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🎤 Bitconneeeeeeeeect! Hee-hee-heeey! On November 15, 2016, the first day of the BitConnect ICO is celebrated, which undoubtedly became the most spectacular scam of 2016-2017.

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🎤 Bitconneeeeeeeeect!

Hee-hee-heeey! On November 15, 2016, the first day of the BitConnect ICO is celebrated, which undoubtedly became the most spectacular scam of 2016-...

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🗽 Bitcoin for Libertarians On November 14, 2008, Satoshi is thinking of ways to widen Bitcoin's reach: "It's very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I'm better with code than with words though."

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🗽 Bitcoin for Libertarians

On November 14, 2008, Satoshi is thinking of ways to widen Bitcoin's reach: "It's very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain i...

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💬 Satoshi Explains PoW On November 13, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto explained the biggest scientific breakthrough — the solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem — in personal correspondence with James A. Donald.

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💬 Satoshi Explains PoW

On November 13, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto explained the biggest scientific breakthrough — the solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem — in pers...

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📚 Bitcoin Becomes Critically Important On November 12, 2020, Bitcoin Magazine publishes an article "Bitcoin Becomes Critically Important".

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📚 Bitcoin Becomes Critically Important

On November 12, 2020, Bitcoin Magazine publishes an article "Bitcoin Becomes Critically Important".

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Excited to announce the first issue of "This Week in Bitcoin History" digest. It will be dropping every Monday so those of you who tend to miss important Bitcoin milestones, can stay up to date with upcoming holidays. I'm also adding the "Historical Metrics" section for you to be able to compare how bitcoin evolved over past few years. Drop your feedback and suggestions below. View article →

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👨‍💻 Activation of BIP 0001 On November 10, 2011, Amir Taaki activated the first Bitcoin Improvement Proposal – BIP 0001 – which was prepared back on September 19 of the same year. This BIP describes the process of proposing improvements. Later, it was succeeded by BIP 0002.

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👨‍💻 Activation of BIP 0001

On November 10, 2011, Amir Taaki activated the first Bitcoin Improvement Proposal – BIP 0001 – which was prepared back on September 19 of the s...

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📂 Bitcoin Project Registered on SourceForge.net On November 9, 2008, the Bitcoin project was registered on SourceForge. GitHub was not yet popular at that time, so Satoshi preferred this version control system. SourceForge Twitter account bio even stated for some time: "The birthplace of Bitcoin."

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📂 Bitcoin Project Registered on SourceForge.net

On November 9, 2008, the Bitcoin project was registered on SourceForge. GitHub was not yet popular at that time, so Satoshi preferred this version ...

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🗂️ Genesis Files On November 8, 2008, Satoshi explains the significance of Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment mechanism. Find out more about difficulty adjustment by following the link below. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2008-11-08/genesis-files

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🪦 The First Bitcoin Obituary On November 8, 2010, the first (of many) Bitcoin obituary was written. The author claims that he is forced to explain to the audience how hopeless Bitcoin is in order to save readers from bankruptcy. 1 BTC = $0.23

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🪦 The First Bitcoin Obituary

On November 8, 2010, the first (of many) Bitcoin obituary was written. The author claims that he is forced to explain to the audience how hopeless ...

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💬 Hal Finney's Response to the Bitcoin Launch Announcement On November 7, 2008, Hal Finney was one of the first to respond to Satoshi Nakamoto's announcement about the launch of Bitcoin.

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💬 Hal Finney's Response to the Bitcoin Launch Announcement

On November 7, 2008, Hal Finney was one of the first to respond to Satoshi Nakamoto's announcement about the launch of Bitcoin.

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📚 Bitcoin Reformation On November 7, 2019, Tuur Demeester published the treatise "Bitcoin Reformation".

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📚 Bitcoin Reformation

On November 7, 2019, Tuur Demeester published the treatise "Bitcoin Reformation".

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💬 Satoshi on Decentralized Systems On November 6, 2008, Satoshi explained the strengths of decentralized systems: "Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks like Napster, but pure P2P networks like Gnutella and Tor seem to be holding their own."

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💬 Satoshi on Decentralized Systems

On November 6, 2008, Satoshi explained the strengths of decentralized systems: "Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally contr...

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🚀 Bitcoin Capitalization Reaches $1M On November 6, 2010, bitcoin market capitalization surpassed the $1 million mark. The price on MtGox touched $0.50 per coin.

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🚀 Bitcoin Capitalization Reaches $1M

On November 6, 2010, bitcoin market capitalization surpassed the $1 million mark. The price on MtGox touched $0.50 per coin.

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On November 5, 2014, the article "Bitcoin is Dead" was published. "Unlike gold or tulips, bitcoin has no alternative use. Therefore, when the price crashes, there is no 'natural floor' below which bitcoin cannot fall."

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On November 5, 2014, the article "Bitcoin is Dead" was published. "Unlike gold or tulips, bitcoin has no alternative use. Therefore, when the pri...

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On November 4, 2015, Jamie Dimon stated that "Bitcoin will not survive." 1 BTC = $408.74

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On November 4, 2015, Jamie Dimon stated that "Bitcoin will not survive." 1 BTC = $408.74

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📸 First Photo of Mt Gox The first documented photo of the Mt Gox exchange trading interface, taken on November 2, 2011.

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📸 First Photo of Mt Gox

The first documented photo of the Mt Gox exchange trading interface, taken on November 2, 2011.

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🗝️ Diffie and Hellman Day On November 1, 1976, Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman published their proposal for a breakthrough in cryptographic communication: the first implementation of a public/private key pair for secure communication over open channels.

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🗝️ Diffie and Hellman Day

On November 1, 1976, Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman published their proposal for a breakthrough in cryptographic communication: the first i...

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🟠 Bitcoin Logo Day On November 1, 2010, an unknown artist under the nickname bitboy shared one of the best branded logos of all time for free on the bitcointalk forum.

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🟠 Bitcoin Logo Day

On November 1, 2010, an unknown artist under the nickname bitboy shared one of the best branded logos of all time for free on the bitcointalk forum.

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📄 Bitcoin Whitepaper Day On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on the cryptography mailing list.

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📄 Bitcoin Whitepaper Day

On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on the cryptography mailing list.

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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 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...