👨‍🏫 Antonopoulos's Enthusiasm On May 18, 2013, Andreas Antonopoulos gives a lecture on #Bitcoin to 4 listeners. 1 BTC = $112.80

👨‍🏫 First Lesson Dedicated to Bitcoin On May 18, 2012, the first lesson dedicated to Bitcoin was held in a US elementary school. The teacher was pleasantly surprised by the many valid and often unexpected questions. Children are indeed inclined to approach new topics openly and not prematurely dismiss the information received. Don't let knowledge gained from traditional, state-funded media stop you from studying #Bitcoin as a solution to problems caused by that very state elite!

SUCCESS! The First Grade School Bitcoin Project!

SUCCESS! The First Grade School Bitcoin Project!

🍕 Laszlo Hanyecz Offers 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 Pizzas On May 18, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz posted on bitcointalk offering 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas.

Pizza for bitcoins?

Pizza for bitcoins?

Playing around with #Nostr relays. I guess I’ll make a testing thread out of this note 👨‍💻

I wanna take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported the project in any way 🧡 @Bitcoin Calendar already received over 50k sats spread between your #zaps and @Geyser contributions. Find out more about the project at

Bitcoin Calendar

Bitcoin Calendar - Historical Events Timeline

Interactive calendar showcasing significant events, milestones, and historical moments in Bitcoin's journey. Explore the complete timeline of Bitco...

💃 First Bitcoin Tip for Striptease On May 17, 2011, the first stripper received a tip in Bitcoin.

🏪 First Joinmarket Release On May 15, 2017, the first release of Joinmarket by Adam Gibson was launched, a CoinJoin implementation aimed at increasing the privacy and functionality of Bitcoin transactions. 🔗:

GitHub

Release First release. · JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver

This is not really, of course, the first release, but the first one after some real use and testing picked up a few missing features or bugs, so I ...

🥷 Wei Dai Launches b-money In May 1998, Wei Dai launched b-money. You can find out more about his work here:

Part III: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It

“Efficient cooperation requires a medium of exchange (money) and a way to enforce contracts,” Dai explained when he introduced b-money in Novem...

A document describing b-money: http://www.weidai.com/bmoney.txt

📚 Notable Publication On May 13, 2020, Brandon Quittem published the article "Bitcoin Wallets: How, Why and When to Hold Your Own Private Keys". 🔗:

Bitcoin Wallets: How, Why and When to Hold Your Own Private Keys

🏠 First Real Estate Rental for Bitcoin On May 13, 2011, the first advertisement for renting an apartment for #bitcoin appeared on the bitcointalk forum.

Room or Appartment for rent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Room or Appartment for rent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

🌒 Luna Loses 96% in a Day On May 12, 2022, the infamous cryptocurrency Luna lost 96% of its value in a single day, marking a definitive end to a prolonged history of shitcoinery and fraud. 🗃️:

Google Search

🪫 Tesla Stops Accepting Bitcoin On May 12, 2021, Elon Musk announced that electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla would stop accepting #bitcoin. The billionaire attributed his decision to environmental concerns allegedly caused by Bitcoin.

Reuters

Tesla’s Musk halts use of bitcoin for car purchases

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental ...

You can see that Bitcoin does not harm the environment by watching "This Machine Greens – Bitcoin Documentary": 

Excited to announce that Bitcoin Calendar project now runs its own Haven Relay and Blossom Server. This is a huge step towards the project's sovereignty! Now Bitcoin Calendar depends even less on third party services, while benefitting from the features built into Haven stack – such as Blastr – and offered by other Nostr tools, such as Primal's Media Mirrors. Thank you to those who supported the project so far and please consider supporting and sharing if you haven't yet 🙏 All project info can be found at

Bitcoin Calendar

Bitcoin Calendar - Historical Events Timeline

Interactive calendar showcasing significant events, milestones, and historical moments in Bitcoin's journey. Explore the complete timeline of Bitco...

Huge shoutout and eternal gratitude to @utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 for Haven 💜 See the first media hosted by Bitcoin Calendar below 👇

🌗 Third Bitcoin Halving On May 11, 2020, the third Bitcoin halving occurred. As a result, the block reward decreased from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC.

The Mempool Open Source Project®

Explore the full Bitcoin ecosystem with The Mempool Open Source Project®. See the real-time status of your transactions, get network info, and more.

📚 Notable Publication On May 10, 2021, the "Current State of #Lightning Network #Privacy" article was published. 🔗:

Lightning Network Privacy

⚡️ First Lightning Payment on Litecoin On May 10, 2017, Christian Decker from Blockstream successfully completed the first fully functional, secure #Lightning payment on the Litecoin blockchain, sending a #micropayment typically impossible or impractical on the main chain. The payment took fractions of a second. 🔗:

Blockstream

Major Milestone: The First Lightning Payment on Litecoin pay

We’re excited to share a major milestone that recently took place regarding Blockstream’s Lightning implementation.

🚰 FBI Bitcoin Report Leaked On May 9, 2012, an FBI report titled "Bitcoin Virtual Currency: Unique Features Present Distinct Challenges for Deterring Illicit Activity" got leaked. The report was originally published on April 24, 2012, intending to highlight concerns that #Bitcoin and similar payment systems could facilitate illegal arms and drug deals. 

Wayback Machine

🪙 First Physical Bitcoins On May 9, 2011, the first physical incarnation of #bitcoins, known as Bitbills, were introduced. Bitbills were plastic cards that held the cryptographic key that would allow the face value amount of the card to be spent. The key was on a QR code embedded within the card such that it could not be read without the card showing evidence of tampering. Additionally, the card had a hologram affixed to ensure that the card was not a counterfeit.  https://web.archive.org/web/20110925100346/http://bitbills.com/order  ℹ️ 

Bitbills - Bitcoin Wiki

🎲 SatoshiDice Overwhelms Bitcoin Blockchain On May 8, 2012, Satoshi Dice, a service allowing betting using the Bitcoin #blockchain, accounted for over half the volume of #Bitcoin transactions.

Satoshi Dice - Bitcoin Wiki

👽 First Mention of Bitcoin on Reddit On May 8, 2009, #Bitcoin was mentioned on #Reddit for the first time. https://np.reddit.com/r/business/comments/8itlf/bitcoin_a_peertopeer_network_based_anonymous/