От первой BTC Фенни до одобрения спотового ETF: 15-летний цикл биткоина

【Blockchain Pulse】Remember January 11, 2009? That day Hal Finney posted a message on Twitter saying “Running bitcoin”. It seemed unremarkable, but the significance behind it was enormous — he became the recipient of the first transaction in Bitcoin history. Just one day later, Satoshi Nakamoto sent him 10 BTC.

Although the controversy about Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity remains unresolved, one thing is undeniable: without Hal Finney’s participation and support, Bitcoin might have forever remained in an obscure whitepaper. He proved the viability of this system through concrete action and drove the launch of this financial revolution.

Interestingly, the date the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Bitcoin spot ETF was January 11, 2024 — exactly 15 years later on the same day. History seems to have completed a full cycle in some sense. From a geek experiment to a mainstream financial product, from the initial 10 BTC transaction to a multi-trillion dollar market, Bitcoin’s evolution witnesses the entire process of crypto assets moving from the margins to the center.