| Date |
Subject |
Event |
| 2008-08-18 |
Bitcoin |
'bitcoin.org' domain name is registered. |
| 2008-10-31 |
Bitcoin |
A white paper titled 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System' authored by Satoshi Nakamoto is published. |
| 2009-01-03 |
Bitcoin |
Satoshi Nakamoto mines the genesis block of bitcoin — a reward of 50 BTC. |
| 2010-07-18 |
Mt. Gox |
Mt. Gox launches its bitcoin exchange and price quoting service. |
| 2013-12-01 |
Ethereum |
Vitalik Buterin, age 19, publishes a white paper outlining Ethereum. |
| 2014-01-26 |
Ethereum |
Ethereum is first announced at The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. |
| 2014-02-28 |
Mt. Gox |
Mt. Gox suspendd trading, closed its website and exchange service, and files for bankruptcy protection. |
| 2014-06-07 |
Ethereum |
Ethereum's eight co-founders meet in Zug, Switzerland. |
| 2014-07-01 |
Ethereum |
Funding for the project is secured in an online public crowd sale that runs until August 2014. $18.3 million in Bitcoin is raised. |
| 2014-07-31 |
Stellar |
Initial release of Stellar. |
| 2015-04-15 |
Stellar |
The Stellar Development Foundation releases an upgraded protocol, the Stellar Consensus Protocol. |
| 2015-07-30 |
Ethereum |
Ethereum creates its genesis block. |
| 2017-09-27 |
Cardano |
Cardano is officially released to the public. |
| 2017-11-01 |
Solana |
Anatoly Yakovenko publishes a white paper describing Proof of History. |
| 2018-02-01 |
Solana |
Solana releases white paper and testnet. |
| 2018-05-16 |
Avalanche |
Avalanche protocol was anonymously introduced on the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). |
| 2020-05-26 |
Polkadot |
The Genesis block of the Polkadot network is launched. |
| 2020-07-29 |
Cardano |
The Shelley mainnet is officially launched. |
| 2020-09-21 |
Avalanche |
Ava Labs launches Avalanche blockchain Mainnet. |
| 2021-09-12 |
Cardano |
The Alonzo stage of the Goguen era launches, giving Cardano smart contract capabilities. This event marks the official start of the Goguen era. |