The Rise, Fall, and ? of Bitcoin

by Ben Doernberg
  1. Bitcoin emerged out of obscurity and into the discussion of the mainstream hacker and technology enthusiast community in 2011
  2. The EFF, the most prominent American digital rights organization, started accepting Bitcoin donations in January.
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    #Bitcoin – a step toward censorship-resistant digital currency https://eff.org/r.1xc

    EFFEFF

    Thu, Jan 20 2011 20:34:22

  4. After Paypal, Mastercard, and Visa blocked donations to controversial documents clearinghouse Wikileaks, they also began accepting Bitcoin donations
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    PayPal bans WikiLeaks after US government pressure http://is.gd/ibbwG Support us: http://wikileaks.ch/support.html

    WikiLeakswikileaks

    Sat, Dec 04 2010 02:32:32

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    WikiLeaks now accepts anonymous Bitcoin donations on 1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v

    WikiLeakswikileaks

    Tue, Jun 14 2011 19:12:01

  7. Rick Falvinge, the Swedish founder of the Internet-freedom focused Pirate Party, announced his plans to put all of his savings into Bitcoin
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    You thought the copyright wars were bad? The war over the money supply is just starting. And I’m going all-in. http://is.gd/G42jAr #bitcoin

    FalkvingeFalkvinge

    Sun, May 29 2011 08:57:51

  9. A real-life Bitcoin billboard even popped up in California
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    Paul Stamatiou

    Sat, Jun 04 2011 21:17:15

  11. Things were looking up for Bitcoin, although there were warning signs in the curency’s volatility and susceptibility to cyberattack
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    Wow, #bitcoin is really a daytrader’s wet dream. Doubles from 16 to 32, thirds from 32 to 10, and doubles again to 20 – in less than a week.

    FalkvingeFalkvinge

    Sun, Jun 12 2011 10:02:55

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    Installing a layer7 firewall in front of mtgox due to recent repetitive ddos attacks. #bitcoin

    MtGox.comMtGox

    Sat, May 07 2011 05:11:26

  14. The Crash
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    The EFF drops Bitcoin donations over “complex legal issues” http://tnw.to/19M9V by @m4tt on @TNWindustry

    The Next WebTheNextWeb

    Tue, Jun 21 2011 02:43:01

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    Bitcoin, briefly the world’s favorite cryptocurrency, is in trouble, as its price per unit plummets http://econ.st/p9i1VT

    The EconomistTheEconomist

    Sun, Oct 23 2011 10:57:15

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