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Bitcoin and crypto

On 31 October 2008 the Bitcoin white paper was posted. Bitcoin and later crypto-assets trade around the clock, see Crypto-assets.

The road has been bumpy: Mt. Gox halted withdrawals and went bankrupt in 2014. In January 2024 the SEC approved US spot bitcoin exchange-traded products, stressing this was not an endorsement. In the EU, MiCA licensing rules for crypto service providers apply from 30 December 2024.

Timeline for this chapter

31 Oct 2008 · Bitcoin and crypto
The Bitcoin white paper, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System", was posted to a cryptography mailing list. bitcoin.org, reuters.com
Feb 2014 · Bitcoin and crypto
Mt. Gox halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy after about 850,000 BTC went missing. On 7 Mar 2014 it found ~200,000 BTC (199,999.99) in an old-format wallet. mtgox.com
Nov–Dec 2022 · Bitcoin and crypto
FTX collapsed (bankruptcy filing Nov 2022). On 13 Dec 2022 the SEC charged its CEO and co-founder with defrauding investors; the CFTC and SDNY filed parallel charges. sec.gov
10 Jan 2024 · Bitcoin and crypto
The SEC approved the first US spot bitcoin ETPs (11 products); the Chair stated it was not an endorsement of bitcoin. sec.gov
23 May 2024 / 23 Jul 2024 · Bitcoin and crypto
The SEC approved exchange rule changes to list spot ether ETPs (Release 34-100224, 23 May 2024). Trading began on 23 Jul 2024 after the registration statements became effective on 22 Jul. sec.gov, troutman.com
30 Dec 2024 · Bitcoin and crypto
MiCA licensing obligations for crypto-asset service providers began to apply in the EU. esma.europa.eu (MiCA)

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