A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto
The Cypherpunk Manifesto argues that privacy is essential to freedom, championing cryptography as a tool for individual autonomy.
MicroStrategy’s Bet on Bitcoin
In 2020, MicroStrategy shocked the world by converting millions in corporate cash into Bitcoin, pioneering corporate crypto adoption.
The Unraveling of Privacy Coins: Anonymity shakes
Privacy coins like Monero and Zcash faced delistings as regulators cracked down, exposing crypto’s tension between anonymity and compliance.
When Bitcoin Discovered NFTs: The Rise of Ordinals
In 2023, Ordinals brought NFTs to Bitcoin, letting users inscribe art and data directly onto the blockchain for the first time.
The 2017 ICO Boom and Bust
In 2017, the crypto world erupted with ICOs, as projects raised billions overnight; fueling innovation, speculation, and one of the industry’s wildest booms.
The Birth of Bitcoin: When Money Became Code
In 2009, Bitcoin was born, creating the first peer-to-peer digital money and sparking the blockchain revolution.
The Birth of Ethereum: Crypto Learned to Dream Bigger
In 2015, Ethereum launched, introducing programmable money and enabling the world’s first decentralized applications.
The Coincheck Hack: Japan Woke Up to Crypto’s Dark Side
In 2018, Coincheck lost $530 million in NEM tokens to hackers, shaking Japan’s crypto industry and trust in exchanges.
The Spot Bitcoin ETF: Crypto meets Wall Street
In 2024, the U.S. approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF, finally giving investors direct exposure to BTC and signaling crypto’s arrival in mainstream finance.