The history, people, and ideas behind Bitcoin — educational content, not financial advice.https://bitcointribute.com/https://bitcointribute.com/history/bitcoin-first-software-release/https://bitcointribute.com/history/bitcoin-first-software-release/On January 8, 2009 UTC, Satoshi announced Bitcoin v0.1: experimental software people could actually run.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/gavin-andresen-bitcoin-faucet/https://bitcointribute.com/history/gavin-andresen-bitcoin-faucet/In June 2010, Gavin Andresen offered free bitcoin so more people could try the software.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/march-2013-chain-split/https://bitcointribute.com/history/march-2013-chain-split/A database compatibility problem caused Bitcoin software versions to disagree about a block at height 225,430.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/segwit-activation/https://bitcointribute.com/history/segwit-activation/At block 481,824 in August 2017, new witness rules changed Bitcoin’s transaction format and capacity accounting.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/taproot-activation/https://bitcointribute.com/history/taproot-activation/Bitcoin’s November 2021 upgrade introduced new spending paths built around Schnorr signatures and script commitments.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/the-first-bitcoin-transfer/https://bitcointribute.com/history/the-first-bitcoin-transfer/A ten-bitcoin test payment, an early collaborator, and the difference between ledger data and personal testimony.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/the-fourth-bitcoin-halving/https://bitcointribute.com/history/the-fourth-bitcoin-halving/At block 840,000 in April 2024, Bitcoin’s permitted block subsidy fell from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/adam-back/https://bitcointribute.com/people/adam-back/The author of Hashcash, a proof-of-work predecessor explicitly cited in Bitcoin’s white paper.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/pieter-wuille/https://bitcointribute.com/people/pieter-wuille/A contributor whose published work includes hierarchical wallets, SegWit, Taproot, and output descriptors.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-multisig/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-multisig/A spending policy can require signatures from several keys. Understand a 2-of-3 example and the recovery trade-offs.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-privacy/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-privacy/Bitcoin addresses are not names, but a public transaction history can still reveal relationships and activity.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-transaction-fees/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-transaction-fees/Understand fee rates, virtual bytes, and why a larger payment does not necessarily cost more to send.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-upgrades-and-forks/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-upgrades-and-forks/How proposals, software releases, and consensus changes fit together—and why a BIP number is not a network-wide approval.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/confirmations-and-reorganizations/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/confirmations-and-reorganizations/What a confirmation count measures, why blocks can be replaced, and why no count guarantees absolute finality.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/recovery-phrases-and-wallet-backups/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/recovery-phrases-and-wallet-backups/How mnemonic words relate to wallet keys, why passphrases matter, and why some recoveries need additional information.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/lightning-network/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/lightning-network/Payment channels move repeated updates off the base chain, with a different set of liquidity and operational trade-offs.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-a-utxo/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-a-utxo/Understand Bitcoin’s transaction model by following one output into a payment, change, and a fee.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-node/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-node/Independent validation is the important part. Keeping every historical block forever is optional.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/public-private-keys-and-wallets/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/public-private-keys-and-wallets/A wallet manages the information used to receive and spend bitcoin. The coins themselves remain part of the public transaction record.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/the-halving-explained/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/the-halving-explained/A block-height rule reduces new issuance in steps. Explore the calculation without confusing it with a price forecast.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-mining-and-proof-of-work/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/bitcoin-mining-and-proof-of-work/Miners propose blocks by searching for qualifying hashes. Other nodes check that those blocks obey the rules.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-the-blockchain/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-the-blockchain/A chain of blocks makes edits detectable. Proof of work and independent validation make agreement on a history possible.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-bitcoin/https://bitcointribute.com/learn/what-is-bitcoin/A starting point for understanding digital money, a shared transaction history, and the rules that connect them.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/spot-etf-approval/https://bitcointribute.com/history/spot-etf-approval/On January 10, 2024, the SEC approved exchange rule changes allowing spot bitcoin investment products to list and trade.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/mt-gox-collapse/https://bitcointribute.com/history/mt-gox-collapse/The exchange’s February 2014 failure exposed the gap between a customer balance and control of bitcoin.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/the-first-halving/https://bitcointribute.com/history/the-first-halving/At block 210,000 on November 28, 2012, Bitcoin’s permitted block subsidy fell from 50 BTC to 25 BTC.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/silk-road/https://bitcointribute.com/history/silk-road/The marketplace, its 2013 closure, and the distinction between pseudonymous payments and anonymity.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/bitcoin-pizza-day/https://bitcointribute.com/history/bitcoin-pizza-day/In May 2010, a public forum offer turned 10,000 bitcoin into two pizzas—and left a record anyone can read.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/genesis-block/https://bitcointribute.com/history/genesis-block/On January 3, 2009, Bitcoin’s first block recorded a newspaper headline. Here is what its data tells us—and what it does not.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/history/the-bitcoin-white-paper/https://bitcointribute.com/history/the-bitcoin-white-paper/A nine-page proposal, announced on October 31, 2008, set out a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/gavin-andresen/https://bitcointribute.com/people/gavin-andresen/An early developer whose faucet and published correspondence document Bitcoin’s transition beyond its creator.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/laszlo-hanyecz/https://bitcointribute.com/people/laszlo-hanyecz/The participant behind a public experiment in exchanging bitcoin for dinner.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/wei-dai/https://bitcointribute.com/people/wei-dai/The author of b-money, an earlier digital-money proposal cited in the Bitcoin white paper.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/nick-szabo/https://bitcointribute.com/people/nick-szabo/The writer behind bit gold and early work on smart contracts—two useful starting points for Bitcoin’s intellectual history.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/hal-finney/https://bitcointribute.com/people/hal-finney/A cryptographer, an early Bitcoin tester, and the recipient of the first transfer described in his own account.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bitcointribute.com/people/satoshi-nakamoto/https://bitcointribute.com/people/satoshi-nakamoto/The name attached to Bitcoin’s white paper, first software release, and early correspondence.Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT