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| 2017 || Mainstream popularity || Bitcoin sees a roughly 20-fold rise since the beginning of the year, growing also exponentially in popularity. Throughout 2017, Bitcoin value would grow from US$900 to almost US$20,000.
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| 2015 || {{dts|October 8}} || || [[wikipedia:Gemini (digital currency exchange)|Gemini]], the digital currency exchange started by the [[wikipedia:Winklevoss twins|Winklevoss twins]], begins trading.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/winklevoss-twins-receive-approval-to-launch-bitcoin-exchange-gemini/ |date=October 5, 2015 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=Winklevoss Twins Receive Approval To Launch Bitcoin Exchange Gemini |author=Fitz Tepper |accessdate=June 30, 2017 |quote=The platform will be open for trading this Thursday, October 8, but has already begun accepting signups.}}</ref>
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| 2015 || {{dts|December 16}} || || "A working group under the Financial System Council has compiled a draft proposal on regulations for virtual currencies that are traded on the Internet".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/17/business/japan-panel-eyes-registration-system-for-virtual-currency-exchanges |title=Japan to consider regulating cybercurrency exchanges after Mt. Gox debacle |date=December 17, 2015 |publisher=The Japan Times |accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|February 23}} || Software version || Bitcoin Core version 0.12.0 is released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.12.0 |title=Bitcoin Core version 0.12.0 released |accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|August 1}} || || A hard fork of bitcoin known as [[wikipedia:Bitcoin Cash|Bitcoin Cash]] occurs on this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/02/wtf-is-bitcoin-cash-and-is-it-worth-anything/ |date=August 2, 2017 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=WTF is bitcoin cash and is it worth anything? |author=Fitz Tepper |accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|August 2}} || || Bitcoin cash is already the third most valuable cryptocurrency –with a market value of US$7.6 billion, after {{w|Bitcoin}} (US$44.4 billion MV) and {{w|Ethereum}} (US$21 billion MV).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin cash is already the third most valuable cryptocurrency|url=https://qz.com/1044413/bitcoin-cash-is-already-the-third-most-valuable-cryptocurrency/|website=qz.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{w|dts|August 4}} || Valuation || Bitcoin reaches record high valuation of US$3,000 per coin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin breaks $3,000 to reach new all-time high|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/04/bitcoin-3000/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|August 13}} || Valuation || Bitcoin breaks the US$4,000 mark.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin price breaks $4,000. Here’s why|url=https://qz.com/1052656/bitcoin-price-google-trends-can-help-you-figure-where-bitcoins-price-is-headed/|website=qz.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|August 15}} || || Blockstream, a Bitcoin software company, announces the launch of its Blockstream Satellite network, aimed at broadcasting bitcoin to people just about anywhere in the world irrespective of their internet connection — for free. The launch is expected to make the cryptocurrency more accessible to almost anyone, even in places where data costs are high and living standards and incomes are low.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Now Comes From Satellites in Space. Welcome to the Future.|url=https://futurism.com/bitcoin-now-comes-from-satellites-in-space-welcome-to-the-future/|website=futurism.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin launches into space to boost trading worldwide|url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/bitcoin-launches-into-space/|website=zdnet.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin hitches a ride to space as satellites set to beam crypto down to earth|url=https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/2017/08/16/bitcoin-satellites-crypto-earth/|website=biznews.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Max Keiser, Peter Todd Debate Bitcoin in Space Post-Blockstream Announcement|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/max-keiser-peter-todd-debate-bitcoin-in-space-post-blockstream-announcement|website=cointelegraph.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Bitcoin Network is Now in Outer Space|url=https://themerkle.com/the-bitcoin-network-is-now-in-space/|website=themerkle.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|August 17}} || || {{w|Australia}} announces plan to strengthen its anti-money laundering laws and regulate digital currencies such as Bitcoin, following a similar move by {{w|Japan}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia follows Japan in move to regulate bitcoin|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4cd5cc3c-8309-11e7-a4ce-15b2513cb3ff|website=ft.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australia proposes stronger money laundering rules, includes bitcoin|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-moneylaundering/australia-proposes-stronger-money-laundering-rules-includes-bitcoin-idUSKCN1AX06N|website=reuters.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin latest news: Australia crackdown on cryptocurrency funding terrorism|url=https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/842481/Bitcoin-latest-news-live-cryptocurrency-terrorism-funding-Australia-rules|website=express.co.uk|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|September 2 || Valuation || Bitcoin's price rises above US$5,000 for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Breaks $5,000 in Latest Price Frenzy|url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/02/bitcoin-price-breaks-5000/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=$5,000: Bitcoin Price Hits Historic New Milestone|url=https://www.coindesk.com/5000-bitcoin-price-hits-historic-new-milestone/|website=coindesk.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|September 8}} || || Russia’s Finance Minister {{w|Anton Siluanov}} announces plan to regulate the circulation of bitcoin and other crypto-currencies involving Russian citizens and firms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russia is Working on Legalizing Status of Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies: RT|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-is-working-on-legalizing-status-of-bitcoin-other-cryptocurrencies-rt|website=cointelegraph.