale begins fundraising development

   Jul 22, 2014Labels: Ether crowdsale, Bitcoin

   • ChainCatcher
   • Homestead blog

3. Ether crowdsale ends after 42 days

   Sep 2, 2014Labels: Ether crowdsale

   • Johnston report

4. Ethereum whitepaper published

   Dec 1, 2014Labels: Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum whitepaper

   • Ethereum org

5. Olympic testnet announced as final pre-launch phase

   May 2, 2015Labels: Olympic testnet

   • Eth blog

6. Frontier mainnet launches with genesis block

   Jul 30, 2015Labels: Frontier mainnet, Genesis block

   • EthClassic blog
   • Homestead blog

7. ERC-20 token standard proposed

   Nov 19, 2015Labels: ERC-20, Token standard

   • EIP 20
   • ERC index

8. Homestead upgrade marks first major Ethereum hard fork

   Mar 14, 2016Labels: Homestead upgrade

   • Eth blog

9. The DAO hack triggers major governance crisis

   Jun 17, 2016Labels: The DAO, DAO hack

   • Wired
   • ETC history

10. DAO hard fork splits Ethereum and Ethereum Classic

    Jul 20, 2016Labels: DAO hard, Ethereum Classic

    • CoinDesk
    • ETC blog

11. Enterprise Ethereum Alliance launches for business adoption

    Feb 28, 2017Labels: Enterprise Ethereum

    • EEA launch

12. SEC’s DAO Report warns many token sales are securities

    Jul 25, 2017Labels: SEC, DAO Report

    • SEC release

13. Byzantium upgrade improves security and developer tools

    Oct 16, 2017Labels: Byzantium upgrade

    • Eth blog
    • Block explorer

14. CryptoKitties launch highlights Ethereum congestion limits

    Nov 1, 2017Labels: CryptoKitties

    • Wikipedia

15. SEC Munchee action signals crackdown on promotional ICOs

    Dec 11, 2017Labels: Munchee, SEC action

    • SEC Munchee

16. EOS ICO closes as late-stage peak of ICO era

    Jun 1, 2018Labels: EOS ICO

    • Investopedia
    • Wikipedia DE