Topic: The most iconic bitcointalk threads. History on Bitcointalk. (Read 5420 times)

Hey xtraelv, I have a question about the users which donated 50 BTC. I observed that on your list there are 41 users mentioned. However, when accessing this link - https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html - there are only 38. Do you have any idea why this discrepancy appeared?

From what I see these users appear on your list, but not also on the website:


Is it possible that they requested specifically to not be listed there? (In Hal's case this is hard to believe, as he passed away a long time ago.)

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Excepting that, I thought that all users listed by you here were also supposed to have a VIP status. However, I found that two of them, which appear in the 50 BTC donators list, do not have the VIP status displayed at their profile -- any idea why? These are the two I'm talking about:

New video: Why the blocksize limit keeps Bitcoin free and decentralized is historically interesting, the debate was a bit different to what it would later become.

keepbitcoinfree site is now owned by a BCH-er, archive is here.

Saw you mention this thread somewhere else and thought to ask here as well so it would not get lost in the noise.

From what I can tell POS was presented first on bitcointalk

Exhibit A:


If this is the case this QuantumMechanic guy should definitely be added on the list of "Notable people" imo, even tho this one one of his last posts here...

In addition to my previous post, I'd like also to highlight the profile of Charlie Shrem: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/yankee-bitinstant-21181. He can also be listed with hus real name since he stated as well his name here.

It seems like the epic block size debate and fork threads from 2015 and 2016 are missing from the OP. I'm not sure what the criteria are, but these threads are legendary to me:

Bitcoin XT - Officially #REKT (also goes for BIP101 fraud)
ToominCoin aka "Bitcoin_Classic" #R3KT
Estranged Core Developer Gavin Andresen Finally Makes Sensible 2MB BIP Proposal!

I used to spend hours and hours reading these mega-threads...

Hello xtraelv,

I come back with more suggestions for your historic thread.

If you think they worth, you can add these users to the list of notable persons: evoorhees (Erik Voorhees), Luke-Jr, Mircea Popescu and Bitmain.

Besides, regarding the list below:

I think you listed twice the Silk Road founder. Also, I think the ones mentioned in the list can be listed with their real names, as they are already public or they stated it public here. For example: Hal stated here that Hal Finney is his name; Adam Back admitted here that the profile adam3us belongs to him; Sirius admitted here his name is Martti Malmi; MemoryDealers states right into his signature he is Roger Ver; regarding MagicalTux I don't know if he stated / admitted here his name is Mark Karpeles, but this information is public anyway; pirateat40 could appear also with his name after it became public (Trendon Shavers); the only questionable profiles (about the true identity) being altoid and silkroad, where is difficult to say 100% sure that they belong indeed to Ross Ulbricht or not (or just to Ross or more people).

Maybe, if you take the above into consideration and you add the names to these profiles already listed, you could add their name and also their nickname (if any) - for example " MemoryDealers Roger Ver "Bitcoin Jesus"".

It were 184 billion (with a B) bitcoins according to the wiki.

The concept of a "shitcoin" had been outlined under the name "Zitcoin" before, so I believe it should at least get an honorary mention.

Thank you for the comments. I think this update is more suited for the History - Bitcoin Savings and Trust and Pirateat40 on Bitcointalk (PONZI) Thread that goes into more detail about Bitcoins biggest ponzi.

I haven't followed the whole OG saga closely but I will add a link to the thread there and look into documenting it more later.

First - congrats for making the list of notable topics this past decade.  

Latest update on the Pirate ponzi scheme.  Turns out OG was paid extra profit by Pirate to bring in more coin to scam.  Pirate swore to the SEC he returned thousands of coins to OG, but OG kept them and didn't make his investors whole.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160212042638/https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=75843.0

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.53277993

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Hello xtraelv! Maybe you should add also Amir Taaki to the list of notable people...what do you think? His username is genjix - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/genjix-1931.

Dude, you missed a thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/attention-bitcoin-bbs-45298.

Origin of " Shitcoin"  https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.20646

I've seen that one before I think someone alerted me to it via a PM and I thought I had included it - but I hadn't.

I've added it to timeline.

I'm surprised no one posted this one yet:

World's First Bitcoin Tattoo [NSFW]: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.352174

Most links have expired except for the four imgur ones BadBear posted.

I've added the whole quote to the introduction rather than adding it to the timeline.

Today, I got the reply from theymos that he took over the forum since 2012.
Here is a detailed clarification from theymos, and I thought that @xtraelv should add it into the OP, because it is one of important things of the forum.

I've added it. Platypus males are quite venomous and can incapacitate a human.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom

I am amazed no one else has posted this yet (that I have seen)... This set the standard for the most retarded threads for quite some time.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/platypus-67933

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;threads;u=52741;sa=showPosts
eg https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mpoe-prs-list-of-things-you-always-suspected-were-scams-but-never-dared-say-so-140484

edit for pharma: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6025913

I suppose that would be sound advice for something that could only be purchased with crypto.  If that's not the case, using fiat makes a hell of a lot more sense.  Spending bitcoin just to spend it has always been a silly concept to me, but I'm one of those folks who believes bitcoin is more an investment asset than a currency.

And that thread also demonstrates people were being bitches to each other on bitcointalk even back in 2012.  Everyone seemed a lot friendlier in the first couple years of this forum's existence from the threads I've read from that time period.  

Edit:
Aw man, I was a lurker here when MPOE-PR was still active, and I thought he wrote some of the best posts.  He was a complete bastard and used to mercilessly give people the smackdown, but MPOE-PR knew how to write.  I think by the time I registered in 2015, he'd already been banned, and I don't know the whole story behind that.  He had a great avatar, too.

It is the people that use bitcoin and altcoins as a means of exchange that will eventually assist it to become adopted by the masses.

My theory is that when BTC reaches a high value it will become more stable and trading will be done in satoshi increments or BTC will be used for inter exchange transactions but other crypto will be used for smaller transactions.

I have also paid phenomenal amounts for items purchased with BTC and items purchased with altcoins. But I have also paid minuscule amounts for BTC and ETH at times and mined coins at a fraction of their current value. Some of the items I purchased now have great sentiment value. Someone once said to me:" Shit happens in crypto trading. If you have regrets then you should not buy Crypto."

If you buy something with BTC and you feel you might regret it - just buy more BTC.

He paid 9BTC. That is, today it would cost almost 60k USD. This is cool as a curiosity, but it should never discourage using BTC for transactions like this. On the contrary, it should stimulate. But often cases like this or that pizza make us think several times before spending any BTC we own. This is sad

1 GRAM RHODIUM COIN = US $162,95

Wow, what an archive of knowledge, definitely going to get lost in this for the next few hours.

Wish I had some +merit left for you as I know this must have taken a long time to collate.

Thats expensive stuff !

