Category: 3. History

a. Mass Adoption: b. Regulation and Government Responses: c. The Shift Toward Web3:

a. Crypto Winter (2018-2019): b. Rise of DeFi and NFTs (2020):

a. The “Altcoin” Era: b. The 2017 Boom:

a. 2011-2012: Expanding Interest: b. Regulation and Legal Challenges:

a. The Birth of Bitcoin (2008-2009): b. Early Days of Bitcoin:

Before Bitcoin, the concept of digital or cryptographic money had been explored in various forms. Early experiments laid the groundwork for what would eventually become cryptocurrency. a. The Idea of Digital Cash: b. B-money and Bit Gold: