Hardware
HardwareLegendary
GPU Mining Begins
ArtForz pioneers GPU mining, making CPU mining obsolete.
Hardware
GPU mining began in late 2010 when ArtForz deployed AMD Radeon graphics cards to mine Bitcoin. GPUs offered 10-100x the hashrate of CPUs, permanently shifting the mining landscape and beginning the hardware arms race.
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#gpu#mining#hardware
What else happened around this time?
PeopleLegendary
Patoshi Mining Pattern Ends
Forensic analysis places Satoshi's last known mined block at height 54,316.
#patoshi#satoshi
AdoptionEpoch
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Laszlo Hanyecz pays 10,000 BTC for two pizzas — the first real-world purchase.
BTC $0.0041#pizza-day#first-purchase
ExchangesMajor
Mt. Gox Launched
Jed McCaleb launches what becomes the dominant Bitcoin exchange.
#mt-gox#exchange
AdoptionMajor
Slashdot Features Bitcoin
Slashdot front page brings thousands of new users.
BTC $0.08#slashdot#media