I've added it to the OP

The first documented sale of rhodium bullion for Bitcoin
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/soldwill-you-be-the-first-to-buy-rhodium-for-bitcoin-and-be-a-part-of-history-108331

I haven't been around long enough to know all the scandals and accusations. I tried to look for the post but haven't found it yet.

This is why threads like this are so cool. Some of the Legendaries like yourself share their knowledge.

I suppose the same happened with ASIC mining. Some of the ASIC resistant coins like Monero experieced unusually high hashrates months before the ASICs were announced.

Scrypt was also supposed to be ASIC resistant too but eventually they figured out how to build a chip for it. Some of the early ASICs were horrendously expensive but also were current for a long time (Unlike sha256 which seem to outdate quite quickly)

Nearly all Algos now have ASICs with bitcoin leading the way for the fastest and most frequent improvements. All predicted by Satoshi. The next stage is embedded chips in devices like routers (already happening)

Personally I think ASICs are a good thing for coin networks that can maintain a decent hashrate to secure it.

You named that one wrongly.

Litecoin is a [SCAM]

He created it with claims it was GPU resistant and you will also find me posting in there about it
saying he used scrypt settings low enough to fit in a GPU.

The truth was the coin creator was GPU mining for a VERY long time while everyone else was CPU mining, until he released the GPU code
(if my memory serves me correctly - though it may not - it may have been as long as a year?)

I've edited the OP to include some of your comments and used part of your post as a quote on the Bitcointalk history of hacks and vandalism and Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker. threads. It is great to have this type of input from people that were actually there when some of this history was being made.

I am pretty confident we are the new wealthy elite, gentlemen. comes to mind.

Not the worst idea.

A few hints for the OP:
The forum was also reachable under forum.bitcoin.org for some time before it moved to bitcointalk.org IIRC.
The "name" of the forum is actually "Bitcoin Forum", not "Bitcointalk" (see upper left corner of this page).

Also, it might be noteworthy that for some time, DDOSing this forum coincided with dumps on then dominant Bitcoin exchange MtGox. I.e., you could DDOS this forum, which in turn made the price of Bitcoin drop. Market manipulation wild Wild West

I'd love to have this pinned. I keep on finding more interesting stuff to add to this.

The iconic threads should be required reading for noobs, and they should also have to pass a test on the content before spamming their low effort sig campaign ads.

There should be a link guiding a NEWBIES here. All they are doing is bounties when This platform has such a rich history. Gussbumps.

Very interesting collection, great work! 

Only 10 years of Bitcoin but already so much history! I don't know how this should go on the next years, but I'm looking forward to it. 

But one thing: I saw no negative trust rating for OgNasty. Maybe this was removed after your post:   


If I have some time next week I will have a look into some of them. Thanks for sharing! 

Amazing!
I really enjoy reading historical threads where your eyes won't catch a single useless post and getting some information from each thread is guaranteed.

Gold is collapsing. Bitcoin up.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gold-collapsing-bitcoin-up-68655

Here is a thread of mine : Story of the Firsts - The events which triggered everything where I have listed some early info which you have missed out in this thread. It may help you in updating the thread 

Thank you. It has been a very interesting project that I intend to keep updating and growing. It has grown into a bigger project than I initially had planned. There are so many interesting things that happened on here so it led directly so some of the subtopics I wrote about afterwards:

Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker.
Silk road and Bitcointalk. How it played a role in its rise and fall.
The Bitcointalk 50 BTC VIP club - where are they now ?
The Bitcointalk 10 BTC Donators - where are they now ?
Bitcointalk history of hacks and vandalism
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto ? Suspects, frauds and conspiracies.
The Cypherpunks and Bitcoin. The years before bitcointalk.

Absolutely excellent thread, + merit to the OP.
Very interesting to backtrack the first posts of some of those famous users.

Пpивeт. Yes- someone pointed out your thread Legendary profiles of bitcointalk. to me after I made this one

Your post features and details particular people while my post is more like a treasure hunt through bitcointalk history. There are certainly some interesting characters on here.

My inspiration for the post came from bitcoin pizza day (22 May)


It would definitely be interesting to find out what happened to some of the early pioneers. I noticed that a lot of the early posts were discussions about coding and technical aspects. I imagine that these sort of discussions are still taking place but in a much less public setting.
Some of the early pioneers that I have spoken to have security concerns about being publicly identifiable and get more messages than they can cope with.
It would be great to chat with some of the early pioneers "off the record".



It took me about a day to sort through the events and find the relevant posts. I was reading about bitcoin pizza day and looked for it on bitcointalk. Then I started looking for more historic events and it struck me just how much history is on here. I'm only getting started on this post. This is the most enjoyable thing I've done on bitcointalk.

EDIT: I've been working on this for days now. There is so much cool info.

So many bitcoins stolen in the early hacks.I wonder how many were "cashed out" and how many are still "dormant".

I found it interesting to see Mark Karpeles was providing the hosting for Bitcointalk. I'm looking for when the hosting changed after the MtGox collapse.

I also have the similar thread like this, but yours is much wider, it was interesting to read some new information to me

Great post! I’ve been reading most posts. It is a pity that most early bitcointalkers are not active any more or they still log in but not write. It might be because they are dead, millionaire or fed up with spam; or maybe a combination of the three. But it would be very interesting to know what is going on with their lives, if they are still alive.

It is great work, how much did it take you to gather all of the information? I am rather new to crypto, not much epic events to remember, now I can study some history


I new some of events, those are two thet I did not know about and it was really interesting to find out about them

As one of the most high quality posters (probably the best as the most merited user), user nullius set of the top writers with very awsome threads in terms of quality and content. He started some great topics that can be added to the most impressive threads in btt forum. I choose this one which i prefer the most: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30572557

Thank you for that. That post definitely belongs on the list ! I've highlighted that post in red. Being an icon for being the first bitcoin recipient and contributor to the bitcoin protocol is increased by the knowledge that it was written using an eye-tracker while he was paralyzed from ALS.

Take Responsibility, Build Things, Be Kind & Share - is a great motto.


I've put the Cryptsy post on the timeline and included the other two in the additional information section.

Doing some of the research made me realize just how much we are surrounded by legends on this forum. Not just the ones that were phenomenally successful but also some that tried and failed with catastrophic results. Then there are those that scammed at the expense of others.

Here is a good one.. https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cryptsy-stopping-withdraw-locking-accounts-without-notifying-users-class-action-1173703
Maybe some epic scam threads like this
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/master-p-scammer-i-lost-complete-faith-in-this-forum-now-1306301
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/quickseller-escrowing-for-himself-1171059

If you could do a search for the oldest merited posts, you might find great stuff..
I might drop more in this post when I think of them..

Thanks for this. I always wanted to do this myself. There is a wealth of knowledge and inspiration in the archives. I'd highly recommend adding the "Bitcoin and me" post by Hal Finney. I'll be sure to go through these. These posts should be mandatory reading for all the new people arriving at the forum.

