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- The network mining difficulty decreases for the first time since the utilization of ASICs for mining.
- The concept of bitcoin tipping 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.
- A massive uninsured Bitcoin mine is destroyed in a fire (pictured), causing a drop in the global hash rate.