🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On March 11, 2014, Fortune magazine published an article titled "The Real Reason Bitcoin is Doomed." "The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin's success has always been getting the blessing from the very governments that many of its supporters consider enemies."

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On March 11, 2014, Fortune magazine published an article titled "The Real Reason Bitcoin is Doomed." "The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin's success h...

📜 Cypherpunk Manifesto On March 9, 1993, Eric Hughes' "Cypherpunk Manifesto" was published. The manifesto emphasizes the importance of privacy and discusses the threats looming over it in the digital age.

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📜 Cypherpunk Manifesto

On March 9, 1993, Eric Hughes' "Cypherpunk Manifesto" was published. The manifesto emphasizes the importance of privacy and discusses the threats l...

📚 What is Multisig On March 9, 2023, "What is Multisig" was published in the Unchained blog.

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📚 What is Multisig

On March 9, 2023, "What is Multisig" was published in the Unchained blog.

ℹ️ First Wikipedia Bitcoin Page On March 8, 2009, the first Wikipedia page dedicated to Bitcoin was created.

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ℹ️ First Wikipedia Bitcoin Page

On March 8, 2009, the first Wikipedia page dedicated to Bitcoin was created.

⛓️ First P2SH Transaction On March 7, 2012, the first transaction was made to an address supporting the P2SH standard. Pay-to-Script-Hash operations were standardized in BIP 16. They allow transactions to be sent to a hash code (an address starting with 3) instead of a public key hash (addresses starting with 1). To spend bitcoin sent according to P2SH, the recipient must provide a script matching the hash and script data. One of the most popular use cases for P2SH is multisig schemes. More about them below 👇

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⛓️ First P2SH Transaction

On March 7, 2012, the first transaction was made to an address supporting the P2SH standard. Pay-to-Script-Hash operations were standardized in BIP...

🙅‍♂️ "I Am Not Dorian Nakamoto" On March 7, 2014, Satoshi replies "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" to his own post that introduced Bitcoin to the world, in an attempt to refute the Newsweek magazine article.

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🙅‍♂️ "I Am Not Dorian Nakamoto"

On March 7, 2014, Satoshi replies "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" to his own post that introduced Bitcoin to the world, in an attempt to refute the News...

⛏️ Mysterious Miner On March 6, 2011, Bitcoin hashrate briefly reached a new high of almost 900 Ghash/sec, but soon dropped to 500 Ghash/sec. Some attribute this spike to some supercomputer or botnet that joined the Bitcoin network (the mysterious miner).

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⛏️ Mysterious Miner

On March 6, 2011, Bitcoin hashrate briefly reached a new high of almost 900 Ghash/sec, but soon dropped to 500 Ghash/sec. Some attribute this spi...

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On March 5, 2014, the Acton Institute, which had begun accepting bitcoin donations three months earlier, publishes an article titled "Bitcoin (Almost) Dead".

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary

On March 5, 2014, the Acton Institute, which had begun accepting bitcoin donations three months earlier, publishes an article titled "Bitcoin (Almo...

🗣️ Satoshi on Timestamps On March 4, 2009, Satoshi speaks about timestamps in Bitcoin.

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🗣️ Satoshi on Timestamps

On March 4, 2009, Satoshi speaks about timestamps in Bitcoin.

🗣️ P2P Exchanges On March 3, 2010, Satoshi explains how p2p platforms coordinating bitcoin trading can work.

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🗣️ P2P Exchanges

On March 3, 2010, Satoshi explains how p2p platforms coordinating bitcoin trading can work.

👑 Golden Parity Day On March 3, 2017, bitcoin price exceeded the price of an ounce of gold for the first time.

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👑 Golden Parity Day

On March 3, 2017, bitcoin price exceeded the price of an ounce of gold for the first time.

❌ SilverGate Bank Closure On March 3, 2023, the "pro-crypto" bank SilverGate's announcement about plans to close causes a significant sell-off of bitcoin and numerous shitcoins. Like most "crypto businesses", the bank took on unsustainable leverage and could not withstand the negative market behavior in light of the FTX collapse and other related scam "companies".

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❌ SilverGate Bank Closure

On March 3, 2023, the "pro-crypto" bank SilverGate's announcement about plans to close causes a significant sell-off of bitcoin and numerous shitco...

📚 Phoenix LN Waller Guide On March 2, 2023, a guide for the Phoenix lightning wallet was published.

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📚 Phoenix LN Waller Guide

On March 2, 2023, a guide for the Phoenix lightning wallet was published.

🔓 Largest Bitcoin Theft On March 1, 2012, the largest bitcoin theft occurred – totaling about 50,000 BTC. The theft was made possible through a security breach on the Linode web host, resulting in the loss of 3,000 BTC by the Slush pool and 43,000 by the Bitcoinica exchange.

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🔓 Largest Bitcoin Theft

On March 1, 2012, the largest bitcoin theft occurred – totaling about 50,000 BTC. The theft was made possible through a security breach on the Li...

📚 The Best Bitcoin Hardware Wallets On March 1, 2023, an article titled "The Best Bitcoin Hardware Wallets" was published on the Unchained blog.

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📚 The Best Bitcoin Hardware Wallets

On March 1, 2023, an article titled "The Best Bitcoin Hardware Wallets" was published on the Unchained blog.

🚀 New ATH On February 28, 2013, bitcoin exchange rate on Mt.Gox surpassed the peak of June 8, 2011, at $31.91. This was the first time the maximum was exceeded in 601 days.

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🚀 New ATH

On February 28, 2013, bitcoin exchange rate on Mt.Gox surpassed the peak of June 8, 2011, at $31.91. This was the first time the maximum was exce...

🥷 First ZKCP Payment On February 26, 2016, the first successful Zero-Knowledge Contingent Payment (ZKCP) was made on the Bitcoin network.

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🥷 First ZKCP Payment

On February 26, 2016, the first successful Zero-Knowledge Contingent Payment (ZKCP) was made on the Bitcoin network.

🐪 Official Announcement of the Launch of Silk Road On March 1, 2011, Ross Ulbricht created a thread on bitcointalk asking for opinions about the platform, using a new account `silkroad`, which would serve as the official account. This effectively marked the launch of Silk Road.

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🐪 Official Announcement of the Launch of Silk Road

On March 1, 2011, Ross Ulbricht created a thread on bitcointalk asking for opinions about the platform, using a new account `silkroad`, which would...

🍕 Lightning Pizza Day On February 25, 2018, eight years after buying pizza with bitcoin, Laszlo Hanyecz decides to buy pizza using Lightning Network. nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqh3m7eyeqa90gxaw8zsgaknyy3wh0jdyz66ye7v8j2uvjq9tncqfqqsp47gdta92y7unh0n8ckuxgct3kjmwc0gg7y908umjq8cezvqdpns0yflyk

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🍕 Lightning Pizza Day

On February 25, 2018, eight years after buying pizza with bitcoin, Laszlo Hanyecz decides to buy pizza using Lightning Network. nevent1qvzqqqqqqy...

📝 Finney: "Why Remailers" On February 24, 1993, Hal Finney in his mini-essay "Why Remailers" explains his vision regarding how this technology can become the foundation for anonymous p2p cash: "Cypherpunk vision includes the ability to engage in transactions anonymously, using "digital cash", which would not be traceable to the participants."

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📝 Finney: "Why Remailers"

On February 24, 1993, Hal Finney in his mini-essay "Why Remailers" explains his vision regarding how this technology can become the foundation for ...