13 Moments Defining The Future Of Money
May 22, 2010
Programmer Laszlo Hanyecz buys two Papa John’s pizzas for $25 using 10,000 bitcoin, establishing its first market-based price: $0.0025
June 2012
Ripple’s XRP is “born” when co-founder Arthur Britto submits code limiting tokens to 100 billion. Ripple now competes with Swift.
March 2013
Failing Cypriot banks threaten to seize deposits, triggering global interest in digital currency. Bitcoin soars 40% to $80.
October 2013
The FBI shutters online black market and drug bazaar Silk Road. Its boss Ross Ulbricht gets a life sentence.
February 2014
Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox is hacked and $460 million is stolen. Bitcoin drops 20% to $400.
December 2014
Following Overstock’s lead, Microsoft starts accepting bitcoin for Xbox games. Bitcoin ends 2014 at $312.
May 2015
Second Market founder, Barry Silbert, launches Grayscale’s bitcoin trust, a securitized bitcoin for accredited investors only.
July 2015
Waifish Canadian Vitalik Buterin launches the Ethereum blockchain, enabling decentralized applications. Ether debuts at $3.
December 2015
JP Morgan refugee Blythe Masters co-founds Hyperledger with institutions including IBM, to make blockchain software for enterprises.
October 2016
Privacy coins gain traction after Zcash launches with zero-knowledge proofs, now being explored by the likes of JP Morgan.
December 2017
Amid crypto trading frenzy, Cboe launches bitcoin futures allowing investors to short bitcoin. Bitcoin price: $15,300.
December 17, 2017
Bitcoin bubble peaks at $19,902, up 2,100% in 2017. Ripple CEO Chris Larsen’s net worth briefly hits $37 billion.
June 18, 2019
Facebook announces libra, a cryptocurrency partially backed by dollars. China announces its own crypto.
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