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Satoshi Nakamoto created the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. -
The first block that generated 50 Bitcoins was created when the Bitcoin P2P network came into operation. -
The first transaction between Satoshi Nakamoto and cryptographer Hal Finney occurs. Bitcoin price: $0.00076. -
A Florida programmer made a payment of 10,000 Bitcoins to another user in exchange for 2 pizzas. The value of the transaction was $42 and it became known as the birth of “Bitcoin Pizza Day”. -
The Japanese company "Mt. Gox" begins its services as a bitcoin exchange house. -
Bitcoin reaches parity with the dollar -
With the theft of 600 beads from “Mt. Gox”, the price plummets. -
The new cryptocurrency called Litecoin is launched on the market. -
The new cryptocurrency called Namecoin is launched on the market -
The European Central Bank (ECB) relates the expansion of this virtual currency with a possible threat to the traditional financial system. -
Another cryptocurrency called Ripple appears, distinguishing itself from bitcoin since it does not require mining and because it is known as the cryptocurrency of banks. -
The first conference of the Bitcoin Foundation is held in California (USA). -
Cybercriminals used a network of zombie computers called Pony with millions of infected computers. They stole $220,000 worth of Bitcoins. -
The bitcoin exceeds a thousand dollars and equals its price to that of 1 ounce of gold. -
China prohibits payment with virtual currency in e-commerce transactions. -
A cryptocurrency called Dash is launched on the market, with greater strength of anonymity, because transactions could not be traced and it facilitated black market operations. -
"Mt.Gox" files for bankruptcy after reporting 850,000 missing bitcoins. -
Monero is born, another cryptocurrency that aroused the interest of the cryptocurrency community. -
"Bitlicense" is created, a platform to sell Bitcoins with the aim of regulating this market. -
Ethereum coin is created -
Japan decides to legalize Bitcoin as a form of payment. -
Bitcoin was worth $19,000, its all-time high. -
Facebook announces its own cryptocurrency called Libra, based on the blockchain that is also supported by other large companies such as MasterCard, Visa or PayPal. It aims to be simpler and more transparent so that everyone can use it. -
Mexico is positioned as the 6th place worldwide in the use of cryptocurrencies, above countries such as Spain, Germany or Canada. -
Social networking giant Facebook changed its name in November to become Meta to focus on the metaverse, a move that sparked widespread interest in virtual worlds. -
This year, China continued to move forward with testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is also a Chinese digital payment system, dubbed e-CNY. By November, 140 million Chinese, the equivalent of 10% of the country's population, had already activated their digital yuan wallet and hope to continue expanding it. -
One event that had a huge impact in the space was the million-dollar auction of a non-fungible token (NFT) piece of art. It was the work “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days”, a collage of images made by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, which sold for the staggering sum of USD $69 million. -
Giant investment bank Morgan Stanley made history after becoming the first major bank in the United States to offer its clients exposure to Bitcoin. The move represented a complete game changer for the titans of Wall Street (as well as banks around the world), who were quick to follow in Morgan Stanley's footsteps. Over the past few months, household names like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo have also opened up to digital currencies; some are even actively investing in the market. -
A new all-time high is reached, surpassing the $60,000 barrier -
The FTX digital platform has filed for bankruptcy. FTX is a digital platform for the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies, one of the exchange points that are known in the crypto world as an exchange. -
Based on the bankruptcy of FTX, the crypto market is out of control, the prices of most cryptocurrencies fall and generates panic in the market