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The Bitcoin Historian

@pete_rizzo_

Sep 10, 2023 • 14 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X

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✨ An image of one #Bitcoin wallet from every year since the price was $0, in chronological order

2009-2010: The Satoshi Nakamoto wallet

2011: The 1st mobile #Bitcoin wallets arrive on Android

2012: The 1st iOS #Bitcoin wallet by @Blockchain. It is subsequently removed from the Apple app store

2013: The 1st @coinbase mobile app lets users send and receive #Bitcoin

2014: The 1st multi-sig wallets (example @BitGo) allow users to secure #Bitcoin with multiple private keys

2015: The 1st @Trezor hardware wallets, physical products designed to protect #Bitcoin keys appear

2016: The @Ledger NanoS introduces a #Bitcoin hardware wallet with an LED light-up display

2017: @BitPay mobile wallets begin featuring multiple addresses for spending and saving

2018: #Bitcoin integrated into @CashApp

2019: The first #Bitcoin Lightning wallets arrive ⚡️

2020: @SparrowWallet, a #Bitcoin wallet for power users integrates transaction labeling and coin control

2021: @MuunWallet marks the beginning of integrated #Bitcoin and Lightning wallets with a sleek UI

2022: #Bitcoin debit cards go mainstream

2023: @MutinyWallet integrates Nostr with #Bitcoin to demonstrate an open-source Venmo alternative

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#BITCOIN LEGEND: MIKE PETERSON

Convinced a nation to buy over 5,000 BTC
Brought hope and savings to millions

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1/ As a college student and missionary, Mike travelled the world.

An avid surfer, he fell in love with El Zonte, El Salvador.

In 2012, he moved his family to the country 👏

2/ Mike was familiar with #Bitcoin in its early days, but didn't start investing until 2016.

It stayed a hobby for him until 2019, when an anonymous donor approached him about a philanthropic project...

He wanted to use BTC for good 🔥

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Apr 20

#BITCOIN LEGEND: CHRISTIAN LANGALIS

Told the world to buy BTC at $2,000
Sworn enemy of the Federal Reserve

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1/ In 2017, Christian held up a sign behind Janet Yellen

The sitting chair of the U.S. central bank

It made him a hero overnight in #Bitcoin, but that's not where his story begins...

2/ Just 25 years old, Christian began his career at a global macro fund

There, he was the "young #Bitcoin kid" who wasn't taken seriously.

He realized markets were fake. He started buying $BTC 👏

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Apr 6

#BITCOIN LEGEND: ISAAC MILLER

Watched BTC hit $100
Watched BTC hit $100,000
HODLed all the way

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1/ Isaac got into tech at an early age.

He was homeschooled and taught himself to code at 13.

Then, in 2008, he took on a big task: campaign coordinator for Presidential candidate Ron Paul 🇺🇸

2/ Isaac’s political and tech background led him to #Bitcoin.

He said: “I was running in a lot of libertarian circles and also had international tech connections.”

A friend introduced him to BTC – it was under $1 ‼️

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Mar 1

#BITCOIN LEGEND: GAMEKYUUBI

Invented HODLing at $200 in 2013
Knew he was a bad trader, but refused to sell
GF out at a lesbian bar

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1/ GameKyuubi bought his 1st #Bitcoin at $10 in 2011.

Back then, he was a university student in Japan.

By the time he joined Bitcoin Talk in 2013, he’d been trading through 20% drops for 2 years 😮

2/ GameKyuubi rode the ups and downs.

He bought 5 #Bitcoin at $20 – but sold at $100

Then, he bought $1,000 worth of BTC at $400, hoping to make back the gains he missed 💀

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Feb 22

Why Jameson Lopp Is A #Bitcoin Legend

Bought his 1st Bitcoin at $10
Erased himself from the internet

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1/ A computer science graduate from North Carolina, Jameson discovered the #Bitcoin white paper in 2012

Here he is tweeting about the 1st halving

The price was $12 ❗

2/ Jameson rode the price wave up to $200 in 2013

But he didn’t get discouraged by the 50% crash

Here's why he didn't sell ✊

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Feb 16

He bought 370,000 BTC – for $0.01 each

Then, he blackmailed a U.S. Senator

The Insane Story of Michael Brown – the man who lost $36 BILLION worth of #Bitcoin. A thread 🔥

1/ Early #Bitcoin was full of opportunities

By mining blocks of 50 BTC on a laptop, some were able to amass HUGE fortunes

One was Michael Mancil Brown, known as KnightMB – he was once the 7th richest person in Bitcoin 😮

2/ Brown discovered #Bitcoin in early 2010

When he first got involved, 1 #BTC was less than $0.01

Here he is chatting with Satoshi on the forums 🤯

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