2011
2011
| Bitcoin year | 3 |
| Block reward | 50 BTC |
2011 was the third year since the launch of Bitcoin. Dollar parity was achieved as Satoshi Nakamoto departed.
Events
January
- 02 – Luke Dashjr standardizes Tonal Bitcoin.
- 08 – Bitcoin Pooled Mining reaches 10 Ghash/s.
- 28 – Block 105000 is mined, meaning the supply of bitcoins reaches 25% of its target.
February
- 09 – Bitcoin achieves dollar parity. 1 bitcoin trades for 1 US dollar on Mt. Gox.[1]
- 10 – News of dollar parity attracts significant attention; bitcoin.org struggles to handle the traffic.[2]
- 14 – For the first time, a vehicle is offered for a sum of bitcoins. It was a 1984 Celica Supra for 3000 BTC.[3] A buyer was never found.
March
- 01 – Jed McCaleb sells Mt. Gox to Mark Karpelès.
- 06 – The network hashrate briefly doubles.[4]
References
- ↑ Online-Only Currency BitCoin Reaches Dollar Parity
- ↑ BitcoinTalk thread 3444. HUGE spike in Google trends 2011-02-13.
- ↑ BitcoinTalk thread 3485. Car for Sale - Australia 2011-02-14.
- ↑ [1]
