🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On October 29, 2018, Nature published a paper stating that due to Bitcoin, the temperature on planet Earth would rise by 2℃ by 2033. In 2024 Bitcoin consumed less than 0.1% of the electricity produced by humans.

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On October 29, 2018, Nature published a paper stating that due to Bitcoin, the temperature on planet Earth would rise by 2℃ by 2033. In 2024 Bi...

📚 Bitcoin and the Rhythms of History On October 29, 2020, Brandon Quittem publishes his essay "Bitcoin and the Rhythms of History".

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📚 Bitcoin and the Rhythms of History

On October 29, 2020, Brandon Quittem publishes his essay "Bitcoin and the Rhythms of History".

📉 First Short Trade With Bitcoin On October 28, 2010, the first short trade with bitcoin was conducted with a loan of 100 BTC provided by the company nanotube to the Kiba company with the assistance of the bitcoin-otc market.

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📉 First Short Trade With Bitcoin

On October 28, 2010, the first short trade with bitcoin was conducted with a loan of 100 BTC provided by the company nanotube to the Kiba company w...

📸 First Screenshot of the Trading Forum The first known screenshot of the bitcoin-otc forum for bitcoin trading from October 27, 2010.

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📸 First Screenshot of the Trading Forum

The first known screenshot of the bitcoin-otc forum for bitcoin trading from October 27, 2010.

⌛️ Return of the Time Traveler On October 27, 2019, a time traveler returns to edit their post from 2013 and add a bit more negativity to their story. 1 BTC = $9,262

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⌛️ Return of the Time Traveler

On October 27, 2019, a time traveler returns to edit their post from 2013 and add a bit more negativity to their story. 1 BTC = $9,262

🇸🇻 El Salvador Buys 420 BTC On October 27, 2021, El Salvador acquires 420 bitcoins. 1 BTC = $60,500

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🇸🇻 El Salvador Buys 420 BTC

On October 27, 2021, El Salvador acquires 420 bitcoins. 1 BTC = $60,500

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On October 25, 2011, Twitter user Nick Allen boasts about his successful decision not to buy bitcoin at $2.70.

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On October 25, 2011, Twitter user Nick Allen boasts about his successful decision not to buy bitcoin at $2.70.

📉 Stock Market Crash of 1929 October 24 is considered the first day of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This was the first (and by far not the last) major crash in the era of central banks.

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📉 Stock Market Crash of 1929

October 24 is considered the first day of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. This was the first (and by far not the last) major crash in the era of ce...

🏦 Advance Bank to Issue ECash On October 24, 1997, Advance Bank and DigiCash announced that Advance would become the first bank in the Asia-Pacific region to issue ECash.

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🏦 Advance Bank to Issue ECash

On October 24, 1997, Advance Bank and DigiCash announced that Advance would become the first bank in the Asia-Pacific region to issue ECash.

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On October 21, 2011, The Economist magazine published an article titled "Bitcoin Bubble Bursts". 1 BTC = $2

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On October 21, 2011, The Economist magazine published an article titled "Bitcoin Bubble Bursts". 1 BTC = $2

🗞️ New York Times Writes About E-Cash On October 19, 1994, the New York Times published an article dedicated to David Chaum's E-Cash.

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🗞️ New York Times Writes About E-Cash

On October 19, 1994, the New York Times published an article dedicated to David Chaum's E-Cash.

🍸 Room77 Closes On October 18, 2020, the legendary bar Room77, which became the first establishment to accept Bitcoin, was forced to close. The founder of the establishment cited lockdowns related to COVID as the main reason.

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🍸 Room77 Closes

On October 18, 2020, the legendary bar Room77, which became the first establishment to accept Bitcoin, was forced to close. The founder of the es...

📈 A Channel for Traders "bitcoin-otc" Created on Freenode IRC On October 17, 2010, a trading bitcoin-otc channel was created on freenode IRC.

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📈 A Channel for Traders "bitcoin-otc" Created on Freenode IRC

On October 17, 2010, a trading bitcoin-otc channel was created on freenode IRC.

🇺🇸 Assange Thanks the US Government On October 14, 2017, Julian Assange published a tweet in which he thanked the US government for pushing him to buy bitcoin. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to the US government, Senator McCain, and Senator Lieberman for pushing Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, AmEx, Moneybookers, etc., to impose an unlawful banking blockade against WikiLeaks, which began in 2010. This forced us to invest in Bitcoin and gain a profit of over 50,000%."

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🇺🇸 Assange Thanks the US Government

On October 14, 2017, Julian Assange published a tweet in which he thanked the US government for pushing him to buy bitcoin. "I want to express my ...

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On October 13, 2017, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, called Bitcoin an index of money laundering. "Bitcoin just shows how great the demand for money laundering is." Seven years later, Fink launched the largest Bitcoin ETF in the world.

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On October 13, 2017, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, called Bitcoin an index of money laundering. "Bitcoin just shows how great the demand for mone...

Were any interesting historical Bitcoin events posted on Nostr this week, @hal ?

💵 First Bitcoin to Fiat Exchange On October 12, 2009, a user with the nickname Sirius (known to us today as Martti Malmi) sold 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard for $5.02 via PayPal.

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💵 First Bitcoin to Fiat Exchange

On October 12, 2009, a user with the nickname Sirius (known to us today as Martti Malmi) sold 5,050 BTC to New Liberty Standard for $5.02 via PayPal.

This reply in @Sirius 's bitcointalk thread offering a1000 BTC bounty to whoever orangepills a large business back in 2011 didn't age well 😆

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[EXPIRED] [BOUNTY] 1000 BTC for getting a major business to accept Bitcoin

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On October 11, 2014, Jeremy Bowman publishes an article "3 Reasons Why Bitcoin is Doomed". The author attributes the guarantees of bitcoin's failure to its volatility, lack of necessity, and suspiciousness. 1 BTC = $358.69

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On October 11, 2014, Jeremy Bowman publishes an article "3 Reasons Why Bitcoin is Doomed". The author attributes the guarantees of bitcoin's fail...

🧮 BitVM Launched On October 9, 2023, Robin Linus announced the launch of the BitVM project – a virtual machine aimed at expanding the functionality of the Bitcoin network.

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🧮 BitVM Launched

On October 9, 2023, Robin Linus announced the launch of the BitVM project – a virtual machine aimed at expanding the functionality of the Bitcoin...