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β‚Ώ 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. image
⛏️ First ASIC Miner Launched On January 30, 2013, the world's first ASIC miner began securing the Bitcoin network. More than 50 times more efficient than existing graphics processors, the ASIC single-handedly mined over 25 BTC per day. πŸ“Έ From left to right: Charlie Shrem, Yifu Guo, ASIC miner Avalon1 image
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