Reserved for updates of records and further topic reading - this is a work in progress. Suggestions are welcome.  I don't want to include every coin or hack - Just some of the most iconic moments.
Preference for records, positive events and innovation. But also some of the defining disaster moments.

INDEX
index of best posts on bitcointalk

Merit
Top merited users
Top merited topics

Best trust ratings
OgNasty (most trust but one negative takes down the score)
Blazed
monbux
Stunna

Earliest users
admin (user 1)
satoshi (user 3) (founder)
sirius (user 4) (Sr.Member)
nandnor (user 6) (newbie)
Xunie (user 10) (Member)
madhatter (user 11) (newbie) first alt account ?
nanaimogold (user 12) (Sr. Member)
SmokeTooMuch(user 13) (Legendary)
The Madhatter(user 14) (Legendary)

Notable people:
Satoshi Bitcoin and Bitcointalk Founder
Hal received the first bitcoin transaction
Mike Hearn Former Bitcoin Core Developer
Wei Dai creator of the Bitcoin predecessor b-money (1998)
Gavin Andresen Bitcoin Chief Scientist
gmaxwell Bitcoin Core developer
adam3us Creator of hashcash (1997) (Proof of Work)
Sirius Bitcoin Core Developer and Bitcointalk.org domain owner (First dev to work with Satoshi)
theymos Bitcointalk Admin & he wrote the Bitcoin Block Explorer, although he does not run it anymore.
Cøbra Bitcointalk domain administrator.
laszlo ate the 10000 BTC Pizzas
BitcoinFX Second Fiat to BTC exchange website  / Holder of the first BTC poker tournament
dwdollar First crypto exchange
genjix Amir Taaki - Bitcoin developer.

Casascius Casascius physical bitcoins
coblee Litecoin Founder
Vitalik Buterin Ethereum Founder
Claymore Ethereum mining software creator
MemoryDealers Bitcoin Jesus
busoni Poloniex co-founder
Binance_Angels Binance
richiela Bittrex co-founder
TripleHeXXX Cryptopia co-founder
sa_ddam213 Cryptopia co-founder
Benson Samuel Coinsecure
doublec  Compiled the first mobile client "bitcoind" for a Nokia N900
ribuck sent doublec 0.42 BTC in the first mobile bitcoin transaction.
JoelKatz chief cryptologist of Ripple
Gliss Founder of coinmarketcap

Yankee (BitInstant) Co-founder of BitInstant sentenced to two years in prison for aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money-transmitting business related to the Silk Road.
MagicalTux MtGox Founder
silkroad   & altoid Silkroad Founder
TheBomber999 Bitgrail Founder
Altoid Silkroad founder
pirateat40 - the 500K BTC ponzi organiser Exlained here  

Famous people list will only contain usernames and will not identify their roles unless they have publicly disclosed it on bitcointalk.

Worst trust ratings
TradeFortress Founder of hacked sites Coinlenders & inputs.io
master-P Failed to pay funds held in Escrow.
Quickseller Was caught Escrowing for himself.
BFL Butterfly Labs was late / never delivered pre-sold mining equipment.
El Cabron Multiple issues. This post explains some of it


Contributions: coupable , eddie13




50BTC donators and VIPs:

Smart1985 – Retard  https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-44233
Canaca - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-40831
casascius -  https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/casascius-2676
mndrix - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mndrix-2538
Als Pawnshop- https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-42277  
btcx - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-35541
Brian DeLoach- https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-33295
zhoutong - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-38455
Metabank.ru - BITLISH- https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-14120
BTC_Bear - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-18021
pirateat40 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-35827
znort987 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/znort987-5218
jorgen - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-1881
Graet – (escrow default) https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-17548
gigavps - jamesg -https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-19617
cryptoxchange – (bust) https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-40345
BitAvenue - R- -https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=54967  
Goat - El Cabron (scammer) - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-44233
Btc4Domains - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/btc4domains-55117
mrbrown - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mrbrown-57532
01BTC10 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/01btc10-51328
imsaguy - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-37137
cablepair - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-10804
BitcoinBaltar - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-4214
usagi - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/usagi-29927
BCB – (accused of IP tracking) https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bcb-54113
eb3full - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nandnor-64221
MemoryDealers - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-10310
augustocroppo - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/augustocroppo-50315
buzzdave - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/buzzdave-59574
Dustin D. Trammell a.k.a. I)ruid - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/dustintrammell-23696
XMLGold - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nandnor-65749
bitconexfoier - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitconexfoier-78384
johnascii - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/johnascii-78443
Hexadecibel - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-49517
mLiberty - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-102207
lixiaolai  - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-36145
TradeFortress https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nandnor-67058
Mt.Gox Support https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-42942
MagicalTux https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/magicaltux-2134
Hal https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/hal-2436



10BTC donators:

Narydu https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/narydu-21434 Active
Blitzboom - Nekrobios - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-4475 Active
qwk https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/dwdollar-24140 Active
shakaru https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-16160 (scammer lost title) Active
Lord Fog- Lord F(r)og - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/gavin-andresen-22471 2016
FNIB - dvaic - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-13665 2015
Transisto - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-4532 Active
Gyom - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-41502 2014
molecular - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-3771 Active Played this game: 14 BTC challenge you to find the real me - joe23
ribuck - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-392 2015
edd - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/edd-9378 Active
eldentyrell - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-42407 2017
chunglam - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-38991 Active
DeepBit https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-43544 2014
PMX-67-de https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/pmx-67-de-25274 2013
DeathAndTaxes https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-41048 (bitsimple.com failed) 2015
copumpkin https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-40837 2012
Matthew N. Wright https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/dwdollar-24749 (banned? - untrustworthy tag ? ) 2014 (see clarification below)
Jonathan Ryan Owens https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/jonathan-ryan-owens-22299 2013
cbeast https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-14321 Active
reeses - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/reeses-9963 2014
coretechs - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/coretechs-20838 2016
mcorlett https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-48076 2014
bo2573 – smracer - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-48727 Active
PatrickHarnett https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/patrickharnett-26841 (scam tag & lost title) 2012
Meni Rosenfeld https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/meni-rosenfeld-5776 Active
Boss – Jon - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/jon-51281 2012
BadBitcoin https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/badbitcoin-james-sutton-52366 (bought / hacked account) Active
Seal https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-49269 2017
organofcorti https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-14118 Active
lonelyminer https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/lonelyminer-peter-urda-27600 Active
jarsumarsu https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/jarsumarsu-51211 2017
bitsforcoins https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-49030 2013
aurumxchange – aggro https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-4741 2014
CA coins https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-40143 2017
gnar1ta$ https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-30967 Active
bccasino https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-46125 2016
BitcoinExchange - Vasco  https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/vasco-9730 (defaults on loan) 2016 Account was seized by Gunthar for loan default.
BrightAnarchist https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nandnor-694 2015
AndyG https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-10866 2013
Kluge https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-11671 Active
lightlord https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-30541 Active
OgNasty https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/ognasty-18321 Active
wogaut https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/wogaut-52504 2014
TheBitLLC - Mendacium - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/axios-53889 Active
deego https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-16540 2017
coblee https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/coblee-20651 Active
tgmarks https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-48283 2016
zefir https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/zefir-23248 Active
Raize https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-4171 Active
PsychoticBoy https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/psychoticboy-54752 Active
AniceInovation https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-35848 Active
packet7 – arby - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/arby-55464 2015
tseale https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/tseale-58008 2014
Blaztoize https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/blaztoize-56444 2017
ciuciu https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-1438 (scam accusation) 2013
minimalB https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-48856 Active
bitfoo https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitfoo-20191 Active
iSellBitcoins – David_Benz -  https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/davidbenz-57255 Active
cytokine - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/cytokine-57882 2013
Jake https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-34472 2017
Fordy https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/unusedd-50138 2017
nave https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nave-51413 Active
datafish https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/admin-12164 Active
coinrolls2 https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nandnor-60228 2013
vescudero https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/vescudero-58268 2017
miaviator https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miaviator-57116 Active
ShadowAlexey https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-44590 Active
DeaDTerra https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-40976 2017
vasgolova https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/vasgolova-59834 2017
friedcat https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/sirius-49840 (scam accusation) 2015
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Recommended newbie reading:
Don't Panic:  Iasenkos Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the BTCitcointalk Galaxy

