2021-Present: Mainstream Adoption and Ongoing Evolution
a. Mass Adoption: b. Regulation and Government Responses: c. The Shift Toward Web3:
2018-2020: Bear Market and Institutional Interest
a. Crypto Winter (2018-2019): b. Rise of DeFi and NFTs (2020):
2013-2017: The Rise of Altcoins and Mainstream Attention
a. The “Altcoin” Era: b. The 2017 Boom:
Early Growth and Adoption
a. 2011-2012: Expanding Interest: b. Regulation and Legal Challenges:
The Creation of Bitcoin: A Breakthrough Moment
a. The Birth of Bitcoin (2008-2009): b. Early Days of Bitcoin:
Pre-Bitcoin Era: Origins of Cryptographic Money
Before Bitcoin, the concept of digital or cryptographic money had been explored in various forms. Early experiments laid the groundwork for what would eventually become cryptocurrency. a. The Idea of Digital Cash: b. B-money and Bit Gold: