history

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name under which bitcoin and its technical document were introduced. To this day it is unknown whether a single person or a group stands behind this pseudonym.

Silk Road was an underground online marketplace shut down by the authorities, which accepted payment in bitcoins and had a notable impact on the early fame of cryptocurrency.

Mt. Gox is one of the first and largest Bitcoin exchanges, based in Japan. Its closure after a major loss of funds became one of the most famous events in the history of cryptocurrencies.