El Salvador’s Bitcoin law
On June 9, 2021, the government of El Salvador passed the law that makes Bitcoin an official means of payment. The law came into force just under three months later.
On June 9, 2021, the government of El Salvador passed the law that makes Bitcoin an official means of payment. The law came into force just under three months later.
Bitcoin Pizza Day commemorates the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin when Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 BTC on May 22, 2010.
On May 11, 2020, the third Bitcoin halving took place, halving the block subsidy from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC.