👨‍💻 Bitcoin v0.3 Released On July 6, 2010, Satoshi released #Bitcoin v0.3. Among other improvements, the update increased hashing efficiency by 20% and added MacOS support.

[bitcoin-list] Bitcoin 0.3 released! – Satoshi Nakamoto

🤑 Buy Bitcoin at $65 On July 5, 2013, Pantera CEO Dan Morehead advised investing $20 million to buy 308,000 #bitcoin. Dan himself planned to acquire 30,000 #BTC. 1 BTC = $65

📚 Notable Publication On July 5, 2020, Robert Breedlove published the treatise "Masters and Slaves of Money."

Masters and Slaves of Money

Q2 report laying out what Bitcoin Calendar project has achieved so far is out. Read and support on Geyser

Geyser | Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform

A Bitcoin crowdfunding platform where creators raise funds for causes, sell products, manage campaigns, and engage with their community.

🎂 Julian Assange's Birthday On July 3, 1971, journalist and fighter for justice Julian Assange was born. American authorities pursued Assange for providing a platform to people willing to expose the crimes of the American army and intelligence agencies. As a result, Julian had to hide from the US government for 7 years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and also spent 5 years in an English prison. On June 25, 2024, Julian Assange was released from prison, where he spent 1,901 days, after the #WikiLeaks founder reached a preliminary plea deal with the US Department of Justice on one of 17 charges.

Julian Assange | Biography, WikiLeaks, Extradition, Release, & Facts | Britannica

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On July 2, 2013, "The Atlantic" published an article attempting to persuade readers not to buy #bitcoin. 1 BTC = $80

The Winklevoss Twins Want You to Invest in Bitcoin—Don't! - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic

🐸 Pepe Library's Birthday On July 2, 2019, the #Pepe the Frog meme library was launched, later transforming into a #Bitcoin-based #NFT marketplace.

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🏦 First Bitcoin ETF Application On July 1, 2013, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss filed the first application for a #Bitcoin #ETF.

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Winklevoss Twins Plan First Fund for Bitcoins

A proposal by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to create an exchange-traded fund dealing in bitcoins could make the digital currency more accessible to...

🦏 Tim Draper Revealed as 30,000 BTC Buyer On July 1, 2014, Tim Draper was revealed as the winner of the US Marshals auction of nearly 30,000 #bitcoin.

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🐪 FBI Agents Convicted of Stealing Bitcoin from Silk Road On July 1, 2015, former federal agents Carl Force IV (#DEA) and Shaun Bridges (#SecretService) pleaded guilty to stealing #bitcoin for personal gain during the investigation of the #SilkRoad marketplace.

Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Pleads Guilty to Extortion, Money Laundering and Obstruction | OPA | Department of Justice

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On June 30, 2011, Tim Fernholz explained in his article why #Bitcoin is a scam. 1 BTC = $3.41

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📚 Notable Publication On June 29, 2015, Trace Mayer published the #article "The Seven Network Effects of #Bitcoin."

The Seven Network Effects of Bitcoin

🐪 Silk Road Bitcoin Auction On June 27, 2014, the U.S. Marshals Service conducted an auction for 30,000 #bitcoin seized from #SilkRoad.

US Marshals: One Auction Bidder Claimed All 30,000 Silk Road Bitcoins

👨‍🎓 First Bitcoin Diplomas On June 27, 2022, Salvadoran students received their first diplomas for completing a 10-week #Bitcoin course.

Bitcoin diploma course - My First Bitcoin

🕵️‍♂️ Sassaman's Skepticism On June 25, 2011, in private correspondence with Jon Matonis, Len Sassaman expressed his concerns about #privacy (or rather, lack of privacy) in #Bitcoin: |"Any state-level adversary can link bitcoin back to the user's real-world identity — or at least, real-world computer."

The Monetary Future: Len Sassaman on Bitcoin

✊ Assange is Free On June 25, 2024, Julian Assange was released from prison, where he spent 1,901 days, after the #WikiLeaks founder reached a preliminary plea deal with the US Department of Justice on one of 17 charges.

🗽 New York Launches BitLicense On June 24, 2015, the New York State Department of Financial Services officially adopted #BitLicense. Upon its enactment, BitLicense made New York the first US state to officially launch a tailored approach to regulating #bitcoin and digital currencies.

NY Bitcoin Businesses Have 45 Days to Apply for BitLicense

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On June 23, 2018, CNBC held a live funeral for #Bitcoin. The clickbait once again proved unfounded. #BTC price at the time of the clownery was $6,027.

👮‍♂️ New Zealand Police Seizes $90M from BTC-e Accounts On June 22, 2020, New Zealand police confiscated 140 million New Zealand dollars (US$91 million) from Russian #bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. The funds were seized from the bank accounts of Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company operating the exchange.

New Zealand makes its biggest ever asset seizure over alleged vast bitcoin crime ring | New Zealand | The Guardian

🇮🇷 Iran Seizes 7,000 Bitcoin Miners On June 22, 2021, Iranian police seized 7,000 #bitcoin miners at an abandoned factory in Tehran. This was the largest #mining equipment seizure operation in history.

Iran Seizes 7,000 Crypto Miners Amid Bitcoin Energy Crackdown - Decrypt