Bitcoin
Bitcoin is indexed as a network or digital asset relevant to the XRP, XRPL, crypto, payments, banking, or regulatory knowledge graph.
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- Legacy Import
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Launch, Market, and Regulatory Timeline
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Mt. Gox trading halt, collapse, and bankruptcy filing
Mt. Gox suspended trading and filed for bankruptcy protection after reporting massive bitcoin losses.
Exchange failure/insolvency · Verified1Bitfinex hack
Attackers stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, creating an exchange-security shock.
Protocol exploit/hack · Verified1CME Bitcoin futures launch
CME launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures, adding a regulated institutional derivatives venue.
Institutional/regime shift · Verified1COVID Black Thursday liquidation cascade
The global COVID shock coincided with a rapid crypto selloff and leveraged liquidation cascade across March 12 and 13.
Liquidation cascade · Verified1Third Bitcoin halving
Bitcoin block 630,000 reduced the mining subsidy from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC.
Institutional/regime shift · Verified1China mining crackdown and forced miner migration
China expanded its virtual-currency restrictions to Bitcoin mining, beginning a prolonged network and market adjustment.
Regulatory crackdown · Verified1El Salvador implements Bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador implemented Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar.
Institutional/regime shift · Verified1U.S. spot Bitcoin ETP approval
The SEC approved exchange rule changes permitting the listing and trading of multiple spot Bitcoin ETP shares.
Institutional/regime shift · Verified1Fourth Bitcoin halving
Bitcoin block 840,000 reduced the mining subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.
Institutional/regime shift · Verified1
Evidence records connected to Bitcoin
Original artifacts remain distinct from publishers, sources, extracted evidence, and generated summaries.
- official sourceIs the XRP Ledger a Blockchain? — official primary documentationOpen original source ↗
- official sourceXRP Ledger ConceptsOpen original source ↗
- official sourceWhat Is XRP?Open original source ↗
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