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💶 Launch of the Euro January 1, 1999, marks the official launch of the Euro - a currency that today is official for two dozen European countries. Despite high expectations of the positive impact from the introduction of the Euro, the currency behaved similarly to all its fiat counterparts and lost 90% of its value over 25 years of its existence. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1999-01-01/launch-of-the-euro

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📚 Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes On January 1, 2001, Nick Szabo publishes the article "Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2001-01-01/trusted-third-parties-are-security-holes

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⛏️ First Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment On December 30, 2009, the first increase in Bitcoin mining difficulty occurred at 06:11:04 GMT. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2009-12-30/first-bitcoin-difficulty-adjustment

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💎 Diamonds for Bitcoin On December 30, 2014, iDIAMONDS begins accepting bitcoin payments for engagement rings. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-12-30/diamonds-for-bitcoin

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📚 Bitcoin & the HOPF Cycle of the Internet On December 30, 2020, Giacomo Zucco publishes the essay "Bitcoin & the HOPF Cycle of the Internet". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2020-12-30/bitcoin-the-hopf-cycle-of-the-internet

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📚 Freedom of Value On December 30, 2021, Gigi publishes the article "Freedom of Value". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-12-30/freedom-of-value

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📚 Bitcoin is the Only Real Meme On December 29, 2021, Gigi publishes a tweetstorm "Bitcoin is the Only Real Meme". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-12-29/bitcoin-is-the-only-real-meme

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👎 MSTR Sells Bitcoin for the First Time On December 29, 2022, Microstrategy for the first (and seemingly last) time sells some bitcoin. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-12-29/mstr-sells-bitcoin-for-the-first-time

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📚 A Complete History of Bitcoin Consensus Forks On December 28, 2017, BitMex Research published the report "A Complete History of Bitcoin Consensus Forks" (updated on May 12, 2022). https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2017-12-28/a-complete-history-of-bitcoin-consensus-forks

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🚚 Freedom Convoy Begins Accepting Bitcoin On December 28, 2022, the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" movement began accepting bitcoin donations in response to the government's freezing of bank accounts of participants protesting against quarantine measures. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-12-28/freedom-convoy-begins-accepting-bitcoin

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📄 Bit Gold On December 27, 2008 Nik Szabo writes about BitGold https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2008-12-27/bit-gold

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📚 Is Lightning Centralized? On December 26, 2022, DarthCoin ₿ published "Is Lightning Centralized?". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2022-12-26/is-lightning-centralized

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📚 Can Bitcoin Survive An Apocalypse? On December 25, 2021, Bitcoin Magazine publishes the article "Can Bitcoin Survive An Apocalypse?". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2021-12-25/can-bitcoin-survive-an-apocalypse

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🖨️ Federal Reserve Act The "Federal Reserve Act" of December 23, 1913, established the Federal Reserve System and granted it the authority to issue Federal Reserve System banknotes (later converted into US dollars) and Federal Reserve Bank notes, used as legal tender in the United States. This act essentially became the foundation for the greatest deception in history. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1913-12-23/federal-reserve-act

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🚀 Star Strike Released On December 22, 1981, Star Strike – a shoot 'em up video game developed by Hal Finney – was released by Mattel for its Intellivision video game system. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/1981-12-22/star-strike-released

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🪦 Bitcoin Obituary On December 22, 2014, an article titled "Will Bitcoin Survive 2015?" was published on Aol. "Arguably, the most legitimate threat [to Bitcoin] is the company Ripple, which boasts a fast payment system similar to PayPal." 1 BTC = $319.24 https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2014-12-22/bitcoin-obituary

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🚰 Ledger Leak On December 21, 2020, the Ledger customer database was publicly posted on the online forum RaidForums. Compromised were: - Over 1,000,000 email addresses, - Over 250,000 physical addresses and phone numbers, Numerous reports confirm the authenticity of the database. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2020-12-21/ledger-leak

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📚 Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle On December 19, 2019, Gigi publishes the article "Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle". https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2019-12-19/bitcoins-eternal-struggle

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✊ HODL Day On this day in 2013, a (seemingly) very drunk user on the bitcointalk forum decided to write a message about why he wasn't selling coins despite the price drop. https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2013-12-18/hodl-day

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📚 Shelling Out: The Origins of Money On December 17, 2002, Nick Szabo publishes his phenomenal essay "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money." https://bitcoin-calendar.org/en/events/2002-12-17/shelling-out-the-origins-of-money