Top 10 cryptocurrency innovations/events of the decade?
2010 Satoshi leaves Bitcoin
'11 BitcoinTalk, SilkRoad
'12 LocalBitcoins
'13 BIP39 mnemonics
'14 Gox-not your🔑, not your coins
'15 Ethereum
'16 The DAO, ETC🍴
'17 📈, ERC20/ICOs, SegWit
'18 FOMO3D 🤯
2019 MakerDAO, DeFi 🚀
2010 Satoshi leaves Bitcoin
'11 BitcoinTalk, SilkRoad
'12 LocalBitcoins
'13 BIP39 mnemonics
'14 Gox-not your🔑, not your coins
'15 Ethereum
'16 The DAO, ETC🍴
'17 📈, ERC20/ICOs, SegWit
'18 FOMO3D 🤯
2019 MakerDAO, DeFi 🚀
12.5.2010 (7d b4 he left) Satoshi re: Wikipedia BTC donations
“The project needs to grow gradually so the software can be strengthened along the way. I make this appeal to Wikileaks not to try to use BTC. Bitcoin is a small beta community in its infancy."
We've come a long way.
“The project needs to grow gradually so the software can be strengthened along the way. I make this appeal to Wikileaks not to try to use BTC. Bitcoin is a small beta community in its infancy."
We've come a long way.
Feb 2011 - Silkroad launches and accepts bitcoin.
8.1.2011 > Forum on bitcoin.org moves to bitcointalk[.]org
bitcointalk.org/index.php?PHPS…
8.1.2011 > Forum on bitcoin.org moves to bitcointalk[.]org
bitcointalk.org/index.php?PHPS…
June 2012 - LocalBitcoins launches as "a peer to peer bitcoin marketplace with over-the-counter trading of local currency for bitcoins. Reputation, escrow, and resolution system help purchasing bitcoin easier all of the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LocalBitc…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LocalBitc…
9.10.2013 - Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP39) makes it easy to back-up your wallet with a seed phrase, making Bitcoin a little easier to use.
github.com/bitcoin/bips/b…
github.com/bitcoin/bips/b…
2.17.2014 - Mt. Gox suspends trading. Reminds the world the power of a payment network without an undo button.
Not your keys, not your coins.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox
Not your keys, not your coins.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox
7.30.2015 - Ethereum genesis releases the first innovation in the cryptocurrency space since Bitcoin's launch.
Smart contracts on Ethereum's blockchain broaden the use cases beyond payments to finance generally.
etherscan.io/block/0
Smart contracts on Ethereum's blockchain broaden the use cases beyond payments to finance generally.
etherscan.io/block/0
4.30.2016 - The DAO launches 28d crowd sale of the first "decentralized autonomous organization", 14% of all ETH ($150M at the time) is deposited.
May - paper highlights vulnerability
June - hackers take over 30% of funds
7.20.2016 - ETH forks to save funds, creates ETC.
May - paper highlights vulnerability
June - hackers take over 30% of funds
7.20.2016 - ETH forks to save funds, creates ETC.
March 2017 - ETH price goes ape sh*t.
May - Brave raises $35M in 30 second ICO. Investors lose their minds.
8.8.2017 - SegWit leads to BTC and BCH fork while personalities fight for power of Bitcoin under the facade of block size.
May - Brave raises $35M in 30 second ICO. Investors lose their minds.
8.8.2017 - SegWit leads to BTC and BCH fork while personalities fight for power of Bitcoin under the facade of block size.
7.8.2018 - anonymous team launches PoWH3d + FOMO3d utilizing bonding curves in a race to bet game.
Is it a Ponzi scheme? Is it a better funding mechanism?
exitscam.me
Is it a Ponzi scheme? Is it a better funding mechanism?
exitscam.me
2019 - MakerDAO's system holds over 2% of ETH as users seek leverage while $DAI, its emission, surges as the leading crypto-native stablecoin.
Defi takes off. 🚀
Compound Finance, dYdx, and other DAI derivatives explode with new ideas (xDAI, cDAI, rDAI, LSDai, and more)
Defi takes off. 🚀
Compound Finance, dYdx, and other DAI derivatives explode with new ideas (xDAI, cDAI, rDAI, LSDai, and more)
That's it. These are my Top 10 cryptocurrency innovations/events of the decade.
What are yours?
Where will 2020 and the next decade take cryptocurrencies?
What are yours?
Where will 2020 and the next decade take cryptocurrencies?
Correction:
*WikiLeaks* BTC donations
*WikiLeaks* BTC donations
