Bitcoin powers 17 years as top asset: Will BTC reach mass adoption?
Crypto market growth nears multi-trillion market cap; navigating digital asset regulation, investment risks. Bitcoin at 17: From Cypherpunk Dream to Trillion-Dollar Asset 📌 Bitcoin Celebrates 17 Years: A Retrospective This week marks the 17th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper, a pivotal document that laid the foundation for the world's first decentralized digital currency. Published on October 31, 2008, by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, the nine-page paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” introduced a revolutionary concept that has since reshaped the financial landscape. The Bitcoin network officially went live on January 3, 2009, with the mining of the genesis block. This initial block contained a hidden message referencing a major banking bailout, a symbolic gesture that underscored Bitcoin's original intent: to offer an altern...