💶 Launch of the Euro January 1, 1999, marks the official launch of the Euro - a currency that today is official for two dozen European countries. Despite high expectations of the positive impact from the introduction of the Euro, the currency behaved similarly to all its fiat counterparts and lost 90% of its value over 25 years of its existence. image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1999-01-01/launch-of-the-euro
📚 Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes On January 1, 2001, Nick Szabo publishes the article "Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes." image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2001-01-01/trusted-third-parties-are-security-holes
⛏️ First Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment On December 30, 2009, the first increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty occurred at 06:11:04 GMT. image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-12-30/first-bitcoin-difficulty-adjustment
📚 Freedom of Value On December 30, 2021, Gigi publishes the article "Freedom of Value". image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-12-30/freedom-of-value
📚 Bitcoin is the Only Real Meme On December 29, 2021, Gigi publishes a tweetstorm "Bitcoin is the Only Real Meme". image https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-12-29/bitcoin-is-the-only-real-meme