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Bitcoin's Major Milestones & Achievements* 🚀

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*2009 – The Birth of Bitcoin* 🍼

- *January 3, 2009* – *Bitcoin* was born with the mining of the *Genesis Block* by *Satoshi Nakamoto*. The first-ever transaction on the *Bitcoin blockchain* took place.

- *Achievement*: Creation of the first *decentralized digital currency*.

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*2010 – The First Real-World Transaction (Bitcoin Pizza)* 🍕

- *May 22, 2010* – The first *real-world transaction* using Bitcoin occurred, when *Laszlo Hanyecz* bought *two pizzas for 10,000 BTC*. At that time, Bitcoin was worth just a few cents.

- *Achievement*: First *real-world Bitcoin transaction* – *10,000 BTC for pizza*.

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*2013 – Bitcoin Hits 1,000* 💥

- *November 2013* – Bitcoin reached its first major price surge, hitting *1,000* for the first time.

- *Achievement*: Bitcoin hit the *1,000 mark*, gaining mainstream attention.

- *ATH in 2013*: *1,163*.