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=‘They’re real’: Russia eyes regulating Bitcoin & other cryptocurrencies|url=https://www.rt.com/business/402594-cryptocurrency-russia-regulation-law/|website=rt.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Russia to regulate Bitcoin market: finance minister|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-bitcoin/russia-to-regulate-bitcoin-market-finance-minister-idUSKCN1BJ1WB|website=reuters.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|September 29}} || || Japan's {{w|Financial Services Agency}} (FSA) issues operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges.<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan Endorses 11 Different Crypto Exchanges, Turns Into Friendliest Asian Bitcoin Market|url=Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges.|website=bitcoin.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Japan Issues Licenses for 11 Bitcoin Exchanges|url=https://www.coindesk.com/japans-finance-regulator-issues-licenses-for-11-bitcoin-exchanges/|website=coindesk.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|October 11}} || || The {{w|Central Bank of Russia}} announces it would support moves to block websites dealing in bitcoin and other virtual currencies, amidst declarations of President Vladimir Putin denouncing the cryptocurrency as risky and used by criminals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Putin, Russian central bank come down hard against bitcoin|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/putin-russian-central-bank-come-down-hard-against-bitcoin-2017-10-10|website=marketwatch.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Worse Than ‘the Russians’: Kansas Panel Prohibits Bitcoin Campaign Contributions|url=https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/worse-than-the-russians-kansas-panel-prohibits-bitcoin-campaign-contributions/|website=cryptocoinsnews.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|October 16}} || || {{w|IBM}} and a network of banks begin using digital currency and {{w|blockchain}} software to move money across borders throughout the {{w|South Pacific}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=IBM and Stellar Are Launching Blockchain Banking Across Multiple Countries|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/16/ibm-blockchain-stellar/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|October 20}} || Valuation || Bitcoin breaks above US$6,000, and around $100 billion in total market value for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin breaks above $6,000, and $100 billion in value for the first time in its history|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-breaks-above-6000-nears-100-billion-value-for-the-first-time-in-its-history-2017-10-20|website=marketwatch.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Price Breaks $6,000 at New All-Time High|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/20/bitcoin-price-record-high-2/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|November 2}} || Valuation || Bitcoin surpasses the US$7,000 mark for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin smashes past $7,000 for the first time|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/02/bitcoin-rallies-to-another-record-high-of-6900.html|website=cnbc.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Surges Past $7,000 to Extend Record Rally|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/bitcoin-surges-past-7-000-to-extend-record-rally-this-year|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Just Surged Past $7,000. Here's Why|url=http://fortune.com/2017/11/02/buy-bitcoin-price-7000-cme/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|November 29}} || Valuation || Bitcoin value reaches US$10,000 for the first time, a more than 10-fold increase in value over the course of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin breaks through $10,000 as appeal grows|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cc422666-d4b0-11e7-8c9a-d9c0a5c8d5c9|website=ft.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin has broken the $10,000 barrier – and this run can go further|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/29/bitcoin-broken-10000-dollar-barrier-frenzy-bubble|website=theguardian.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin explained: Its history, why is it so valuable, and will the bubble burst?|url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/bitcoin-explained-history-price-controversy-bubble-2166807|website=nme.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|December 1}} || Policy || Unites States regulator {{w|Commodity Futures Trading Commission}} (CFTC) announces it would let the {{w|Chicago Mercantile Exchange}} and {{w|Chicago Board Options Exchange}} trade in Bitcoin-related financial contracts. The news would render Bitcoin valuation rise further.<ref>{{cite web|title=US regulator approves Bitcoin trading|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42199260|website=bbc.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Futures Are About To Be a Thing and It's Sending Prices Soaring|url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/01/bitcoin-price-cme-cftc-futures/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Heads to Wall Street Whether Regulators Are Ready or Not|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-01/bitcoin-futures-to-start-trading-as-regulators-rush-to-catch-up|website=bloomberg.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cheng|first1=Evelyn|title=CME to launch bitcoin futures in three weeks after green light from regulator; bitcoin jumps|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/01/cme-says-its-launching-bitcoin-futures-on-dec-18.html|website=cnbc.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|December 17}} || Valuation || CoinDesk Bitcoin price index reaches an all-time high of $19,783.21.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Hits a New Record High, But Stops Short of $20,000|url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/17/bitcoin-record-high-short-of-20000/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin plunges over 20% from December highs as cryptocurrency crackdown fear gains strength worldwide|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/market/bitcoin-plunges-over-20-from-december-highs-as-cryptocurrency-crackdown-fear-gains-strength-worldwide/1018356/|website=financialexpress.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin too good to be true?|url=http://business.inquirer.net/244306/bitcoin-good-true|website=business.inquirer.net|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin trading starts on the huge CME exchange|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42386893|website=bbc.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited">{{cite web|last1=Higgins|first1=Stan|title=From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited|url=https://www.coindesk.com/900-20000-bitcoins-historic-2017-price-run-revisited/|website=coindesk.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|December 28}} || Policy || South Korea’s government announces imposition of additional measures to regulate speculation in cryptocurrency trading within the country. This would unleash a negative impact on Bitcoin's valuation across the globe.<ref>{{cite web|title=South Korea to impose new curbs on cryptocurrency trading|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-southkorea-bitcoin/south-korea-to-impose-new-curbs-on-cryptocurrency-trading-idUSKBN1EM05K|website=reuters.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin falls $1,000 after South Korea promises crackdown on trading|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/28/bitcoin-falls-south-korea-crackdown-trading|website=theguardian.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || {{dts|January 17}} || Valuation || Bitcoin price falls to as low as $9,199.59, half its peak price, falling almost 19 percent within 24 hours, after Chinese authorities say they will strengthen a ban put in place late in 2017 to prevent its citizens from using cryptocurrency exchanges.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin Plunges to $10,000, Half Its Peak Price, as Investor Fears Blossom|url=http://fortune.com/2018/01/17/bitcoin-price-crash-regulation/|website=fortune.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin sinks below $10,000 and is now 50% off all-time high as cryptocurrency sell-off deepens|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/cryptocurrency-sell-off-continues-as-bitcoin-ethereum-sink.html|website=cnbc.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin drops below $10,000 as regulatory fears intensify|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/17/bitcoin-drops-below-10000-as-regulatory-fears-intensify/|website=venturebeat.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin’s Price Is Plunging and Here’s Who to Blame|url=http://time.com/money/5105008/bitcoin-plummets-as-more-governments-crack-down-on-cryptocurrencies/|website=time.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regulatory fears hammer bitcoin below $10,000, half its peak|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-bitcoin/regulatory-fears-hammer-bitcoin-below-10000-half-its-peak-idUSKBN1F60CG|website=reuters.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || {{dts|January 31}} || Mining || Within its semiconductor business called Foundry, Samsung starts mass producing bitcoin mining chips in partnership with an unidentified Chinese mining company.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Chris|title=Samsung entering the Bitcoin game with new cryptocurrency mining chips|url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/samsung-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-game-wit-3385266|website=trustedreviews.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Samsung Enters the Bitcoin Mining ASIC Manufacturing Business|url=https://news.bitcoin.com/samsung-enters-bitcoin-mining-asic-manufacturing-business/|website=news.bitcoin.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Vincent|first1=James|title=Samsung’s now making chips designed for cryptocurrency mining|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/31/16954366/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-mining-asic-chips-samsung|website=theverge.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Milano|first1=Annaliese|title=Samsung Is Now Building Bitcoin Mining Chips, Report Says|url=https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-is-now-building-bitcoin-mining-chips-report-says/|website=coindesk.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Samsung is making chips designed to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/samsung-cryptocurrency-mining-semiconductor-chips.html|website=cnbc.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || {{dts|January 31}} || Policy || Facebook bans people entirely from advertising bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies amid fears they are used for fraud.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin latest: Facebook bans all ads promoting cryptocurrency amid fears they are used for fraud|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bitcoin-price-latest-value-facebook-ban-ads-cryptocurrency-ico-scam-fraud-warning-a8186646.html|website=independent.co.uk|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin price LIVE: Bitcoin falls to $9k as Facebook bans 'deceptive' crypto ads|url=https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/912389/bitcoin-price-live-ripple-ethereum-rising-falling-blockchain-plunge|website=express.co.uk|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wagner|first1=Kurt|title=Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies — including bitcoin and ICOs|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/1/30/16950926/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-bans-crypto-advertising-bitcoin-james-altucher|website=recode.net|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook bans cryptocurrency ads due to frequent fraud|url=https://mashable.com/2018/01/31/facebook-bans-cryptocurrency-ads/#uAbWr8AMQmq7|website=mashable.com|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
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| 2140 || || Mining || The last bitcoin will be mined around this year due to block reward halving.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10486/when-will-the-last-bitcoin-be-mined |title=When will the last Bitcoin be mined? |accessdate=June 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supply#Projected_Bitcoins_Long_Term |title=Controlled supply - Bitcoin Wiki |accessdate=June 23, 2017 |quote=If the mining power had remained constant since the first Bitcoin was mined, the last Bitcoin would have been mined somewhere near October 8th, 2140. Due to the mining power having increased overall over time, as of block 367,500 - assuming mining power remained constant from that block forward - the last Bitcoin will be mined on May 7th, 2140.}}</ref>
