Crypto Firsts 100 · F001–F102
Crypto Firsts 100: The First Milestones in Cryptocurrency
Explore the first major milestones that shaped crypto history, from early digital money and proof-of-work to Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, institutional adoption and future blockchain innovations.
Quick Facts
SeriesCrypto Firsts 100
Article codesF001–F102
Main themeFirst milestones in crypto history
FormatLinked encyclopedia index
Cryptography and the Beginning of Digital Money
5 firsts
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17 firsts
- F006The First Bitcoin Whitepaper
- F007The First Genesis Block
- F008The First Bitcoin Software
- F009The First Bitcoin Transaction
- F010The First CPU Mining
- F011The First Bitcoin Forum
- F012The First Bitcoin Price Discovery
- F013The First Bitcoin Exchange
- F014The First Real-World Bitcoin Payment: Pizza Day
- F015The First GPU Mining
- F016The First FPGA Mining
- F017The First ASIC Miner
- F018The First Bitcoin Halving
- F019The First Mobile Wallet
- F020The First Hardware Wallet
- F021The First Bitcoin ATM
- F022The First Multisig
The Rise of Major Blockchains
7 firsts
Ethereum and Smart Contracts
8 firsts
Stablecoins and DeFi
9 firsts
NFTs, Web3 and Next-Generation Ecosystems
21 firsts
- F047The First NFT
- F048The First NFT Game
- F049The First NFT Boom
- F050The First Metaverse Coin
- F051The First Play-to-Earn
- F052The First Web3 Wallet
- F053The First Bridge
- F054The First Layer 2
- F055The First Optimistic Rollup
- F056The First ZK Rollup
- F057The First Bitcoin Ordinals
- F058The First BRC-20
- F059The First Runes
- F060The First Restaking
- F061The First EigenLayer
- F062The First AI Token
- F063The First RWA Tokenization
- F064The First SocialFi
- F065The First GameFi
- F066The First DePIN
- F067The First Memecoin Boom
Institutional Investment and Mainstream Adoption
7 firsts
Mining and Exchange Development
8 firsts
The Evolution of Blockchain Technology
4 firsts
Regulation and Security
5 firsts
Price and Market History
4 firsts
The Future and New Challenges
7 firsts
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Start with the First Milestone
Begin with F001, the first digital currency, and follow the timeline through Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs and the next generation of blockchain innovation.