BLOCKCHAIN OF EVENTS

Jan 3, 2009

The Bitcoin ledger begins. And we’re off!

May 22, 2010

The first recorded instance of Bitcoin being used to buy a real-life commodity: two Papa John’s pizzas.

June 19, 2011

Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is hacked. The frenzied sale of Bitcoin in the days that follow drives the currency’s value down to less than a cent.