Bitcoin calendar.
Halvings and network upgrades, the US releases that move markets, conferences, and the anniversaries of Bitcoin's history. Dates are in UTC.
In 41 days
Satoshi's last forum post, 2010
MilestonesSaturday 12 December
16 years ago. Satoshi Nakamoto posted for the last time on the Bitcoin forum, announcing version 0.3.19 with new limits against denial-of-service attacks (attempts to overload nodes).
October 2020
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Events in October 2020
Wednesday 21 October2202 days ago
PayPal opens bitcoin buying to US customers
PayPal said its US customers could buy, hold and sell bitcoin and three other cryptocurrencies (Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin) in their PayPal accounts, with access rolling out over the following weeks. The service ran through Paxos Trust Company, a regulated crypto firm.
MilestonesSourcePayPal newsroom, PayPal Launches New Service Enabling Users to Buy, Hold and Sell Cryptocurrency, 21 Oct 2020
Thursday 29 October2194 days ago
The first bitcoin ATM opens, 2013
7 years ago. A bitcoin ATM made by Robocoin went live in a Waves Coffee House in downtown Vancouver, Canada. CBC News reported it as a world first: after scanning the customer's palm, it swapped Canadian dollars for bitcoin and back.
MilestonesSourceCBC News, World's first bitcoin ATM opens in Vancouver, 29 Oct 2013What happened
Saturday 31 October2192 days ago
The Bitcoin whitepaper, 2008
12 years ago. Satoshi Nakamoto announced the paper "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" on the Cryptography Mailing List, describing electronic cash that works without a bank or other trusted third party.
MilestonesSourceSatoshi Nakamoto Institute, "Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper" email (dated 31 Oct 2008, 18:10:00 UTC)What happened