A Summary of
Bitcoin’s History
The word Bitcoin means different things to different people. Some will see it as an asset whilst others use it for computation or as a data source. Many will use it as a distributed cash system and developers will use the ledger as a database. Application will run on smart contracts and artists will create hypermedia and NFTs. Historically, many people have traded Bitcoin knowing relatively little about it, whilst others see its value as a medium of exchange, an attestable source of truth, provenance or integrity; an immutable data network or a persistent, distributed database. Either way, below is a notable list of key events over the years.