It all started soon after the financial crisis of 2008 when on October 31st the now famous white paper Bitcoin a peer-to-peer electronic cash system was shared on a cryptography Forum by Satoshi Na
The first ever BTC USD rate is established on October 5th 2009 based on the cost of electricity to produce one single Bitcoin the rate was one dollar equals 1 309.03 BTC or inversely one BTC was wo
What would turn out to be a historic event the first purchase of goods with Bitcoin takes place developer and early adopter Laszlo offers 10 000 BTC for two large pizzas in the bitcoinetalk.org For
Developer and early adopter Laszlo offers 10 000 BTC for two large pizzas in thebitcointalk.org Forum but even one and a half months later Laszlo had already overpaid for his pizzas.
On February 9 2011 Bitcoin reaches parity with the Dollar on Mt.Gox and a couple of months later on April 23rd it surpasses the Euro and the British pound and less than one and a half months later
