Bitcoin calendar.
Halvings and network upgrades, the US releases that move markets, conferences, and the anniversaries of Bitcoin's history. Dates are in UTC.
7 dates for policy from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2027.
January 2027
Sunday 10 JanuaryIn 72 days
SEC approves the first US spot bitcoin ETFs, 2024
3 years ago. The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded products, funds that hold bitcoin and whose shares trade on stock exchanges, for listing on three US exchanges.
PolicySourceSEC Chair Gensler, statement of 10 January 2024
March 2027
Saturday 6 MarchIn 127 days
US creates a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, 2025
2 years ago. President Trump signed an executive order setting up a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, filled with bitcoin the government already owns through forfeiture, and a separate stockpile for other digital assets.
PolicySourceWhite House, executive order of 6 March 2025
May 2027
Monday 31 MayIn 213 days
UK crypto firms' first CARF reports due
UK cryptoasset service providers, such as exchanges, must send HMRC their first reports on users' 2026 transactions by this date under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CARF), an international standard for sharing crypto tax information.
PolicySourceHMRC: Reporting cryptoasset user and transaction data
July 2027
Saturday 10 JulyIn 253 days
EU anti-money-laundering rules take effect
The EU's Anti-Money Laundering Regulation starts to apply, and from this date crypto-asset service providers such as exchanges may not keep anonymous crypto-asset accounts.
PolicySourceRegulation (EU) 2024/1624 on EUR-Lex
September 2027
Tuesday 7 SeptemberIn 312 days
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador, 2021
6 years ago. El Salvador's Bitcoin Law came into force, making bitcoin legal tender, money that businesses must accept, alongside the US dollar. The government launched its Chivo wallet the same day.
PolicySourceThe Block, 7 September 2021
October 2027
Saturday 2 OctoberIn 337 days
FBI shuts down Silk Road, 2013
14 years ago. The FBI shut down Silk Road, a hidden online market for illegal drugs where buyers paid in bitcoin, and arrested Ross Ulbricht, who was later convicted of running it.
PolicySourceCNNMoney, 2 October 2013 (archived copy)
Sunday 31 OctoberIn 366 days
Mt. Gox repayment deadline
The trustee handling the civil rehabilitation of Mt. Gox, a former Bitcoin exchange, has until this date (Japan time) to make its remaining repayments to creditors, after a one-year extension announced on 16 October 2026.
PolicySourceMt. Gox trustee notice, 16 Oct 2026 (English translation)