2011

 
2011 was the third year since the launch of Bitcoin. was achieved as Satoshi Nakamoto departed.

Contents

Events

January

February

  • 09 – Bitcoin achieves . 1 bitcoin trades for 1 US dollar on Mt. Gox.
  • 10 – News of dollar parity attracts significant attention; bitcoin.org struggles to handle the traffic.
  • 14 – For the first time, a vehicle is offered for a sum of bitcoins. It was a 1984 Celica Supra for 3000 BTC. A buyer was never found.

March

  • 01 – Jed McCaleb sells Mt. Gox to Mark Karpelès.
  • 06 – The network hashrate .
  • 18 – BTC/USD exchange rate reaches a 6-week low point at almost $0.70/BTC, after what appeared to be a short burst of possibly automated sales at progressively lower prices. The price had been declining since dollar parity.
  • 22 – publishes , which became a viral hit.
  • 25 – Difficulty decreases for the second time ever.
  • 27 – Britcoin is established, opening the first Bitcoin exchange for the Pound Sterling.
  • 31 – Bitcoin Brazil is established, opening the first Bitcoin exchange for the Brazilian real.

April

  • 05 – is established, opening the first Bitcoin exchange for the Polish złoty.
  • 12 – The first Bitcoin put option contract is sold on Bitcoin-OTC.
  • 16 – TIME publishes an article on Bitcoin.
  • 23 – The exchange rate reaches parity with the Euro and Pound Sterling.
  • 27 – VirWoX is established, opening the first Bitcoin exchange for the Linden dollar.
  • 30 – Difficulty tops 100,000.

June

  • 02 – The Mt. Gox exchange rate reaches an all-time high of $10.
  • 08 – The tops at over $30, and pops in the following week.
  • 13 – reports the theft of 25,000 BTC, worth $375,000.
  • 19 – Mt. Gox is compromised.
  • 24 – Difficulty tops 1,000,000.

Source

http://bitcoin.it/

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