This Week In Bitcoin History
Historical Bitcoin milestones, metrics and timeless reads of the upcoming week.
Hi bitcoiner. This is your weekly snapshot looking back at Bitcoin years ago.
📊 Bitcoin Metrics in Historical Perspective
Take a look at fresh Bitcoin metrics and see how much the network has evolved over the years.
| Metric | Today | 1 Year Ago | 3 Years Ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $89,615.00 | $95,017.00 | $16,544.00 |
| Hashrate | 1102.21 EH/s | 763.32 EH/s | 245.57 EH/s |
| Bitcoin Nodes | 23,229 | 20,333 | 15,379 |
| LN Nodes | 17,354 | 10,587 | 13,656 |
| LN Capacity | 5,853.82 BTC | 5,261.65 BTC | 5,172.88 BTC |
📅 Bitcoin History - Dec 30 - Jan 05
Explore the upcoming Bitcoin history milestones and holidays:
Thursday, Jan 01
- 💶 Launch of the Euro (1999)
Saturday, Jan 03
- 🥳 Bitcoin’s Birthday (2009)
- 🗝️ Not Your Keys - Not Your Bitcoin (2019)
Sunday, Jan 04
- 🚀 Bitcoin Price Reaches $100 (2013)
Tuesday, Dec 30
- ⛏️ First Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment (2009)
- 💎 Diamonds for Bitcoin (2014)
📚 Timeless Reads
Read these timeless classics this week:
- 📚 Trusted Third Parties Are Security Holes (2001)
- 📚 Bitcoin & the HOPF Cycle of the Internet (2020)
- 📚 Freedom of Value (2021)
- 📚 LNbits Guide (2023)
Sources
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Browse hundreds of historical Bitcoin milestones by visiting bitcoin-calendar.org
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Historical events sourced from Bitcoin Calendar open database
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Price, hashrate and LN data provided by mempool.space
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Bitcoin nodes data by Bitnodes
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