Previously the forum was hosted on sourceforge http://bitcoin.sourceforge.net/boards/index.php which is no longer reachable.
Founded by Satoshi Nakamoto. The domain name was owned by Sirius but is now controlled by Cøbra. The forum is administrated by theymos .
The forum was also reachable under forum.bitcoin.org for some time before it moved to bitcointalk.org IIRC.
The "name" of the forum is actually "Bitcoin Forum", not "Bitcointalk" (see upper left corner of this page).


The Cypherpunks and Bitcoin. The years before bitcointalk.

There is a huge amount of history on Bitcointalk. There are some really iconic threads to read:

November 22, 2009, [POST] Satoshi welcomes users to this forum
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.28
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto ? Suspects, frauds and conspiracies.

January 15, 2010, [EXCHANGE]First bitcoin exchange announced by bitcointalk user dwdollar
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/new-exchange-bitcoin-market-20

January 19, 2010,[EXCHANGE] New Liberty Standard was established in October 2009. (First documented BTC/$ exchange rate - bitcoin re-seller)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.111
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/newlibertystandards-methodology-42
https://web.archive.org/web/20091229132610/http://newlibertystandard.wetpaint.com/page/Exchange+Rate

February 04, 2010[EXCHANGE] bitcoinFX exchange service (BTC to fiat)
BitcoinFX - http:// www .bitcoinfx .cz.cc  A manual e-currency exchange by email only
https://web.archive.org/web/20100429153403/http://www.bitcoinfx.cz.cc/
https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/address/1JXFXUBGs2ZtEDAQMdZ3tkCKo38nT2XSEp (exchange address)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.227
Holder of the first Pseudo-annonymous Poker tournament
Used accelerator cards to increase mining

February 05, 2010, [BITCOIN] Proposal to adopt the Thai baht currency symbol, ฿, as the official bitcoin currency symbol
and BTC as the official bitcoin three letter currency code.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.238

March 11, 2010, (March 20) [POKER] First pseudo-anonymous poker game held with bitcoin.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-worlds-first-sudo-anonymous-poker-tournament-80
Discussion about it

March 30, 2010, [AUCTION]Bitcoin Auction: 10,000.00 BTC --- Starting Bid 50.00 USD
I know this is well below your starting bid, but since no one has taken it yet I'll offer $20.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/old-bitcoin-auction-1000000-btc-starting-bid-5000-usd-92

May 20, 2010, [BITCOIN]Accepting Bitcoins in an online game "A Tale in the Desert."
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/accepting-bitcoins-in-an-online-game-142

May 22, 2010,[BITCOIN] Laszlo pays 10,000 bitcoins to get two pizzas delivered from Papa John’s
jercos (the other party IRC chat username didn't have a bitcointalk username)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1195
Laszo also developed a test build for Mac OS X and a full build
An early pioneer of GPU mining
Nobody took him up on his offer to buy a camera with bitcoin

June 09, 2010, [POST] A Heroin Store (Thread subject of a subpoena)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/a-heroin-store-175
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3900 (anonymous guest post)

June 11, 2010 [FAUCET]First faucet - Gavin Andresen - Get 5 free bitcoins from freebitcoins.appspot.com
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/get-5-free-bitcoins-from-freebitcoinsappspotcom-183

July 12, 2010, [ESCROW]First escrow request on Bitcointalk.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-escrow-288

June 17, 2010 [BITCOIN] Re: Transactions and Scripts: DUP HASH160 ... EQUALVERIFY CHECKSIG - Satoshi
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1611

July 18, 2010, [EXCHANGE] MtGox Announced
Initially created as a platform for trading playing cards.
Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange, which is where the Mt. Gox name comes from.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/new-bitcoin-exchange-mtgoxcom-444
Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker.

July 28, 2010, First local language board was created. In Russian.
Bitcoinex: "I propose to make the national sections of the forum. As a minimum, the Russian section is ripe."
Sirius replied:"It's interesting that so many Russians have shown interest in the project. Thinking about the Russian culture and society, I'm not completely surprised why. I'll make a new board, let's see how many non-English-speaking users we'll get."
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/national-sections-in-this-forum-593 (Proposal)
http://www.bitcoin.org:80/smf/index.php (Archived 18 August 2010)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/10-4806492 (Article - in Russian)

July 29, 2010, [POST]If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. -Satoshi
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6306

August 10, 2010, [LOSS] Lost large number of bitcoins (9000 BTC)
Stoneman lost the private keys to his wallet.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/lost-large-number-of-bitcoins-782
https://blockchain.info/address/167ZWTT8n6s4ya8cGjqNNQjDwDGY31vmHg

August 15, 2010, [EXPLOIT]Bitcoin vulnerability creates 184 billion bitcoins resulting in a patch.
Within hours, the transaction was spotted and erased from the transaction log after the bug was fixed
and the network forked to an updated version of the bitcoin protocol.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/strange-block-74638-822
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2010-5139

November 08, 2010,[POST] First reported use of the term "shitcoin" in reference to alt coins
You say that now, but if bitcoin really takes off I can see lots of get-rich-quick imitators coming on the scene: gitcoin, nitcoin, witcoin, titcoin, shitcoin...
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.20646

November 27, 2010, [POOL] Worlds first mining pool slushpool.com
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/4-eh-slush-pool-slushpoolcom-overt-asicboost-world-first-mining-pool-1976

