$BTC

2009

The first Bitcoin transaction was between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney for 100 Bitcoins. A new website was announced and the first version of the P2P Foundation software was published. The first trading price between this currency and the dollar was published and 1 Bitcoin was worth 0.001 dollars.

2010

Laszlo Hanyecz bought a Bitcoin for 10,000 Bitcoins. A trading card exchange platform was created which later became the largest site for exchanging this currency. A message was sent informing that Satoshi Nakamoto had left the project, meaning that he would move to another project.

2011

The value of Bitcoin rose to equal the dollar and then the euro. The media took an interest in this currency and the value of one Bitcoin rose to 31 dollars.

On March 22, 2011, "WeUseCoins" posted the first viral video, which received over 6.4 million views. On December 23, 2011, Douglas Feigelson of BitBills filed a patent application for "the creation and use of digital currency" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

2012

A foundation was created to standardize and protect this currency. The European Central Bank published a detailed report on virtual currencies. WordPress accepts the currency to pay for additional services. A reward for mining division was set at 25-50 bitcoins. $BTC #