Bitcoin Calendar

📖 "Mastering Bitcoin" Becomes Open for All On March 17, 2016, Andreas Antonopoulos released his book "Mastering Bitcoin" to the public. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2016-03-17/masteri…

📬 Bitcoin Core Starts Sending Notifications On March 15, 2016, Bitcoin Core begins sending users notifications about security issues and new releases. Notifications are available exclusively on an opt-in basis. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2016-03-15/bitcoin…

💬 Eric Hughes: "Code Is Not Enough" On March 14, 1996, the author of the "Cypherpunk Manifesto" and the famous phrase "cypherpunks write code," Eric Hughes, comes to the conviction and shares his own opinion that code alone is not enough: "Perhaps the single most important lesson I've learned from cypherpunks is that code alone doesn't cut it. Not code alone, not code widely distributed, not even code widely used. Some measure of toleration in society for activities conducted in private is necessary for long term success. Not convenient, not easier, but necessary." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1996-03-14/eric-hu…

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On March 14, 2014, Warren Buffett calls bitcoin a mirage. 1 BTC = $629 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-03-14/bitcoin…

🐪 US Sells Silk Road Bitcoin According to the memorandum published in the Southern District of New York, on March 14, the US sold 9,861 of the 50,000 bitcoin seized during the Silk Road case proceedings. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2023-03-14/us-sell…

🌐 Shopping on the Information Superhighway On March 13, 1996, Europe's largest Internet provider EUnet integrates ECash. Europeans could now make cash purchases "right on the information superhighway." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1996-03-13/shoppin…

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On March 11, 2014, Fortune magazine published an article titled "The Real Reason Bitcoin is Doomed." "The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin's success has always been getting the blessing from the very governments that many of its supporters consider enemies." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-03-11/bitcoin…

📜 Cypherpunk Manifesto On March 9, 1993, Eric Hughes' "Cypherpunk Manifesto" was published. The manifesto emphasizes the importance of privacy and discusses the threats looming over it in the digital age. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1993-03-09/cypherp…

📚 What is Multisig On March 9, 2023, "What is Multisig" was published in the Unchained blog. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2023-03-09/what-is…

ℹ️ First Wikipedia Bitcoin Page On March 8, 2009, the first Wikipedia page dedicated to Bitcoin was created. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-03-08/first-w…

⛓️ First P2SH Transaction On March 7, 2012, the first transaction was made to an address supporting the P2SH standard. Pay-to-Script-Hash operations were standardized in BIP 16. They allow transactions to be sent to a hash code (an address starting with 3) instead of a public key hash (addresses starting with 1). To spend bitcoin sent according to P2SH, the recipient must provide a script matching the hash and script data. One of the most popular use cases for P2SH is multisig schemes. More about them below 👇 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2012-03-07/first-p…

🙅‍♂️ "I Am Not Dorian Nakamoto" On March 7, 2014, Satoshi replies "I am not Dorian Nakamoto" to his own post that introduced Bitcoin to the world, in an attempt to refute the Newsweek magazine article. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-03-07/i-am-no…

⛏️ Mysterious Miner On March 6, 2011, Bitcoin hashrate briefly reached a new high of almost 900 Ghash/sec, but soon dropped to 500 Ghash/sec. Some attribute this spike to some supercomputer or botnet that joined the Bitcoin network (the mysterious miner). https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2011-03-06/mysteri…

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On March 5, 2014, the Acton Institute, which had begun accepting bitcoin donations three months earlier, publishes an article titled "Bitcoin (Almost) Dead". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-03-05/bitcoin…

🗣️ Satoshi on Timestamps On March 4, 2009, Satoshi speaks about timestamps in Bitcoin. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-03-04/satoshi…

🗣️ P2P Exchanges On March 3, 2010, Satoshi explains how p2p platforms coordinating bitcoin trading can work. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2010-03-03/p2p-exc…

👑 Golden Parity Day On March 3, 2017, bitcoin price exceeded the price of an ounce of gold for the first time. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2017-03-03/golden-…

❌ SilverGate Bank Closure On March 3, 2023, the "pro-crypto" bank SilverGate's announcement about plans to close causes a significant sell-off of bitcoin and numerous shitcoins. Like most "crypto businesses", the bank took on unsustainable leverage and could not withstand the negative market behavior in light of the FTX collapse and other related scam "companies". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2023-03-03/silverg…

📚 Phoenix LN Waller Guide On March 2, 2023, a guide for the Phoenix lightning wallet was published. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2023-03-02/phoenix…

🔓 Largest Bitcoin Theft On March 1, 2012, the largest bitcoin theft occurred – totaling about 50,000 BTC. The theft was made possible through a security breach on the Linode web host, resulting in the loss of 3,000 BTC by the Slush pool and 43,000 by the Bitcoinica exchange. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2012-03-01/largest…