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A day like today…
February 25, 2010: The first Bitcoin market price was published by New Liberty Standard, with the price of 1 Bitcoin set at $0.003.
February 25, 2011: Bitcoin reached parity with the US dollar for the first time, with 1 BTC equal to 1 USD.
February 25, 2013: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on the regulation of virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, as money service businesses (MSBs) under US law.
February 25, 2014: Mt. Gox, then the largest Bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan after losing around 850,000 Bitcoins due to a massive hack.
February 25, 2015: Bitstamp, a major Bitcoin exchange, announced that it had become the first fully licensed Bitcoin exchange in the European Union.
February 25, 2016: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared that Bitcoin is a commodity, subject to regulation by the agency.
February 25, 2017: Bitcoin's market capitalization surpassed $20 billion for the first time.
February 25, 2018: Bitcoin's price dropped below $10,000 for the first time since December 2017, as a result of regulatory crackdowns and investor uncertainty.
February 25, 2019: Bitcoin's price started to recover after a long bear market, reaching around $3,900.
February 25, 2020: Bitcoin's price reached a high of over $10,300, following a strong start to the year.
February 25, 2021: MicroStrategy announced that it had purchased an additional $1 billion worth of Bitcoin, bringing the company's total Bitcoin holdings to over $4 billion.
February 25, 2010: The first Bitcoin market price was published by New Liberty Standard, with the price of 1 Bitcoin set at $0.003.
February 25, 2011: Bitcoin reached parity with the US dollar for the first time, with 1 BTC equal to 1 USD.
February 25, 2013: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on the regulation of virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, as money service businesses (MSBs) under US law.
February 25, 2014: Mt. Gox, then the largest Bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan after losing around 850,000 Bitcoins due to a massive hack.
February 25, 2015: Bitstamp, a major Bitcoin exchange, announced that it had become the first fully licensed Bitcoin exchange in the European Union.
February 25, 2016: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared that Bitcoin is a commodity, subject to regulation by the agency.
February 25, 2017: Bitcoin's market capitalization surpassed $20 billion for the first time.
February 25, 2018: Bitcoin's price dropped below $10,000 for the first time since December 2017, as a result of regulatory crackdowns and investor uncertainty.
February 25, 2019: Bitcoin's price started to recover after a long bear market, reaching around $3,900.
February 25, 2020: Bitcoin's price reached a high of over $10,300, following a strong start to the year.
February 25, 2021: MicroStrategy announced that it had purchased an additional $1 billion worth of Bitcoin, bringing the company's total Bitcoin holdings to over $4 billion.