December 11, 2010, [BITCOIN] Wikileaks starts using bitcoin.
WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us. - Satoshi
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29280

December 12, 2010, [POST] Satoshis last post on Bitcointalk
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/added-some-dos-limits-removed-safe-mode-0319-2228

February 04, 2011, [SEX] Young women for bitcoins
We decided to offer privileged time with young women, in exchange for bitcoins. - Rosalina
Some proof is needed, maybe a photograph with a BTC sign on the girls' bottom. - gusti
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/young-women-for-bitcoins-3166

February 09, 2011, [BITCOIN] Bitcoin reaches parity with the dollar. 1BTC = US$1
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.46226

March 01, 2011, [CRIME] Silkroad Announced
https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=3984.0
Silk road and Bitcointalk. How it played a role in its rise and fall.
https://antilop.cc/sr/

March 10, 2011 [POST]First Signature Advertising Auction
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/signature-advertising-auction-4342

April 18, 2011, [ANN]Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin (First ALT)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/announce-namecoin-a-distributed-naming-system-based-on-bitcoin-6017

April 27, 2011,Gavin will visit the CIA
I'm going to give a presentation about Bitcoin at CIA headquarters
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gavin-will-visit-the-cia-6652

June 05, 2011, [POST] I am pretty confident we are the new wealthy elite, gentlemen.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-am-pretty-confident-we-are-the-new-wealthy-elite-gentlemen-12156

June 13, 2011,[THEFT] First major reported bitcoin theft (25000 BTC)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-just-got-hacked-any-help-is-welcome-25000-btc-stolen-16457 user allinvain
List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses

June 20, 2011, [EXPLOIT] Kevin the guy who bought 259684 BTC for under $3000
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/im-kevin-heres-my-side-20207
I'm MtGox, here's my side.

June 25, 2011,[LOSS]MyBitcoin was one of the earliest eWallet providers for Bitcoin. (79,000 BTC were lost)
The service became unavailable and users lost their funds. Thought to be an exit scam.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/from-the-desk-of-tom-williams-operator-of-mybitcoincom-22221

July 11, 2011[TATOO]Worlds First Bitcoin Tattoo [NSFW]
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.352174

July 19, 2011,[POST]Bitcoin critics suffer from Stockholm syndrome
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-critics-suffer-from-stockholm-syndrome-30214

September 06, 2011, [BITCOIN] First CASASCIUS physical Bitcoins released on bitcointalk
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/casascius-physical-bitcoin-in-stock-now-pic-41892

September 09, 2011,  [HACK] Bitcointalk.org Hacked by SomethingAwful???
Bitcointalk hacked and defaced. "My browser's been Cosjacked!" Bill Cosby images were displayed.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcointalkorg-hacked-by-somethingawful-pics-42549
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.517927
Bitcointalk history of hacks and vandalism.

September 11, 2011, [BCT]Theymos announces Mark Karpeles is now hosting the bitcointalk server after the attack.
Mark Karpeles is now hosting the forum's server. The forum is still owned by Sirius, as it has always been. There will be no policy changes.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/info-about-the-recent-attack-42572

September 22, 2011,[BCT] PinkiePie gets grounded.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/attention-bitcoin-bbs-45298

September 28, 2011,[BCT] [CLOSED] Auction: Advertise on this forum (First advertising on Bitcointalk)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/closed-auction-advertise-on-this-forum-46025

October 09, 2011,[ANN] Litecoin accounced by Charlie Lee (SCRYPT)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-litecoin-a-lite-version-of-bitcoin-launched-47417

November 02, 2011,[BCT] Looking for someone to create/modify software for this forum [5500+ BTC raised for the project]
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/looking-for-someone-to-createmodify-software-for-this-forum-5500-btc-50617

March 01, 2012, [HACK]Shared online web host Linode hacked and users bitcoins stolen. (46,703 BTC stolen)
Slushpool lost  3094 BTC in the hack.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hacked-linode-coins-stolen-to-1nry8gbx56mymbhdym-66916
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/angry-about-linodes-fiasco-start-mining-at-a-pool-supporting-multisig-67017

March 08, 2012, [PLATYPUS] My friend was wondering how much a Platypus would cost on silk road..  
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/platypus-67933

March 10, 2012,[BITCOIN] source code of the first version of Bitcoin (0.1), as released in February 2009
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/v01-68121

March 13, 2012,[GOLD] Gold collapsing. Bitcoin UP.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gold-collapsing-bitcoin-up-68655
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gold-i-smell-a-trap-35956 (initial thread)

June 12, 2011,[BCT] First signature campaign.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/closed-up-to-50-people-get-paid-010-btc-to-change-your-signature-15886

June 21, 2012,[SCAM] Alberto Armandi introduces Bitdaytrade. A month later he does an exit scam. (10000 BTC stolen)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/httpsbitdaytradecom-bitcoin-gold-commodities-margin-trading-88803
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scammer-tag-request-bitdaytradealberto-armandi-110505

August 17, 2012, [SCAM]Bitcoin Savings and Trust - a Ponzi closed (500,000 BTC was lost)
Pirateat40 was in default, forcing the SEC to intervene. Years later Tendon Shavers was indicted.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-savings-and-trust-is-closing-101339
Bitcoin Savings and Trust and Pirateat40 on Bitcointalk

August 19, 2012,[TROLL] I'm giving 100% ROI away to anyone who thinks pirate is a fraud
Worlds most expensive troll prank gone wrong by Matthew N. Wright.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/im-giving-100-roi-away-to-anyone-who-thinks-pirate-is-a-fraud-101751 (The prank)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/september-2012-bet-resolution-140654 (The compensation thread)

August 19, 2012,[ANN] Peercoin and Proof of Stake (POS)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-ppc-ppcoin-released-first-long-term-energy-efficient-crypto-currency-101820

September 04, 2012,[HACK] bitfloor hacked. (14000 BTC)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitfloor-needs-your-help-105818

September 10, 2012,[SOLD]Will you be the first to buy Rhodium for Bitcoin and be a part of history?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/soldwill-you-be-the-first-to-buy-rhodium-for-bitcoin-and-be-a-part-of-history-108331

September 27, 2012, [FOUNDATION]Bitcoin foundation launched
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-foundation-113400

November 10, 2012,[CRIME] Cats lead Feds to KnightMB (worth 371kBTC) in Romney Tax Hack.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cats-lead-feds-to-knightmb-worth-371kbtc-in-romney-tax-hack-123591
knightmb on bitcointalk - from 371,067.36 BTC to Mitt Romney extortion.

November 29, 2012, [BITCOIN]Bitcoin first halving. Parties around the world.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1365809
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2012-11-28-thevergecom-total-number-of-bitcoins-hits-105-million-production-128263

November 29, 2012,[ALT] Ripple discussed
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/idea-ripple-like-system-for-bitcoin-investment-p2p-insurance-p2p-lending-84540

July 22, 2012,[BCT] One millionth post
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/we-just-reached-1-million-posts-94608 (thread announcing the event)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--76594 (actual millionth post)

September 26, 2012, [ICO]Coinbase raises over $600K
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=113075.0;prev_next=next

October 27, 2012, [REWARD] I hereby challenge you to find the real me!
I hereby promise to pay BTC 14 to anyone who provides one of the following pieces of information
identifying the operator of findmeifyoucan.eu orthe author of this post:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/joe-is-dead-httpfindmeifyoucaneu-120918
Found - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1304572
https://web.archive.org/web/20121101001325/http://findmeifyoucan.eu

January 11, 2013,[HACK] VIRCUREX hacked.
They tried to make up for losses with a share issue and then ran a dodgy reimbursement system.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vircurex-135919
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cryptostocks-vircurex-vcx-going-public-140700
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-many-btc-do-you-have-frozen-in-vircurex-have-they-been-unfrozen-yet-528752
https://vircurex.com/welcome/ann_reserved.html

January 30, 2013,[MINER] First Avalon Asic delivery received
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/avalon-asic-has-delivered-first-rig-68ghs-confirmed-2nd-out-proof-140099

February 14, 2013 [POST] Previously tagged scammer tries to sell his tooth.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=144118.0;all

February 19, 2013,[BITCOIN]Bitcoin 0.8 released (incompatible with previous version)
Version 0.8 allowed for larger blocksizes than older versions could handle.
With half the network upgraded and the other half still sitting on version 0.7 or older, the danger was that two versions of the bitcoin ledger would emerge.
A forced hard fork reverted back to version 0.7 while the issue was resolved.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-qt-bitcoind-version-080-released-145184

March 19, 2013, [POST]Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)
Hal Finney was the recipient of the first bitcoin transaction, when Satoshi sent ten coins to him as a test in January 2009.
Hal was paralyzed from ALS when he wrote this using an eye-tracker. He passed away on August 28, 2014
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-and-me-hal-finney-155054

April 16, 2013, Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
Longest bitcointalk thread - at time of writing (June 24,2018) 414267 posts
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wall-observer-btcusd-bitcoin-price-movement-tracking-discussion-178336

April 18, 2013, [POST] Re: Introduce yourself (Adam Beck)
Adam Back, inventor of hashcash (the bitcoin mining function) introduces himself after joining bitcointalk.
Talks about being one of the early and vocal technical voices on the cypherpunks list, enjoying USENET flame wars in the old days and tittering about newbies ineptitude.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1873483

May 13, 2013, [SCAM] I Hacked Bitcoin [SCAM]
Scammer asks for 10 BTC to reveal how to hack Bitcoin
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-hacked-bitcoin-204424

May 14, 2013,[LEGAL] Mt. Gox Dwolla account frozen by DHS
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mt-gox-dwolla-account-frozen-by-dhs-205396
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/department-of-homeland-security-shuts-down-dwolla-payments-to-and-from-mt-gox-205542

May 21, 2013,[BCT] Marketplace trust system introduced.
Designed by Dooglus
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/marketplace-trust-211858

May 25, 2013, [LEGAL]Liberty Reserve was a Costa Rica-based centralized digital currency service.
The site had over one million users when it was shut down by the United States government.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/liberty-reserve-is-now-dead-good-news-for-bitcoin-216767
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/liberty-reserve-the-popular-digital-currency-got-shut-down-by-the-authorities-215967
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/costa-rican-liberty-reserve-arrested-in-spain-for-alleged-financial-crimes-215887

July 31, 2013, [ANN] Mastercoin (Omnilayer) one of the first applications built on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain. First ever project to ICO.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mastercoin-new-protocol-layer-starting-from-the-exodus-address-265488

September 17, 2013, [LOSS] User accidentally pays over 100 BTC in transaction fees.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/1cfsaiyavfk12dnzpzalcrsp9jjwdk26fx-stop-making-transactions-296217
https://blockchain.info/tx/258478e8b7a3b78301661e78b4f93a792af878b545442498065ab272eaacf035 (80 BTC in fees in just one transaction)

October 02, 2013. [CRIME]Ross Ulbricht arrested, FBI Seize Deep Web Marketplace Silk Road
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2013-10-02-fbi-seize-deep-web-marketplace-silk-road-arrest-owner-306338
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/silk-road-trail-of-1132989btc-310600

October 02, 2013,[HACK] Bitcointalk hacked by "The Hole seekers". Off-line till October 07, 2013 .
Some users blame the NSA and see it related to the Silkroad closure.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=306723.0;prev_next=next
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/is-the-government-done-hacking-the-forums-306724
Theymos identifies it as a backdoor from the 2011 hack.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/about-the-recent-attack-306878

November 08, 2013, [HACK]CoinLenders, Inputs.io, Tradefortress (4000BTC HACK)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coinlenders-inputsio-tradefortress-hack-328053

November 11, 2013, [ATM]First bitcoin ATM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/open-robocoin-btc-atm-operating-services-available-in-us-and-internationally-330662

November 11, 2013, [MINER]Bitmain announces the launch of the S1 miner.
https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=330665

December 08, 2013, [ANN] Dogecoin introduced as a joke.
Phrases with terrible grammar such as  "Very currency many coin" "very scrypt such random"
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/anndoge-dogecoin-very-currency-many-coin-v1100-361813

December 18, 2013,[SLANG] Where the term HODL comes from.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-am-hodling-375643

December 27, 2013, [BITCOIN]Overstock.com announces it is going to accept bitcoin as payment by June 2014. (Actually starts in January 2014)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-under-attack-in-india-387031

January 23, 2014,[ANN] Ethereum announced by Vitalik Buterin
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-ethereum-welcome-to-the-beginning-428589

February 06, 2014, [LOSS]Mt Gox was handling 70% of the Bitcoin network’s transactions. With 850,000 bitcoins stolen, the exchange closed.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mtgox-scam-38million-disappeared-large-sums-affected-451225
Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker.

