BITCOIN

Bitcoin is the most famous of the extant cryptocurrencies, but there are many other less well-known cryptocurrencies available as well, including some that are based on Bitcoin... Even though Bitcoin, launched in 2009, was largely responsible for bringing cryptocurrency to the attention of mainstream media and currency speculators, the idea of digital cryptocurrency is much older. Here are a few examples of notable events in the early history of cryptocurrency... This is rather amazing when you think about how the price listed for 12 January 2013 was just 14.12 USD, even though Bitcoin had been around for several years already (it was launched in 2009). In 2013, speculation in Bitcoin really took off, and in early April the price of 1 Bitcoin exceeded 150 USD.