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.
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.
The April 2013 Bitcoin Bubble: First Crypto Headlines
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: a Trusted Protocol Fell Silent
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.