The chronicle of bitcoin

First mentioned in a paper

Oct 31, 2008

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

October 2008 - February 2014: A brief history of bitcoin

Period: Oct 31, 2008 to Feb 10, 2014

History of bitcoin

First Bitcoin software that launched the network released

Jan 3, 2009

Creator of bitcoin protocol and reference software

Interest in Bitcoin was growing as were concerns, a report included statements such as "Bitcoin may be the most dangerous technological project since the internet itself." published

May 15, 2011

L019: Bitcoin P2P Currency: The Most Dangerous Project We've Ever Seen

Electronic Frontier Foundation stopped accepting bitcoin donations

Jun 20, 2011

EFF and Bitcoin

Bitcoin network shaken by a technical glitch

Mar 11, 2013

Bitcoin Network Shaken by Blockchain Fork

Online drug bazaar exchanged with bitcoin was shut down

May 1, 2013

The online drug marketplace Silk Road is collapsing

First interventions by law enforcement

May 16, 2013

Feds Seize Assets From Mt. Gox’s Dwolla Account, Accuse It Of Violating Money Transfer Regulations

Electronic Frontier Foundation accepted bitcoin donations again

May 19, 2013

Electronic Frontier Foundation again takes bitcoin donations

China banned bitcoin use

Dec 5, 2013

China bans banks from handling Bitcoin trade

World's first bitcoin storage opened in London

Jan 10, 2014

World's first bitcoin storage vault opens in London

Russia banned bitcoin use

Jan 29, 2014

Russia becomes the second country to ban bitcoin

eBay UK allowed users to sell and buy bitcoin

Feb 10, 2014

Ebay UK to Allow Users to Buy and Sell Bitcoins