KEY TAKEAWAYS Bitcoin is the first blockchain-based cryptocurrency in the world. It is considered the most widespread and successful.Launched in 2009, the price of one bitcoin remained a few dollars for its first few years.The price has reached a new all-time high of over $23,000 in 2020.Bitcoin's halving, the maturity of the overall crypto industry, and institutional interest in using Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation are all factors driving its increase in price.
2008年8月18日
Bitcoin.org域名被注册。
2008年10月31日
Bitcoin.org域名被注册。中本聪(Satoshi Nakamoto)在metzdowd.com(密码朋克)网站的邮件列表中发表了一篇论文,题为《比特币:一种点对点式的电子现金系统》(Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System),即:比特币白皮书。当时比特币价格0.00076美元。
美国国土安全部(United States Department of Homeland Security,缩写:DHS)通告称电子货币交易网Mt. Gox首席执行官馬克·卡普利斯(Mark Karpeles),没能如实告知他在富国银行开设的账户是用作货币兑换,并查封比特币交易账户。随后,Mt. Gox公布交易认证机制——用户需提供政府承认的身份证和债务信息。比特币价格再次跌至70美元左右。