📚 Notable Publication On September 16, 2019, Giacomo Zucco publishes a series of articles "Discovering Bitcoin".

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📚 Discovering Bitcoin

On September 16, 2019, Giacomo Zucco publishes a series of articles "Discovering Bitcoin".

🗽 Satoshi Monument On September 16, 2021, Hungary unveiled a monument to Satoshi. The statue is located in Budapest's Graphisoft Park, a technology and business hub.

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🗽 Satoshi Monument

On September 16, 2021, Hungary unveiled a monument to Satoshi. The statue is located in Budapest's Graphisoft Park, a technology and business hub.

📚 Notable Publication On September 16, 2022, Loic Morel publishes an article "The Ugly Duckling" dedicated to BIP47 and PayNym.

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📚 The Ugly Duckling

On September 16, 2022, Loic Morel publishes an article "The Ugly Duckling" dedicated to BIP47 and PayNym.

📉 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 — 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.

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📉 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 — a momen...

⛏️ Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 1 PH/s On September 15, 2013, Bitcoin hashrate reached one petahash per second. This is one million GH/s, or 40 times faster than in January 2013.

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⛏️ Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 1 PH/s

On September 15, 2013, Bitcoin hashrate reached one petahash per second. This is one million GH/s, or 40 times faster than in January 2013.

👨‍⚖️ 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.

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👨‍⚖️ 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...

🗣️ Jack Dorsey on Bitcoin On September 13, 2012, Jack Dorsey publicly mentioned Bitcoin for the first time. 1 BTC = $11

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📚 Notable Publication On September 13, 2019, Dhruv Bansal publishes the first part of the trilogy "Bitcoin Astronomy".

Bitcoin Astronomy

🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On September 12, 2017, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon stated that only drug dealers and murderers use Bitcoin. Just six months later, he changed his tune due to plans to release JPMorgan Coin 🤡

the Guardian

Bitcoin is a fraud that will blow up, says JP Morgan boss

Jamie Dimon claims cryptocurrency is only fit for use by drug dealers, murderers and people living in North Korea

📚 Notable Publication On September 11, 2014, Michael Goldstein publishes the legendary essay "Everyone's a Scammer".

Everyone

🔐 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.

GnuPG 1.0 released

📚 Notable Publication On September 7, 2019, Nick Carter publishes the article "The Most Peaceful Revolution".

A Most Peaceful Revolution

🇸🇻 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.

El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency | The Verge

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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency

The country has bought 400 bitcoin in preparation.

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

🇸🇻 El Salvador Buys Its First Bitcoin On September 6, 2021, El Salvador buys bitcoin for the first time. The first Bitcoin state started its purchases with 200 BTC. https://archive.bitcoin-calendar.org/archive/1749207507.564146/singlefile.html

📚 Notable Publication On September 6, 2022, a guide on Blue Wallet was published.

Installing Blue Wallet

📚 Notable Publication On September 3, 2022, a blog post titled "How Lightning Addresses Work" was published.

How Lightning Address Works

⛓️‍💥 Libertaria in Cyberspace On September 1, 1992, Tim May shared his essay "Libertaria in Cyberspace" in the Extropians mailing list. “The basic problem is that physical space is too small, too exposed to the view of others… Cyberspace looks more promising. There is more ‘space’ in cyberspace, thus allowing more security and more colonizable space.”

Libertaria in Cyberspace

📑 Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks On September 1, 1997, Nick Szabo publishes the paper 'Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks', where he discusses protocols with applications in important contractual areas, including credit, content rights management, and payment systems.

Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks | Szabo | First Monday

Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks

🎧 First Eminem Track to Mention Bitcoin On August 31, 2018, Eminem released the track "Not Alike," which went on to top music charts worldwide. "Not Alike" became the first rap performance featuring Eminem to mention Bitcoin.

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Not Alike (feat. Royce Da 5'9) - Eminem