Bitcoin Calendar

₿ First Proposal of Bitcoin Symbol and Ticker On February 5, 2010, a user on the bitcointalk forum with the nickname NewLibertyStandard first proposed defining a symbol for Bitcoin, as well as deciding on a ticker for the cryptocurrency, which would facilitate the exchange of Bitcoin for traditional currencies, goods, and services. As a symbol, he suggested borrowing the Thai baht symbol, which subsequently led to the creation of the unique and well-known Bitcoin logo today. As for the ticker, NewLibertyStandard proposed BTC, which is globally used today. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-02-05/first-proposal-of-bitcoin-symbol-and-ticker

📚 Comparison of Monetary Standards On February 5, 2021, Stefan Livera publishes his note "Comparison of Monetary Standards". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-02-05/comparison-of-monetary-standards

🇸🇻 Re-Election of the Bitcoin President On February 5, 2024, the first Bitcoin president, Nayib Bukele, is re-elected for a second term. | https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2024-02-05/re-election-of-the-bitcoin-president

👨‍💻 Launch of Bitcoin v0.1.5 On February 4, 2009, the Bitcoin v0.1.5 update was launched. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-02-04/launch-of-bitcoin-v015

🐦 Twitter Adds Official #Bitcoin Hashtag On February 2, 2020, Twitter added the official Bitcoin hashtag. 1 BTC = $9,388 | https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2020-02-02/twitter-adds-official-bitcoin-hashtag

🙅‍♂️ Libra Shuts Down On February 2, 2022, Facebook's project aimed at releasing the stablecoin Libra was shut down, never seeing the light of day. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-02-02/libra-shuts-down

🚚 Bitcoin for Truckers On February 1, 2022, NobodyCaribou launched a campaign to collect bitcoin in support of Canadian truckers protesting against COVID lockdowns. The now-closed open-source platform Tallycoin was chosen for fundraising. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-02-01/bitcoin-for-truckers

🌐 Bitcoin.org in January 2009 Here's how bitcoin.org website looked in January 2009 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-01-31/bitcoinorg-in-january-2009

⛏️ First ASIC Miner Launched On January 30, 2013, the world's first ASIC miner began securing the Bitcoin network. More than 50 times more efficient than existing graphics processors, the ASIC single-handedly mined over 25 BTC per day. 📸 From left to right: Charlie Shrem, Yifu Guo, ASIC miner Avalon1 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-01-30/first-asic-miner-launched

📚 Mechanism of Lightning Network Operation On January 30, 2018, Dmitry Laptev published an article "Mechanism of Lightning Network Operation". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2018-01-30/mechanism-of-lightning-network-operation