Bitcoin birthday: Bitcoin turns 16: How crypto coin went from zero to trillion-dollar asset, explained in 10 points
Bitcoin is now 16 years old. If we were to choose the best-performing asset of the past decade, there is no doubt that Bitcoin would rank first. From being worthless to a market value of over $2 trillion, Bitcoin has grown extensively in the last 16 years, so much so that Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset class in the past 11 years, data shows.From being dismissed as an experiment or a fad to becoming a trillion-dollar asset, Bitcoin has reshaped finance and technology since its launch in 2009. As the OG-crypto coin turns 16, let’s understand the key moments that defined the journey of Bitcoin:
-Satoshi Nakamoto, a name used by the creator (or creators) of Bitcoin, mined the first Bitcoin block on Jan. 3, 2009. This…