March 04, 2014, [HACK] Poloniex Hacked!!! (97 BTC)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-poloniexcom-hacked-499510

March 07, 2014, Newsweek "exposes" Dorian Nakamoto as the founder of Bitcoin. Bitcointalk users are sceptical.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-facts-is-dorian-the-real-satoshi-or-not-505474
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-am-not-dorian-nakamoto-506692 (fake satoshi trolls bitcointalk)

March 07, 2014, [NICE] Andreas Antonopoulos runs a fundraiser for Dorian Nakamoto .
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/andreas-antonopolous-raising-funds-for-dorian-nakamoto-505581
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-is-andreas-antonopoulos-so-positive-that-dorian-is-not-satoshi-nakamoto-584147 (Others still believe he is Satoshi)

March 20, 2014,[BCT] Work is underway by Slickage Studios on new forum software for bitcointalk
Was to be launched in August 2014 but missed the launch date.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/current-requirements-523070 (ANN)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/concerned-about-slickage-studios-split-from-concern-about-the-forum-credit-idea-524113 (Disagreement)
http://beta.bitcointalk.org/ (old betal link no longer works)
https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk (github)

April 23, 2014, [ANN] Cryptonote based currency Monero announced.  (It takes another 3 years before it is launched)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/annmro-monero-an-anonymous-coin-based-on-cryptonote-technology-582080

June 22, 2014,[NICE] ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, (Game Over)Claimed by Gatekeeper
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/arg-puzzle-with-35-btc-private-key-prize-game-over-661781
https://www.scribd.com/document/359412332/Bitcoin-Puzzle (Solution)

June 27, 2014,[CRIME] Seized Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Opened by US Marshals Service
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/june-27-2014-silk-road-bitcoin-auction-opened-by-us-marshals-service-670299

August 15, 2014, Blowing the lid off the CryptoNote/Bytecoin scam (with the exception of Monero)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/blowing-the-lid-off-the-cryptonotebytecoin-scam-with-the-exception-of-monero-740112

September 08, 2014,[THREAT] [email protected] is compromised - hacker uses it to send a death threat to theymos
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8734884

November 14, 2014,[MINER] GAW miners & Josh Garza prosecution.
DOJ wire fraud case against Garza, GARZA & FRASER class action and SEC vs GARZA court case
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gaw-josh-garza-discussion-paycoin-xpy-xpyio-ion-ionomy-always-make-money-857670

December 03, 2014, [LEGAL]Theymos receives first DPR subpoena regarding Ulbricht user: altoid  (Silk Road) and the heroin store topic.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dpr-subpoena-881488
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=printpage;topic=175.0
http://qntra.net/2014/12/justice-departments-subpoena-to-theymos-of-bitcointalk/

January 05, 2015,[HACK] Bitstamp hotwallet hacked 19000 BTC
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitstamp-hot-wallet-problems-stop-making-bitcoin-deposits-immediately-914565

February 26, 2015, [ANN] X-coin (renamed Dash) using x11 introduces Instant send which allows for masternodes to come to a consensus in just over a second, creating an irreversible transaction.
“Private send” uses CoinJoin to cloak the sender and receiver wallets of a given transaction.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/annxco-xcoin-pos-no-premine-no-ipo-969896

April 17, 2015,[LEGAL] Bitcointalk receives Butterfly Labs subpoena for user data
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bfl-subpoena-1027518

May 25, 2015, [HACK]Bitcointalk server compromised.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/about-the-recent-server-compromise-1067985

May 29, 2015, [CRIME]Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-1074337
https://freeross.org/case-timeline/

June 03, 2015, [LEGAL]New York Releases Final BitLicense
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2015-06-03-cd-new-york-releases-final-bitlicense-1079414

June 18, 2015,[CRIME] Ex-U.S. federal Agents Charged With Bitcoin Theft to Plead Guilty
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2015-06-18-ex-us-agent-charged-with-bitcoin-theft-to-plead-guilty-1093358
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-federal-agents-charged-bitcoin-money-laundering-and-wire-fraud

August 15, 2015, [BITCOIN] Why is Bitcoin forking? What's up with all these people switching to BitcoinXT?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/building-a-dedicated-super-node-crypto-accelerator-cards-etc-1151445
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/building-a-dedicated-super-node-crypto-accelerator-cards-etc-1153742.0;prev_next=prev

September 04, 2015, [SCAM Accusation] Quickseller escrowing for himself
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/quickseller-escrowing-for-himself-1171059

September 07, 2015, [LOSS]Cryptsy collapse
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cryptsy-stopping-withdraw-locking-accounts-without-notifying-users-class-action-1173703

November 12, 2015, [ANN] Zerocoin - Announcement of first use of zero-knowledge proof called zk-SNARKs
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mac-os-x-full-build-instructions-and-updated-binary-package-1247178.08.0
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-zcoin-xzc-implementing-zkp-privacy-without-trusted-setup-1638450

April 19, 2016,[BCT] Beta of new forum software now officially open
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/beta-of-new-forum-software-now-officially-open-1442020

June 17, 2016,[EXPLOIT] DAO hack - or not a hack
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/there-was-no-dao-hack-1516067

June 18, 2016, Letter from the DAO hacker
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/letter-from-dao-attacker-1516913

July 10, 2016, [BITCOIN]Halving event: expectation vs. reality - Bitcoin second halving. Both yay and meh.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/halving-event-expectation-vs-reality-1544493

August 02, 2016, [HACK]Bitfinex HACKED - funds stolen ! 120,000 BTC
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitfinex-hacked-funds-stolen-1573336

October 17, 2016, [ANN] Ethereum hardfork resulting in Ethereum and Ethereum Classic - the start of the forked era
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ethereum-price-speculation-after-hardfork-on-18th-october-2016-1652065

December 28, 2016, [ANN]Privacy coin Monero launched implementing transaction privacy using a method called Ring Confidential Transactions
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/monero-2017-1732002

February 04, 2017, [2017-02-04] Almost $1 Billion Worth of Bitcoins Stuck in Transaction Backlog
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2017-02-04-almost-1-billion-worth-of-bitcoins-stuck-in-transaction-backlog-1777803

March 29, 2017. [HACK] Hal Finney's account is making posts.
Hal passed away 28 August 2014 - someone hacked his account - theymos then locked it
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hal-finneys-account-is-making-posts-1847311

July 18, 2017, [McSHILL] John McAfee: Bitcoin will go above 500k $ in 3 years or he will eat his own dick on live TV.
Later he increases this to $1 million. (McShill - king of altcoin shilling)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/john-mcafee-bitcoin-will-go-above-500k-in-3-years-2029620

July 29, 2017, [LEGAL]BTC-e domain seizure by US authorities
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2017-07-29-btc-e-domain-seizure-by-us-law-enforcement-sparks-jurisdiction-2053536

August 01, 2017, [ANN] Bitcoin Cash fork of the Bitcoin blockchain, 1:1
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-cash-pro-on-chain-scaling-cheaper-fees-2040221

September 15, 2017, [EXCHANGE]From the dust of BTC-e comes WEX
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wexnz-2181023

October 25, 2017, [ANN] Bitcoin Gold fork of the Bitcoin blockchain, 1:1
Bitcoin gold initially was going to be launched with no replay protection.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2284289.0;all

November 08, 2017, [CRIME] Ex-agent in Silk Road probe gets more prison time for bitcoin theft.
The initial theft was valued at $359,005 in 2015 but have been re-valued at $11.3 million in 2017.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2017-11-07-ex-agent-in-silk-road-probe-gets-more-prison-time-for-bitcoin-theft-2374117

November 21, 2017, [HACK] $30,950,010 USDT was removed from the Tether Treasury wallet (hack)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2017-11-21-30950010-usdt-was-removed-from-the-tether-treasury-wallet-2434732

