Bitcoin reached a milestone this week as the nine-page whitepaper that launched it passed its 17th anniversary . The document titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” was first posted on October 31, 2008.

Bitcoin Hits Its 17th Year

The network itself went live when the genesis block was mined on January 3, 2009. That first block carried a headline embedded in its code that referenced a major banking bailout story, a move that many say set the tone for the crypto’s original message.

The market has changed a lot since then. Based on reports , BTC’s market value is now being measured in the trillions, with some outlets citing a roughly $2 trillion market cap as part of the broader picture of adoption by institutions and governments.

🎃 Today marks the 17th anniversary

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