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👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin 0.4 On September 23, 2011, Gavin Andresen released the Bitcoin 0.4.0 update. With Bitcoin version 0.4.0, you could now protect your wallet with a passphrase for the very first time, adding a major security layer. This update also included bug fixes and a switch to a newer database version, making it incompatible with older clients. See archived announcement and detailed explanation of how passphrases work below. image
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👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin 0.4
On September 23, 2011, Gavin Andresen released the Bitcoin 0.4.0 update. With Bitcoin version 0.4.0, you could now protect your wallet with a pas...
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👨‍💻 BEPs – Bitcoin Enhancement Proposals On September 19, 2011, genix proposed standardizing the protocol improvement process. Genix adapted PEP 0001 of the Python programming language to Bitcoin, suggesting the name BEP – "Bitcoin Enhancement Proposal". Later, during correspondence in the bitcoin developers mailing list, Gavin Andresen proposed changing the abbreviation to BIP – "Bitcoin Improvement Proposal". The reason was that the abbreviation BEP was already used by the BitTorrent protocol – "BitTorrent Enhancement Proposal". image
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👨‍💻 BEPs – Bitcoin Enhancement Proposals
On September 19, 2011, genix proposed standardizing the protocol improvement process. Genix adapted PEP 0001 of the Python programming language to ...
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👨‍⚖️ Court Decision on Trendon Shavers On September 18, 2014, a final court decision was issued against Trendon T. Shavers, also known as "Pirateat40". The operator of the fraudulent scheme Bitcoin Savings and Trust (BTCST) was ordered to pay over $40 million in compensation and fines. The online organization that Shavers created and used to operate his Ponzi scheme allowed him to fraudulently extract more than 700,000 bitcoin from investors. image
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👨‍⚖️ Court Decision on Trendon Shavers
On September 18, 2014, a final court decision was issued against Trendon T. Shavers, also known as "Pirateat40". The operator of the fraudulent s...
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🍔 US President Pays with Bitcoin for the First Time On September 18, 2024, the 45th President of the USA and a presidential candidate in the current race publicly paid with bitcoin for the first time. The presidential candidate visited the New York Bitcoin bar PubKey and treated guests to several dozen burgers, paying $998.7 in BTC. He used the Lightning Network. image
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🍔 US President Pays with Bitcoin for the First Time
On September 18, 2024, the 45th President of the USA and a presidential candidate in the current race publicly paid with bitcoin for the first time...
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👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.7 October 17, 2012, Bitcoin v0.7 was launched. It added support for IPv6 and Tor hidden services, enhancing network connectivity and privacy. The update also implemented several Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs), which standardized new functionalities like the getblocktemplate RPC command and included the block height in the coinbase transaction. image
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👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.7
October 17, 2012, Bitcoin v0.7 was launched. It added support for IPv6 and Tor hidden services, enhancing network connectivity and privacy. The...
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📉 Beginning of the 2008 Crisis On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York — a moment that became the clearest and most undeniable sign that the global financial crisis was fully underway. Six weeks later, Satoshi announced Bitcoin to the cypherpunk community. image
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📉 Beginning of the 2008 Crisis
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York — a momen...
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👨‍⚖️ First Warrant for Bitcoin Seizure On September 14, 2012, Secret Service agents seized the computer equipment of Michael Brown, who was later proven to have blackmailed Governor Mitt Romney, demanding the equivalent of $1 million in bitcoin in exchange for not disclosing allegedly hidden income by the official. This seizure became the first case of issuing a warrant not only to prove the defendant's guilt but also to check the computer equipment for the presence of bitcoin, which would serve as evidence of payment to conceal unlawful activity. image
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👨‍⚖️ First Warrant for Bitcoin Seizure
On September 14, 2012, Secret Service agents seized the computer equipment of Michael Brown, who was later proven to have blackmailed Governor Mitt...
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📚 Notable Publication On September 11, 2014, Michael Goldstein publishes the legendary essay "Everyone's a Scammer". image
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