*[[CEX.IO]] ''(logo pictured)'' discontinues cloud mining services as a result a significant correction in the price of Bitcoin.
*119,756 BTC are stolen from [[Bitfinex]] in a hack.
*[[Bitstamp]] is hacked, resulting in the theft of 19,000 bitcoins and a temporary halt in trading.
*The mining subsidy halves to 12.5 BTC.
*Microsoft begins accepting Bitcoin as a direct means of payment.
''Ongoing:'' [[Block size limit controversy]]
*The United States Marshals Service '''[[USMS December 2014 auction|auctions]]''' 50,000 bitcoins seized from [[Dread Pirate Roberts]] by the FBI.
*The network mining [[difficulty]] decreases for the first time since the original utilization of [[Mining#ASIC Mining|ASICs]] for mining.
*The concept of bitcoin [[tipping]] '''[[Wave of bits|goes viral]]''' on Reddit and Twitter, resulting in exponential growth of the [[ChangeTip]] userbase.
