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On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first batch of 50 Bitcoins on a small server located in Helsinki, Finland; In May 2010, a programmer used 10,000 Bitcoins to buy two pizzas, worth $30, making each BTC worth $0.003; On July 17, 2010, the first Bitcoin platform was established; On November 6, 2010, the price on MtGox reached $0.5; On February 9, 2011, the price reached $1 for the first time, equivalent to the dollar; In 2013, Bitcoin experienced its first major bull market, with the price soaring from about $13 at the beginning of the year to around $1,200 in November; On December 6, 2013, the central bank, along with five ministries, issued a notice on preventing Bitcoin risks, denying Bitcoin's monetary attributes; In 2017, Bitcoin experienced its second major bull market, with the price soaring from about $1,000 at the beginning of the year to $20,000;
On September 4, 2017, the central bank and seven other departments jointly issued a notice on preventing risks of token issuance and financing, characterizing ICOs as illegal public financing without approval, requiring the cleanup and rectification of ICO platforms and the organization of refunds for ICO tokens;
On January 1, 2022, the opening price of Bitcoin was $46,217.5, and a year later, by January 1, 2023, Bitcoin had dropped to $16,537.5;
In 2024, Bitcoin showed strong upward momentum, and on January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first spot Bitcoin ETF, providing investors with more participation avenues;
On March 1, 2024, the opening price of Bitcoin was $61,157.3; On November 13, 2024, Bitcoin first broke through the $90,000 mark, doubling in price within the year;
On December 5, 2024, Bitcoin surged past $100,000, with a total market value reaching $2.1 trillion. Bitcoin rose directly from $68,000 to $100,000 in just one month.
