Crypto Events 100 · E001–E100 · Index
100 Crypto Events That Shaped the Industry
Browse 100 major cryptocurrency events, from the Bitcoin whitepaper and Genesis Block to Mt. Gox, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, spot ETFs, regulation, hacks and Web3 adoption.
Quick Facts
CategoryCrypto Events 100
Document RangeE001–E100
Main ThemeBitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs and Web3
Page TypeCrypto Encyclopedia Index
About This List
This page is a structured index of the most important events in cryptocurrency history. Each item links to a dedicated article page, making it easy to follow the timeline from Bitcoin’s origin to the wider crypto and Web3 era.
The Birth and Early History of Bitcoin
11 events
E001
Bitcoin Whitepaper Published
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E002
Genesis Block Created
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E003
First Bitcoin Transaction
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E004
Bitcoin Pizza Day
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E005
GPU Mining Era Begins
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E006
Mt. Gox Exchange Founded
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E007
Silk Road Launches
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E008
Silk Road Shutdown
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E009
WikiLeaks Accepts Bitcoin Donations
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E010
ASIC Miners Appear
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E011
First Bitcoin Halving
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Exchange Crises and Market Shocks
12 events
E012
Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
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E013
Bitfinex Hack
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E014
Coincheck Hack
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E015
Binance Hack: 7,000 BTC Stolen
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E016
Celsius Bankruptcy
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E017
Three Arrows Capital Collapse
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E018
FTX Bankruptcy
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E019
DMM Bitcoin Hack
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E020
WazirX Hack
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E021
Mt. Gox Creditor Repayments Begin
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E022
Bybit $1.5 Billion Hack
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E023
Genesis Bankruptcy
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Technology Milestones
15 events
E024
Ethereum Project Announced
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E025
Ethereum Mainnet Launch
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E026
The DAO Hack
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E027
Ethereum Hard Fork
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E028
SegWit Activation
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E029
UASF: BIP148
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E030
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
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E031
Lightning Network Mainnet
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E032
Taproot Upgrade
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E033
The Merge: Ethereum Moves to PoS
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E034
Ordinals Emerge
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E035
BRC-20 Tokens Emerge
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E036
Runes Protocol Launch
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E037
Polygon Mainnet
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E038
EigenLayer Mainnet
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Market Growth and Innovation
17 events
E039
ICO Boom
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E040
CryptoKitties Craze
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E041
DeFi Summer
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E042
Uniswap Token Airdrop
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E043
PayPal Supports Bitcoin
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E044
Tesla Buys Bitcoin
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E045
NFT Boom
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E046
El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender
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E047
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF
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E048
U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval
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E049
Bitcoin Fourth Halving
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E050
Bitcoin Ecosystem Expansion: Bitcoin Dogs and More
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E051
Ethereum Spot ETF Approval
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E052
Bitcoin Breaks $100,000
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E053
MicroStrategy Continues Buying Bitcoin
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E054
MicroStrategy Rebrands as Strategy
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E055
Hyperliquid Growth
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Regulation and Policy Changes
17 events
E056
Libra Project Announced
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E057
China Bans Crypto Mining
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E058
SEC Charges Binance
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E059
Ripple Partial Court Victory
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E060
Trump’s Pro-Crypto Campaign Promises
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E061
Tornado Cash Sanctions
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E062
OFAC Mixer Sanctions
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E063
SEC vs. Coinbase Lawsuit
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E064
SEC vs. Binance Lawsuit
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E065
SEC vs. Kraken Lawsuit
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E066
Grayscale Wins ETF Lawsuit
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E067
Global CBDC Expansion
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E068
Hong Kong Spot ETF Approval
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E069
Dubai Virtual Asset Regulation
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E070
MiCA Implementation
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E071
U.S. Election and Crypto Policy
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E072
Institutional Bitcoin Treasury Competition
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Hacks, Bankruptcies and Systemic Market Stress
7 eventsExchanges and Investment Infrastructure
5 eventsMemecoins, NFTs and Web3
13 events
E085
Dogecoin Craze
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E086
Shiba Inu Craze
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E087
PEPE Memecoin Craze
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E088
OpenSea Growth
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E089
Blur Airdrop
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E090
Solana Ecosystem Revival
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E091
TON Ecosystem Growth
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E092
Telegram Wallet Expansion
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E093
EigenLayer Restaking Craze
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E094
Restaking Market Expansion
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E095
AI Token Craze
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E096
RWA Tokenization Craze
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E097
Bitcoin Staking Debate
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