🟠 Birth of Bitcoin (2008–2009)
2008: An unknown person or group using the name Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper — “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
Goal: Create decentralized money without banks or governments.
Jan 3, 2009: The Genesis Block was mined. Bitcoin officially came to life.
First BTC price? Basically $0.
🚀 Early Adoption Era (2010–2012)
2010: First real-world transaction — 10,000 BTC for two pizzas 🍕
(Worth billions today.)
Bitcoin started trading at fractions of a dollar, later reaching $1.
Early adopters: developers, cypherpunks, tech nerds.
🌍 Growing Awareness (2013–2016)
2013: BTC surged from ~$13 to over $1,000 for the first time.
Media attention exploded.
Exchanges like Mt. Gox rose — and collapsed (major lesson for crypto).
Bitcoin survived crashes and proved its resilience.
💥 Mainstream Breakout (2017)
Massive bull run.
BTC hit ~$20,000 in December 2017.
Retail investors flooded in.
ICO boom started across crypto.
🧊 Crypto Winter & Maturity (2018–2020)
2018 bear market dragged BTC down to ~$3,000.
Weak projects died; Bitcoin stayed strong.
Institutions slowly started paying attention.
2020: COVID crisis → money printing → Bitcoin seen as digital gold.
🏆 Institutional Era (2021)
BTC reached ATH near $69,000.
Companies like Tesla, MicroStrategy, and big funds entered.
Bitcoin became a macro asset, not just “internet money.”
🌪️ Volatility & Regulation (2022–2024)
FTX collapse, global rate hikes, market fear.
Bitcoin dropped but never died (again).
Governments discussed regulation.
Spot BTC ETFs approval changed the game.
🔮 Bitcoin Today
Fixed supply: 21 million BTC (scarcity = value).
Seen as:
Store of value 🏦
Hedge against inflation 📉
Decentralized financial freedom 🔓
Still volatile, but stronger each cycle.
📌 One Truth from History:
Bitcoin has “died” hundreds of times — and survived every time.