2011

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2011
Bitcoin year3
Block reward50 BTC

2011 was the third year since the launch of Bitcoin. Dollar parity was achieved as Satoshi Nakamoto departed.

Events

January

February

  • 09 – Bitcoin achieves dollar parity. 1 bitcoin trades for 1 US dollar on Mt. Gox.
  • 10 – News of dollar parity attracts significant attention; bitcoin.org struggles to handle the traffic.[1]
  • 14 – For the first time, a vehicle is offered for a sum of bitcoins. It was a 1984 Celica Supra for 3000 BTC.[2] A buyer was never found.

References

  1. BitcoinTalk thread 3444. HUGE spike in Google trends 2011-02-13.
  2. BitcoinTalk thread 3485. Car for Sale - Australia 2011-02-14.