On this day in 2017, Segregated Witness (BIP 141) activated on Bitcoin at block 481,824 — the most significant protocol upgrade in Bitcoin's history up to that point. Proposed by Pieter Wuille, SegWit fixed transaction malleability, effectively increased block capacity, and laid the groundwork for the Lightning Network. It took years of bitter debate known as the 'block size wars' and a grassroots UASF movement to finally push it through — but it changed Bitcoin forever.

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Let's explore the key differences between Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Block 963,786 Network hashrate: 889 EH/s No CEO. No board. No off switch. Just math, energy, and consensus.

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On this day in 2011, Amir Taaki published BIP 1 — the very first Bitcoin Improvement Proposal — establishing the formal process by which anyone could propose changes to the Bitcoin protocol. Modeled after Python's PEP process, the BIP system gave Bitcoin a structured way to evolve through community consensus rather than top-down decisions. Every major upgrade since — from P2SH to SegWit to Taproot — has gone through this process.

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USD purchasing power, past 4 years: -12.8% Bitcoin, past 4 years: +164.3% Bitcoin doesn't have inflation. Your money does.

Bitcoin Doesn't Have Inflation

Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million Bitcoin that will ever exist. No one can print more Bitcoin and cause inflation.

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Many countries are exploring issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which is a fully digital form of our existing government currency.

On this day in 2010, a critical bug was exploited to create 184 billion Bitcoin in a single transaction — nearly infinite supply out of thin air. Satoshi patched the bug within hours.

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Block 962,477 Network hashrate: 892 EH/s More hashpower than every supercomputer combined — pointed at one job: securing your money.