Sixteen years ago, on May 10, 2010, developer (Laszlo Hanyecz) officially launched the first Bitcoin mining program using GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) technology, thereby creating a pivotal moment in the network’s history.

In late 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto encouraged the Bitcoin community to adhere to an oral agreement: postponing the transition to GPU mining for as long as possible. His reasoning was clear: keeping mining available to anyone with a standard CPU would allow broader participation and healthier network growth for as long as possible during Bitcoin’s early days.

However, despite this, after private correspondence with Satoshi, Laszlo shared his initial model using OpenCL. This innovation proved highly effective, delivering a rapid increase in the hash rate. Shortly after that, large-scale mining using graphics cards contributed to speeding up the transition process. What began as “one CPU, one vote” quickly evolved into a more specialized mining environment.

This shift, though inevitable, strengthened Bitcoin’s security much earlier than expected, and paved the way for its remarkable resilience.
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