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History of cryptocurrencies
1998 - Wei dai published description about distributed electronic cash system
1999 - Nick Szabo created “Bit Gold” together with proof-of-work system
2008 - bitcoin.org was registered by Satoshi Nakamoto and public whitepaper „Bitcoin Peer to Peer electronic cash system“ was released
03.01.2009 - First Genesis block was generated into Bitcoin network
2011 - First BTC conference, 1 BTC = 1 USD
2013 - 1 BTC = 1200 USD, first bitcoin ATMs were produced
2014 - MtGox crashed. Many new startups, around 8 million wallets, 50% increase in transaction volumes, 1 BTC = 500 USD
2015 - first banks, 1 billion USD investments, some regulations (VAT free in EU), 1 BTC = 300 USD
2016 - Many new blockchain businesses, new regulations, many banks adopted blockchain technology, 1 BTC = 800 USD
2017 - New boom began, ICOs, BTC = 4 000 USD