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Bitcoin Journey

A timeline of significant Bitcoin milestones and nipiQ's journey in the ecosystem

Protocol January 3, 2009

Bitcoin Genesis Block

The first block of the Bitcoin blockchain, mined by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Protocol January 9, 2009

First Bitcoin Transaction

Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney, marking the first Bitcoin transaction.

Supply July 15, 2009

1 Million BTC Mined

Supply November 1, 2010

5 Million BTC Mined

Price February 9, 2011

BTC Reaches $1

Supply February 15, 2012

10 Million BTC Mined

Halving November 28, 2012

1st Halving (50 → 25 BTC)

Tweet January 28, 2013

nipiQ First Bitcoins

nipiQ begins participating in the Bitcoin ecosystem in Asia.

Price April 1, 2013

BTC Reaches $100

Protocol May 15, 2013

BIP 34 Activation

Introduced block height in coinbase, improving protocol versioning.

Price November 27, 2013

BTC Reaches $1,000

Supply June 1, 2014

15 Million BTC Mined

Tweet December 22, 2014

Borderless Bitcoin Tweet

Borderless money like #bitcoin, that's a revolution we should all participate in - it returns money to the people bitcoin.org

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Tweet May 8, 2015

Forever Money Tweet

Every government collapses and every bank will fail. The #Blockchain and #Bitcoin is the closest thing we have to forever money!

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Halving July 9, 2016

2nd Halving (25 → 12.5 BTC)

Protocol August 24, 2017

SegWit Activation

Segregated Witness (SegWit) activated, improving scalability and enabling second-layer solutions like Lightning Network.

Price November 29, 2017

BTC Reaches $10,000

Supply May 1, 2019

18 Million BTC Mined

Halving May 11, 2020

3rd Halving (12.5 → 6.25 BTC)

Price February 16, 2021

BTC Reaches $50,000

Protocol November 14, 2021

Taproot Activation

Taproot upgrade activated, enhancing privacy, efficiency, and smart contract capabilities.

Halving April 19, 2024

4th Halving (6.25 → 3.125 BTC)

Supply April 20, 2024

19.75 Million BTC Mined (Post-4th Halving)

Price December 5, 2024

BTC Reaches $100,000

Current July 17, 2025

You Are Here

Current position in the Bitcoin timeline - 12 years since nipiQ's first bitcoins.

Halving April 15, 2028

5th Halving (3.125 → 1.5625 BTC)