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CEX.IO (logo pictured) discontinues cloud mining services as a result a significant correction in the price of Bitcoin.
Bitstamp is hacked, resulting in the theft of 19,000 bitcoins and a temporary halt in trading.
Microsoft begins accepting Bitcoin as a direct means of payment.
The United States Marshals Service 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 ASICs for mining.
The concept of bitcoin tipping goes viral on Reddit and Twitter, resulting in exponential growth of the ChangeTip userbase.

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-*[[Bitstamp]] is '''hacked''', resulting in the theft of 19,000 bitcoins and a temporary halt in trading.
+*[[CEX.IO]] ''(logo pictured)'' discontinues cloud mining services as a result a significant correction in the price of Bitcoin.
-*Microsoft '''begins accepting''' Bitcoin as a direct means of payment.
+*[[Bitstamp]] is hacked, resulting in the theft of 19,000 bitcoins and a temporary halt in trading.
+*Microsoft begins accepting Bitcoin as a direct means of payment.
 *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 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.
-*The alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0 is '''arrested''' by FBI agents. A Silk Road 3.0 is operational within hours.