An interesting historical fact about Bitcoin is that on October 31, 2008, an individual or group under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto sent a message to a cryptography mailing list, describing a "new electronic cash system" called Bitcoin. This system would allow peer-to-peer transactions without the need for traditional financial intermediaries.

Some key milestones in the history of Bitcoin include ¹:

- *Launch and adoption*:

- *2008*: The message describing the Bitcoin system is sent.

- *2009*: The first open-source software to run nodes of the currency is launched, and the first block of bitcoins, known as the genesis block, is created.

- *Growth and consolidation*:

- *2010-2011*: Exchange platforms begin to emerge that facilitate the buying and selling of bitcoins.

- *2011*: Organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Free Software Foundation start accepting donations in bitcoins.

- *2017*: The SegWit software upgrade is approved, improving scalability and supporting the Lightning Network.

- *Adoption as legal tender*:

- *2021*: El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as official currency.

- *2022*: The Central African Republic also adopts Bitcoin as legal tender, although it later reversed its decision.#BinanceAlphaAlert #bitcoin $BTC