November 24, 2017,[SCAM] Bitcoin Gold Wallet Scam Nets $3 Million in Illicit Earnings
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2017-11-24-bitcoin-gold-wallet-scam-nets-3-million-in-illicit-earnings-2452110
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scam-aware-stolen-btc-fake-bitcoin-gold-claim-2336309

December 06, 2017,[HACK] Nicehash hacked 4000 BTC
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/nicehash-hacked-2535366

December 28, 2017,[CRIME] Director of EXMO kidnapped
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/director-of-exmo-kidnapped-2656688

January 11, 2018,[CRIME] US Marshals Service to Auction Off $54 Million in Bitcoin
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/2018-01-11-us-marshals-service-to-auction-off-54-million-in-bitcoin-2728077

January 16, 2018, [SCAM]BitConnect is shutting down its lending and exchange platform
In early January North Carolina and Texas security divisions both sent out cease and desist orders less than a week apart,
with Texas accusing Bitconnect of engaging in fraud outright.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and Litecoin founder Charlie Lee had earlier warned that it was a ponzi.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/scambitconnect-is-shutting-down-its-lending-and-exchange-platform-2768478

January 24, 2018, [CRIME]Canadian Bitcoin Exchange Hit By Armed Robbers in Thwarted Theft
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2820106.new

January 24, 2018,[BCT] Merit & new rank requirements introduced.
The purpose is to provide an incentive for post quality
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/merit-new-rank-requirements-2818350
100 days of merit

January 27, 2018 [HACK] Coincheck Hack 500 million NEM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coincheck-robbed-of-500m-coins-so-is-the-protocol-to-blame-2831725

January 28, 2018, [CRIME] Armed robbers have raided the house of a British virtual currency trader.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/protection-against-armed-robbery-of-bitcoin-2838558
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/armed-robbers-have-raided-the-house-of-a-british-virtual-currency-trader-2898327

February 09, 2018,[HACK] Bitgrail Hack 17 Million Nano
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2912643.msg%msg_id%

February 24, 2018, [CRIME] Moscow Man Mutilated And Mugged For $1 Million In Bitcoin
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3019359.0;prev_next=next

March 07, 2018, [PHISHING] Binance API/Phishing Attack, Hackers Walk Away Losing Money
Binance issues $250,000 USD bounty in BNB tokens in response.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/trading-bot-used-by-majority-of-people-on-binance-got-hacked-not-binance-3082766
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3108697.new

April 12, 2018, [THEFT] Coinsecure theft 438.318 BTC
Due to their CSO Dr. Amitabh Saxsena extracting Bitcoin Gold from Bitcoin. And as a result, their CSO claimed that bitcoins were lost.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coinsecure-gets-hacked-after-their-bank-account-suspension-3310743

March 28, 2018 [ SCAM  ] Fraud by smart contract [ SCAM  ]
Clever honeytrap scam where users are tempted into sending ETH as "gas" to "claim" 75000 ICX tokens.
Instead the ETH is transferred by the smart contract to another wallet after one confirmation.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/fraud-by-smart-contract-scam-scam-3298171
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/be-careful-of-the-trapsscam-in-the-smart-contract-ethereum-3213068

April 2, 2018,[McSHILL] John McAfee announces that he charges $105000 to shill (promote) a coin via twitter.
https://mcafeecryptoteam.com/effect.html
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/john-mcafee-reveals-he-charges-105000-per-promotional-cryptocurrency-tweet-3246004

April 04, 2018 [EXPLOIT] Network Attack on XVG / VERGE
One of a number of altcoins that fall victim to exploits and attacks.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.33924018

May 27, 2018,[EXPLOIT] Bitcoin Gold BTG suffers a 51 percent attack $18M BTG stolen
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-gold-btg-suffers-a-51-percent-attack-4315535

May 29, 2018,[EXPLOIT] Yup... attack again.. as already said, simply reducing drift time doesn't fix it. XVG / VERGE
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.38862113

December 9, 2018,[KEYS LOST BY DEATH] Gerald Cotten - owner of QuadrigaCX dies. Private keys are lost for  26,500 bitcoin
($92.3 million USD), 11,000 bitcoin cash ($1.3 million), 11,000 bitcoin cash SV ($707,000), 35,000 bitcoin gold ($352,000), nearly 200,000 litecoin ($6.5 million) and about 430,000 ether ($46 million), totaling $147 million
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.49528201

January 14, 2019,[HACK] First exchange hack of 2019 - Altcoin exchange Cryptopia suffered a security breach
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cryptopia-exchange-hacked-5097601

March 27, 2019,[HACK] DragonEx hacked
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/another-hack-dragonex-5124772

March 29, 2019,[NOT HACKED] CoinBene: Exchange Lost At Least $105 Million but claims not to be hacked.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coinbene-exchange-lost-at-least-105-million-5125872

March 30, 2019,[HACK] Bithumb hacked  
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/crypto-exchange-bithumb-reportedly-hacked-5126293

May 7, 2019,[HACK] Largest Centralized Exchange Binance hacked for at least 7000 BTC
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/binance-lost-407-million-to-hackers-which-exchange-is-next-5140532


We are surrounded by legends on this forum. Not just the ones that were phenomenally successful but also some that tried and failed with catastrophic results. Then there are those that scammed at the expense of others.

This forum is a digital museum.

Inspirational = red , Historic event = black, Bitcointalk event = green, Technical significance= orange, Hacked / vulnerability = purple

Contributions: * amishmanish * eddie13 * iCEBREAKER * Heisenberg_Hunter * qwk*TECSHARE* tranthidung *malevolent*Last of the V8s* The Pharmacist
This is a work in progress - will be edited for updates.

INDEX:
index to the best posts on bitcointalk
The Bitcointalk 50 BTC VIP club. Where are they now ?
The Bitcointalk 10 BTC Donators - where are they now ?
Bitcointalk history of hacks and vandalism
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto ? Suspects, frauds and conspiracies.
The Cypherpunks and Bitcoin. The years before bitcointalk.
Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker.
Silk road and Bitcointalk. How it played a role in its rise and fall.
Bitcoin Savings and Trust and Pirateat40 on Bitcointalk (PONZI)
knightmb on bitcointalk - from 371,067.36 BTC to Mitt Romney extortion.
History on Bitcointalk - Mining equipment scams, shams and failed deliveries.
Bitcointalk history - index to first 200 topics
Bitcointalk trolls, internal dysfunction and all out flame wars. Guide to the scandals.
Bitcoin Savings and Trust and Pirateat40 on Bitcointalk (PONZI)

History posts by others:
History - signature campaigns and bounties on Bitcointalk

How to get started writing your articles:
How to use the BBCode on Bitcointalk

How to help the modertors:

Guide -How to detect rule-breakers.Techniques and tips.