Thread by @sassal0x

1/ 2019 was an amazing year of building for Ethereum 🚀

Here's a recap of the biggest and most important Ethereum-related events that happened during 2019!

Happy holidays everyone 🎆

(thread)

2/ January:

-@ethhub_io website goes live
-@gitcoin grants launched
-@parity receives $5mil grant from the EF
-@/r/ethtrader experiments with monetizing upvotes
-@instadapp introduces the 'Decentralized Bank'
-@ethcatherders formed

3/ February:

-@graphprotocol releases it's explorer
-@kybernetwork launches @kyberswap
-@getnuo goes live on mainnet
-@WrappedBTC goes live on Ethereum
-@DEXAG_TokenWire introduced
-@plasma_group introduced

4/ February continued:

-@dharma_HQ raises $7mil and launches new Lever platform
-@ethereum's Constantinople upgrade goes live
-@ethereum foundation announces grants wave 5

5/ March:

-@setprotocol introduces Strategy Enabled Tokens
-@defipulse goes live
-@econoar proposes EIP-1559
-@molochdao rises

6/ March continued:

-@sec_news Chair Clayton says ETH is no longer a security
-@ConnextNetwork Dai Card goes live on mainnet
-Mist, one of the oldest interfaces for the Ethereum network, gets discontinued
-@compoundfinance v2 announced

7/ April:

-First eth2 beacon chain testnets go live from @ethstatus, @prylabs and @sigp_io
-@AugurProject details v2 of the project
-@teo_leibowitz introduces DIPOR - the LIBOR for open finance
-@EYNews unveils Nightfall
-@dydxprotocol undergoes major update

8/ April continued:

-@instadapp v2 launched
-@uniswapexchange announces formation of company and funding

9/ May:

-@ethereum launches new Ethereum dot org website
-@defisaver launched on mainnet
-@consensys launches Ethereum developer portal
-@dydxprotocol launches to the public
-@meta_cartel DAO is born
-@RealTPlatform tokenized real estate goes live

10/ May continued:

-@microsoft releases Ethereum kit for Azure
-@finra approves Grayscale's Ethereum trust
-@ethereum Foundation outlines their plans for the next 12 months
-@compoundfinance v2 goes live on mainnet
-@nexusmutual goes live on mainnet

11/ June:

-@jpmorgan releases Zether protocol
-@chainlink goes live on mainnet
-@starkwareltd & @0xproject release StarkDEX demo
-@microsoft partners with @trufflesuite
-@bzxHQ launches Fulcrum
-@facebook announces @libra_
-@gridplus announces the Photon network

12/ June continued:

-@cloudflare launches an Ethereum gateway
-@argentHQ introduces Hopper privacy solution
-@camirusso launches The Defiant newsletter

13/ July:

-@ethereum 2.0 phase 0 spec is frozen
-@pooltogether_ goes live
-@camirusso and @kermankohli launch History of Ethereum website
-@kendricktrh introduces Heiswap Ethereum mixer
-@realdonaldtrump tweets about cryptocurrency

14/ July continued:

-@ethereum Geth v1.9.0 released with huge improvements to the client
-@instadapp launches @makerdao <> @compoundfinance bridge
-@setprotocol launches Trend Trading Strategies
-@ethereum 2.0 researchers participate in an AMA on /r/ethereum

15/ August:

-@argentHQ launches @makerdao CDP portal
-@brave launches twitter tipping service
-@mi_ayako joins the @EntEthAlliance board
-@tornadocash introduced
-@godsunchained hires former MTG: Arena director
-@ethfinancer forks off of /r/ethtrader

https://twitter.com/sassal0x/status/1210685217997901830

2019 was a big year for Ethereum but 2020 will be even bigger!

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