⸺ The pulse ⸺
Bitcoin's vital signs
Every milestone Bitcoin hit while it was being declared dead — 290 of them, from the whitepaper to last week: protocol upgrades, market tops, regulatory turning points, exchange collapses, sovereign adoption. Current BTC: $73,358. Toggle the overlay to see how every obituary lines up against the heartbeat.
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DateMilestonePricevs today
May 29, 2026SEC approves the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF$73,384-0%May 14, 2026CLARITY Act clears the Senate Banking Committee$81,079-10%Mar 26, 2026Fannie Mae accepts its first crypto-backed mortgage$68,782×1.1Mar 11, 2026SEC and CFTC issue joint crypto framework$70,205×1.0Feb 15, 2026Fidelity calls 2026 a 'dormant year' for Bitcoin$67,500×1.1Feb 6, 2026Bitcoin crashes ~52% to ~$60,000; bear market confirmed$70,536×1.0Dec 17, 2025Bhutan pledges up to 10,000 BTC to fund Gelephu Mindfulness City$86,223-15%Oct 10, 2025Tariff Crash — $19B liquidated in hours$104,000-29%Oct 6, 2025BTC all-time high of $126,296$126,296-42%Sep 15, 2025SEC adopts standard ETF listing rules$115,000-36%Jul 18, 2025Trump signs the GENIUS Act, the first U.S. federal stablecoin law$118,026-38%Jul 17, 2025US House passes the CLARITY Act$119,283-39%Jul 15, 2025SEC permits in-kind crypto ETF creations/redemptions$117,000-37%Jul 14, 2025Bitcoin crosses $120,000 as 'Crypto Week' opens$119,869-39%Jul 2, 2025First US Solana ETF (REX-Osprey SSK) launches$108,887-33%Jun 17, 2025US Senate passes the GENIUS Act$110,000-33%Jun 5, 2025Circle (CRCL) IPOs on the NYSE, closing up ~168% on debut$101,581-28%May 19, 2025Coinbase joins the S&P 500$105,618-31%May 7, 2025Ethereum's Pectra upgrade activates$97,052-24%Mar 21, 2025US Treasury delists Tornado Cash from SDN list after Fifth Circuit ruling$84,060-13%Mar 6, 2025US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established$88,000-17%Feb 27, 2025SEC dismisses its case against Coinbase$84,657-13%Feb 18, 2025FTX begins creditor repayments$95,631-23%Jan 20, 2025Trump inauguration; pro-crypto cabinet confirmed$102,000-28%Jan 17, 2025The $TRUMP memecoin launches$104,111-30%Dec 30, 2024MiCA becomes fully applicable across the EU$92,646-21%Dec 23, 2024MicroStrategy added to the Nasdaq-100$94,772-23%Dec 19, 2024El Salvador scales back its Bitcoin law for an IMF deal$97,381-25%Dec 4, 2024BTC crosses $100,000 for the first time$99,000-26%Nov 29, 2024Hyperliquid launches HYPE token in a no-VC genesis airdrop$97,511-25%Nov 19, 2024Options on the spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) begin trading$92,418-21%Nov 5, 2024Trump elected; BTC rallies past $76k same week$75,000-2%Oct 21, 2024Stripe confirms $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge$67,358×1.1Oct 15, 2024World Liberty Financial opens its public token sale$67,065×1.1Sep 16, 2024Arkham on-chain data reveals Bhutan as a top sovereign Bitcoin holder from state mining$58,210×1.3Jul 27, 2024Trump keynotes Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville$67,905×1.1Jul 23, 2024Spot ETH ETFs begin trading$65,900×1.1Jul 12, 2024Germany completes a 50,000 BTC sell-off$57,914×1.3Jul 5, 2024Mt. Gox begins creditor repayments$56,646×1.3May 23, 2024SEC approves spot Ether ETFs$67,900×1.1May 14, 2024Wisconsin pension fund becomes first US state pension to hold spot Bitcoin ETFs$61,548×1.2Apr 19, 2024Fourth halving (block 840,000)$63,800×1.1Mar 13, 2024BTC breaks the 2021 all-time high$73,000×1.0Mar 13, 2024Ethereum Dencun upgrade activates EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding)$73,118×1.0Jan 11, 2024Spot BTC ETFs begin trading$46,300×1.6Jan 10, 2024SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs$46,500×1.6Dec 22, 2023Central Bank of Nigeria lifts crypto banking ban, issues VASP account guidelines$44,008×1.7Dec 13, 2023FASB adopts crypto fair-value accounting (ASU 2023-08)$42,888×1.7Nov 21, 2023Binance settles with DOJ for $4.3B; CZ steps down$36,500×2.0Nov 2, 2023SBF found guilty on all 7 counts$35,000×2.1Aug 29, 2023Grayscale wins ETF lawsuit vs. SEC$27,750×2.6Aug 14, 2023Prime Trust files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Nevada receivership$29,409×2.5Aug 9, 2023Coinbase opens Base, its Ethereum L2, to the public$29,566×2.5Aug 7, 2023PayPal launches PYUSD, the first dollar stablecoin from a major US financial company$29,182×2.5Jul 13, 2023Judge Torres rules XRP programmatic sales are not securities in SEC v. Ripple$31,476×2.3Jun 15, 2023BlackRock files for spot BTC ETF$25,500×2.9Jun 5, 2023SEC sues Binance and Coinbase$26,900×2.7Apr 20, 2023European Parliament approves MiCA, the EU's comprehensive crypto framework$28,248×2.6Apr 12, 2023Ethereum's Shapella upgrade enables staking withdrawals$29,906×2.5Mar 23, 2023Central African Republic repeals Bitcoin's legal-tender status$28,346×2.6Loading more… (60 of 265)