🪙 Silver Parity On February 19, 2013, bitcoin reached silver parity. At a price of $29.65, bitcoin for the first time exceeded the value of an ounce of silver. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-02-19/silver-parity

🤑 Trillion US Dollars On February 19, 2021, bitcoin market capitalization exceeded one trillion US dollars. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-02-19/trillion-us-dollars

🗣️ Satoshi on Emission On February 18, 2010, Satoshi commented on Bitcoin's predetermined supply. "In this regard, [Bitcoin] is more like precious metals. Instead of adjusting the supply to maintain a stable value, the supply is predetermined, and the value changes. As the number of users grows, the value of each coin increases. This can lead to a positive feedback loop: as the number of users increases, the value grows, which may attract more users wanting to benefit from the rising value." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-02-18/satoshi-on-emission

📚 Bitcoin Privacy: Best Practices On February 18, 2021, Gigi publishes the article "Bitcoin Privacy: Best Practices". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-02-18/bitcoin-privacy-best-pracitces

📚 No KYC On February 17, 2020, BitcoinQnA publishes the article "No KYC". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2020-02-17/no-kyc

🚗 First Bitcoins for Car Collateral On February 16, 2012, the first announcement appeared on the bitcointalk forum offering to lend the author 1000 BTC at 16% per month. The interest would amount to 160 BTC. As collateral, the author of the post offered a BNR32 Skyline GT-R, whose value at that time was approximately 4 times higher than the loan. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2012-02-16/first-bitcoins-for-car-collateral

🗄️ Mega Begins Accepting Bitcoin On February 16, 2013, Kim Dotcom announced that the data storage service Mega, the successor to his platform Megaupload, which was shut down a year earlier, is starting to accept bitcoin. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-02-16/mega-begins-accepting-bitcoin

👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.10 February 16, 2015, Bitcoin v0.10 was launched https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2015-02-16/launch-of-bitcoin-v010

🗣️ Satoshi on Decentralization On February 15, 2009, Satoshi explains the difference between Bitcoin and previous attempts to create digital cash free from government control. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-02-15/satoshi-on-decentralization

🚗 First Announcement of a Car Sale for Bitcoin On February 15, 2011, the first announcement of a car sale for bitcoin was published. 1 BTC = $1.07 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2011-02-15/first-announcement-of-a-car-sale-for-bitcoin

🦾 Technological Breakthrough of DigiCash On February 14, 1995, DigiCash made a breakthrough in reducing the cost of secure chip technology for smart cards. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1995-02-14/technological-breakthrough-of-digicash

👽 Reddit Begins Accepting Bitcoin On February 14, 2013, the social platform Reddit began accepting bitcoin as payment for the in-platform currency Reddit Gold. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-02-14/reddit-begins-accepting-bitcoin

🚘 Porsche Cayman S Sold for 300 BTC On February 13, 2013, the family sold a Porsche Cayman S for ~300 BTC. The car was valued at $40,000. "Today, the Porsche was sold for ~300 bitcoins! If this isn't proof that bitcoin is a legitimate currency, then I don't know what will be proof." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-02-13/porsche-cayman-s-sold-for-300-btc

⚡️ Lightning 🤝 Nostr On February 13, 2023, Lightning network support was integrated into Nostr. This was made possible thanks to the NIP-57 by npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2023-02-13/lightning-nostr

📃 Satoshi Nakamoto Presents Bitcoin on P2P Foundation On February 11, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto presents Bitcoin to the public, announcing his invention on the P2P Foundation forum. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-02-11/satoshi-nakamoto-presents-bitcoin-on-p2p-foundation

🌊 Sharp Surge in Bitcoin.org Traffic On February 10, 2011, the bitcoin.org website experienced a sharp surge in traffic due to mentions on Slashdot, Hacker News, and Twitter in connection with reaching dollar parity. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2011-02-10/sharp-surge-in-bitcoinorg-traffic

💲 Bitcoin Reaches US Dollar Parity On February 9, 2011, Bitcoin reached US dollar parity, touching the mark of $1 per BTC on MtGox. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2011-02-09/bitcoin-reaches-us-dollar-parity

✅ We Accept Bitcoin On February 9, 2011, Bespoke Car Detailing – a car care and detailing service – starts accepting bitcoin. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2011-02-09/we-accept-bitcoin

🚘 Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion Worth of Bitcoin On February 8, 2021, Tesla (for the first time) purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Later, Elon Musk sold a significant portion of the coins. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-02-09/tesla-buys-15-billion-worth-of-bitcoin

₿ First Proposal of Bitcoin Symbol and Ticker On February 5, 2010, a user on the bitcointalk forum with the nickname NewLibertyStandard first proposed defining a symbol for Bitcoin, as well as deciding on a ticker for the cryptocurrency, which would facilitate the exchange of Bitcoin for traditional currencies, goods, and services. As a symbol, he suggested borrowing the Thai baht symbol, which subsequently led to the creation of the unique and well-known Bitcoin logo today. As for the ticker, NewLibertyStandard proposed BTC, which is globally used today. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-02-05/first-proposal-of-bitcoin-symbol-and-ticker