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The Corporate Treasury Revolution: MicroStrategy Bets on Bitcoin

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In 2020, MicroStrategy shocked the world by converting millions in corporate cash into Bitcoin, pioneering corporate crypto adoption.

The Unraveling of Privacy Coins: When Anonymity Met Regulation

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Privacy coins like Monero and Zcash faced delistings as regulators cracked down, exposing crypto’s tension between anonymity and compliance.

The ICO Boom and Bust: When Crypto Discovered Both Greed and Possibility

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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

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In 2009, Bitcoin was born, creating the first peer-to-peer digital money and sparking the blockchain revolution.

The Birth of Ethereum: When Crypto Learned to Dream Bigger

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In 2015, Ethereum launched, introducing programmable money and enabling the world’s first decentralized applications.

The Coincheck Hack: When Japan Woke Up to Crypto’s Dark Side

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In 2018, Coincheck lost $530 million in NEM tokens to hackers, shaking Japan’s crypto industry and trust in exchanges.

The Spot Bitcoin ETF Breakthrough: When Crypto Entered Wall Street

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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.

The April 2013 Bitcoin Bubble: When the World First Noticed Crypto

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In 2013, Bitcoin surged from a few dollars to over $1,000; its first great bubble, proving crypto could capture the world’s attention overnight.

The Euler Finance Hack: When a Trusted Protocol Fell Silent

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When Euler Finance was exploited in 2023, the attack drained nearly $200 million, before the hacker shocked the industry by returning most of the funds.

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