On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first batch of 50 bitcoins on a small server located in Helsinki, Finland;

In May 2010, a programmer used 10,000 bitcoins to buy two pizzas worth $30, with each BTC valued at $0.003;
On July 17, 2010, the first Bitcoin platform was established;
On November 6, 2010, the price on MtGox reached $0.5;
On February 9, 2011, the price first reached $1, equivalent to the US dollar;
In 2013, Bitcoin saw its first major bull market. That year, Bitcoin’s price surged from about $13 at the beginning of the year to around $1,200 in November;
On December 6, 2013, the central bank together with five ministries issued the “Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks,” denying Bitcoin’s monetary attribute;
In 2017, Bitcoin saw its second major bull market. That year, Bitcoin’s price surged from about $1,000 at the beginning of the year to nearly $20,000 by the end of the year;
On September 4, 2017, the People’s Bank of China, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and six other departments jointly issued the “Announcement on Preventing Token Issuance and Financing Risks,” categorizing ICOs as acts of unapproved and illegal public financing, requiring the cleanup and rectification of ICO platforms and organizing the clearance and refund of ICO tokens;
On January 1, 2022, Bitcoin’s opening price was $46,217.5. A year later, by January 1, 2023, Bitcoin had fallen to $16,537.5;
In 2024, Bitcoin showed strong upward momentum. On January 10, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first spot Bitcoin ETF, providing investors with more ways to participate;
On March 1, 2024, Bitcoin’s opening price was $61,157.3;
On November 13, 2024, Bitcoin first broke through the $90,000 mark, and the price doubled within the year;
On December 5, 2024, Bitcoin rose above $100,000, and the total market value reached $2.1 trillion. Bitcoin directly jumped from $68,000 to $100,000 in just one month.#BTC走势分析