Bitcoin Calendar
Celebrating Bitcoin's Historic Moments
Events in October 1968
Free Ross Day
Ross Ulbricht was arrested in connection to Silk Road. The Bitcoin community rallies annually on this day to advocate for his release, viewing his life sentence as excessive for running a marketplace.
First Bitcoin Valuation
New Liberty Standard provided the first USD exchange rate for Bitcoin at $1 = 1,309.03 BTC, based on electricity costs. This marked the beginning of Bitcoin price discovery.
The Slaying of the BearWhale
A large Bitcoin holder attempted to sell 30,000 bitcoins in a single trade below market price, but Bitcoiners successfully filled the order without crashing the price, showing market resilience.
First Bitcoin ATM
The first Bitcoin ATM was installed and launched at Waves Coffee House in Vancouver, Canada by Robocoin. This made Bitcoin more accessible to the general public and sparked global ATM deployment.
Whitepaper
The Bitcoin whitepaper was published by Satoshi Nakamoto to the cryptography mailing list, marking the beginning of a new era in finance and self-sovereignty. This 9-page document outlined the solution to the double-spending problem.