Adoption
AdoptionMajor
Microsoft Accepts Bitcoin
Microsoft begins accepting BTC for Xbox and Windows Store.
BTC Price
$350
Location
Redmond, WA
Importance
80/100
Microsoft partnered with BitPay to accept Bitcoin for digital content — a landmark corporate adoption moment.
Tags
#microsoft#corporate
What else happened around this time?
GovernmentMajor
New York BitLicense Proposed
NYDFS proposes comprehensive state crypto regulation.
BTC $620#bitlicense#new-york
SecurityMajor
Bitstamp Hack — 19,000 BTC
Major exchange loses 19,000 BTC from hot wallet.
BTC $280#bitstamp#hack
PriceMajor
2015 Bear Market Bottom — $170
Bitcoin bottoms near $170 after Mt. Gox collapse.
BTC $170#bear-market#bottom
ExchangesMajor
Coinbase Raises $75M Series C
DFJ Growth leads major Coinbase funding round.
BTC $230#coinbase#venture-capital