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The Silk Road Shutdown and Its Impact on Bitcoin’s Reputation
The 2013 FBI shutdown of Silk Road, an illicit marketplace that used Bitcoin as payment, shaped public perception…
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The 2014-2015 Crypto Winter: Bitcoin’s First Extended Bear Market
Bitcoin survived its first extended bear market in 2014-2015, a 14-month decline of more than 80% following the…
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Do Bitcoin’s Boom-Bust Cycles Still Apply Today?
Whether Bitcoin's historical boom-bust cycles will keep repeating is genuinely debated: the fixed halving schedule argues for some…
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Bitcoin’s All-Time High Price History: A Timeline
Bitcoin's all-time-high timeline runs from $1 in 2011 through $1,100 in 2013, $20,000 in 2017, $69,000 in 2021,…
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What Is the Four-Year Halving Cycle Theory?
The four-year halving cycle theory observes that Bitcoin's first three halvings (2012, 2016, 2020) were each followed by…
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What Is a Bitcoin Bear Market? Identifying the Cycle Phase
A Bitcoin bear market is a sustained decline of 20% or more from a recent high, marked by…
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What Is a Bitcoin Bull Market? Identifying the Cycle Phase
A Bitcoin bull market is a sustained rising-price period marked by repeated new all-time highs, growing mainstream attention,…
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The Approval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs: A Turning Point
The SEC approved the first spot Bitcoin ETFs on January 10, 2024, letting ordinary brokerage accounts buy Bitcoin…
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The Fourth Bitcoin Halving (2024): What Changed?
Bitcoin's fourth halving on April 19, 2024 cut the reward to 3.125 BTC, arriving just months after spot…
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The Terra/LUNA Collapse: A Case Study in Contagion
TerraUSD, an algorithmic stablecoin pegged via its companion token LUNA, collapsed in May 2022 when a large withdrawal…