🚰 Ledger Leak On December 21, 2020, the Ledger customer database was publicly posted on the online forum RaidForums. Compromised were: - Over 1,000,000 email addresses, - Over 250,000 physical addresses and phone numbers, Numerous reports confirm the authenticity of the database. image
📚 Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle On December 19, 2019, Gigi publishes the article "Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle". image
✊ HODL Day On this day in 2013, a (seemingly) very drunk user on the bitcointalk forum decided to write a message about why he wasn't selling coins despite the price drop.
📚 Shelling Out: The Origins of Money On December 17, 2002, Nick Szabo publishes his phenomenal essay "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money." image
👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.2 On December 17, 2009, Satoshi launches Bitcoin v0.2 with a number of improvements. Satoshi expresses gratitude to Martti Malmi, also known as sirius-m, for his contribution to the development of the project.
📚 What is a Seed Phrase? On December 17, 2021, Steven Hall publishes the article "What is a Seed Phrase?". image
⛏️ The First Mining Pool in History Found Its First Block 2010 The first mining pool in history, managed by the company slush, found its first block
🗝️ Finney on How Important It Is to Back Up Keys On December 15, 2012, Hal Finney emphasized the importance of backing up private keys.
📚 Who Controls Bitcoin Core? On December 15, 2018, Jameson Lopp publishes the article "Who Controls Bitcoin Core?". image
🧮 Coldcard Debut The first model of the Coldcard hardware bitcoin-only wallet was released on December 14, 2017. image