Bitcoin Calendar

📚 Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most On December 8, 2020, Coindesk published an article "Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2020-12-08/bitcoin-dissidents-those-who-need-it-most

📞 Bitcoind Compiled for Nokia N900 In 2010, doublec compiled Bitcoind for the Nokia N900. The next day, ribuck sent them 0.42 BTC in the first mobile Bitcoin transaction. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-12-07/bitcoind-compiled-for-nokia-n900

🗣️ Satoshi on the Use of Bitcoin by Wikileaks On December 5, 2010, Satoshi spoke about the dangers of Wikileaks starting to use bitcoin. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-12-05/satoshi-on-the-use-of-bitcoin-by-wikileaks

⚡️ Henry Ford Proposes Money Based on Energy On December 4, 1921, Henry Ford sowed the idea of money based on energy. Almost 100 years later, his idea became a reality. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1921-12-04/henry-ford-proposes-money-based-on-energy

😇 Acton Institute Begins Accepting Bitcoin Donations On December 3, 2013, the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty began accepting bitcoin donations. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-12-03/acton-institute-begins-accepting-bitcoin-donations

📑 First Bitcoin Report On December 1, 2013, the first Wall Street Bitcoin report was published, titled "Bitcoin: A Guide to the Value of Disruptive Payment Network Technology". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-12-01/first-bitcoin-report

🗣️ First Hal's Post on Bitcointalk On November 30, 2010, Hal Finney publishes the first post (comment) on the bitcointalk forum. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-11-30/first-hals-post-on-bitcointalk

👨‍🎓 "Mom, Send Bitcoins" On November 30, 2013, a student earned 22 bitcoin by showing a poster with the QR code of his wallet on local television. The QR code pointed to the following address: 1HiMoMgBaAikFHgAt3M4YJtetp4HrnsiXu 1BTC = $225 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-11-30/mom-send-bitcoins

📺 The Bitcoin Entanglement On November 30, 2017, the ninth episode of the eleventh season of the popular sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" titled "The Bitcoin Entanglement" is released, where the main characters frantically search for a Bitcoin wallet where they stored coins mined back in 2010. This episode was watched by 13.84 million people. Total viewers including DVR users reached 18.54 million. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2017-11-30/the-bitcoin-entanglement

🚨 ECB: Bitcoin Is Not Used for Legal Purposes On November 30, 2022, the ECB published a note titled "Bitcoin's Last Stand" stating that bitcoin is hardly used for legal purposes. Today, Bitcoin ETF flows reach billions of dollars. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-11-30/ecb-bitcoin-is-not-used-for-legal-purposes

📚 Structural Adjustment On November 30, 2022, Alex Gladstein publishes his treatise "Structural Adjustment". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-11-30/structural-adjustment

🌗 First Block With a 25 BTC Subsidy On November 28, 2012, the first block of the second Bitcoin era was mined. The block subsidy was halved for the first time, reaching 25 BTC. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2012-11-28/first-block-with-a-25-btc-subsidy

🚀 1 BTC = $1000 On November 28, 2013, bitcoin price surpassed the $1,000 mark for the first time! https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-11-28/1-btc-1000

🚀 1 BTC > $10,000 On November 28, 2017, Bitcoin surpassed the $10,000 mark for the first time. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2017-11-28/1-btc-10000

🪙 First Mention of b-money On November 27, 1998, the first public mention of b-money was documented. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1998-11-27/first-mention-of-b-money

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On November 27, 2013, an article titled "Bitcoin is Doomed" was published in the New York Times: "Money that is not issued by governments is doomed to fail. Money is inevitably a tool of the state." 1 BTC = $899.20 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-11-27/bitcoin-obituary

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On November 26, 2013, Wired magazine published an article by Berkeley professor Nicholas Weaver, dedicated to how Bitcoin is doomed due to the irreversibility of its transactions. 1 BTC = $778.68 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-11-26/bitcoin-obituary

💬 Satoshi on Anonymity in Bitcoin On November 25, 2009, Satoshi answers the question on Bitcoin anonymity. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-11-25/satoshi-on-anonymity-in-bitcoin

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✊ Crypto Anarchist Manifesto In 1988, Timothy May spoke at the 'Crypto 88' conference with the "Crypto Anarchist Manifesto", explaining his vision of the problems solved by cryptography and the goals facing the cypherpunk community... The electronic version began its distribution only 4 years later, on November 22, 1992. Much has changed since then, but the document, which was kept in its original form and reached tens, if not hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts, remains relevant to this day. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1988-11-22/crypto-anarchist-manifesto