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πŸ“‰ Beginning of the 2008 Crisis On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York β€” a moment that became the clearest and most undeniable sign that the global financial crisis was fully underway. Six weeks later, Satoshi announced Bitcoin to the cypherpunk community. image
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πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ First Warrant for Bitcoin Seizure On September 14, 2012, Secret Service agents seized the computer equipment of Michael Brown, who was later proven to have blackmailed Governor Mitt Romney, demanding the equivalent of $1 million in bitcoin in exchange for not disclosing allegedly hidden income by the official. This seizure became the first case of issuing a warrant not only to prove the defendant's guilt but also to check the computer equipment for the presence of bitcoin, which would serve as evidence of payment to conceal unlawful activity. image
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BitcoinCalendar 5 months ago
πŸ“š Notable Publication On September 11, 2014, Michael Goldstein publishes the legendary essay "Everyone's a Scammer". image
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πŸ” First Stable Version of GnuPG On September 7, 1999, the first stable release of GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) – a free encryption suite – was published. GnuPG was developed as a free open-source alternative to PGP, and its 1.0.0 release marked a key milestone in open cryptography tools. image
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πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡» Bitcoin is Legal Tender in El Salvador On September 7, 2021, Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador, 90 days after the law was published in the official gazette. This made El Salvador the first country to adopt bitcoin as a means of payment at the legislative level. image
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Bitcoin Calendar Update: Unique Event URLs & Sharing Happy to announce a big Bitcoin Calendar web app update! Read details in a long(ish)-form post below. naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqh3m7eyeqa90gxaw8zsgaknyy3wh0jdyz66ye7v8j2uvjq9tncqfqqth2mnfw96k2tt4wfk8xttpdejz6umgv9exjmn8mmt9jp
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⛓️‍πŸ’₯ Libertaria in Cyberspace On September 1, 1992, Tim May shared his essay "Libertaria in Cyberspace" in the Extropians mailing list. β€œThe basic problem is that physical space is too small, too exposed to the view of others… Cyberspace looks more promising. There is more β€˜space’ in cyberspace, thus allowing more security and more colonizable space.” image
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