Event
GPU Mining Begins
ArtForz pioneers GPU mining, making CPU mining obsolete.
The Bitcoin Atlas
Featured moment
GPU Mining Begins
October 1, 2010
All moments on October 1
Mining Hardware
Antminer T21
Cost-optimized pre-halving flagship
Mining Hardware
AvalonMiner 1246
Canaan's S19-era competitor
Mining Hardware
WhatsMiner M10
MicroBT's breakout — Bitmain's first real rival
Mining Hardware
KnCMiner Jupiter
Swedish ASIC that briefly challenged Bitmain
Event
GPU Mining Era Begins
Miners began outperforming CPUs with graphics cards — the first hardware arms race.