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Date: November 22, 2009 On November 22, 2009 Satoshi Nakamoto published the welcome post in the bitcointalk forum

Date: November 28, 2012 On November 28, 2012, the first Bitcoin halving took place, which halved the block subsidy from 50 to 25 BTC.

Date: December 5, 2013 On December 5, 2013, the price of 1 BTC equaled the price of one troy ounce (31.1 grams) of gold for the first time.

Date: December 12, 2010 On December 12, 2010, Satoshi Nakamotos posted to the bitcointalk forum for the last time. In the days before, Satoshi was worried that if the WikiLeaks revelation platform accepted donations in BTC, state authorities and enemies of freedom would get wind of Bitcoin too soon.   https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3;sa=showPosts https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5299346.0

Date: December 18, 2013 On December 18, 2013, a drop in the price of Bitcoin prompted a member of the bitcointalk forum to write that he would not sell his Bitcoin. The drunk user mistyped and accidentally changed "I AM HOLDING" to "I AM HODLING", which has since become established in the community.

On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto crafted the inaugural block of the Bitcoin blockchain, often referred to as the "Genesis Block." Embedded within this block was a significant headline from The Times dated January 3, 2009: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." While Nakamoto never explicitly explained the significance of...

To celebrate the birthday of the Genesis block, the Bitcoin community calls for the annual Proof of Keys Day on January 3. Proof of Keys Day, initiated by Trace Mayer, encourages Bitcoin holders to withdraw their Bitcoin from third-party services to verify ownership and promote self-sovereignty.

Lightning Pay Day celebrates the advancements of the Lightning Network, enhancing Bitcoin's transaction speed and scalability. On January 8, 2018, the first "real payment" took place in the Lightning Network. A user used it to pay for a VPN subscription with "TorGuard".

On January 10, 2024, Bitcoin spot ETFs received approval in the USA, marking a significant milestone for Bitcoin's integration into traditional financial markets.

On January 11, 2009, Hal Finney, the software developer and Cypherpunk tweeted 'Running bitcoin,' becoming the first recipient of a Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto.

On January 12, 2009, the first Bitcoin transaction was made between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney. In Block #170 . Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 BTC to the cypherpunk Hal Finney.

On January 14, 2016. The White Paper on the Lightning Network by Joseph Poon and Thadeus Dryja published.  https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf