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Timeline of crypto

One history of crypto, merged from every article. 588 dated events from 33 articles. Each links to the article that records it, where the sources are. Dates are as precise as those articles state them, and events from draft articles are marked.

1985

  1. Elliptic curve cryptographyKoblitz and Miller are credited with independently proposing elliptic curve cryptographic schemes. Draft

2006

  1. Elliptic curve cryptographyNIST publishes the standard that includes Dual_EC_DRBG; Green gives the release period as 2005–2006. Draft
  2. Elliptic curve cryptographyEindhoven researchers report that the algorithm is insecure. Draft

2007

  1. Elliptic curve cryptographyMicrosoft engineers flag a possible backdoor without accusing NIST or the NSA. Draft

2008

  1. Bitcoinbitcoin.org domain registered
  2. Satoshi NakamotoEmail to Wei Dai requests a citation for b-money and links to a draft
  3. BitcoinWhitepaper published
  4. Satoshi NakamotoWhitepaper announced on the cryptography mailing list

2009

  1. Bitcoin · Satoshi NakamotoTimestamp recorded in Bitcoin's genesis block
  2. Satoshi Nakamotov0.1 release announcement timestamped in the original archive
  3. BitcoinFirst transaction, Nakamoto to Hal Finney (block 170)
  4. Payment Services Act (Japan)Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009) enacted
  5. Payment Services Act (Japan)Act promulgated
  6. BitcoinFirst exchange rate published

2010

  1. Elliptic curve cryptographySEC 2 version 2.0 is dated. Draft
  2. Bitcoin10,000 BTC paid for two pizzas
  3. BitcoinValue overflow incident (block 74,638)
  4. Satoshi NakamotoVersion 0.3.10 announced as an overflow patch for block 74,638
  5. Satoshi NakamotoForum post cautions against WikiLeaks adoption at that stage
  6. BitcoinNakamoto's last forum post
  7. Satoshi NakamotoVersion 0.3.19 announcement discusses denial-of-service controls

2011

  1. BitcoinReaches US$1
  2. BitcoinParity with US dollar; Silk Road operates
  3. Satoshi NakamotoEmail to Mike Hearn describes moving to other work

2012

  1. CoinbaseCoinbase participates in Y Combinator's summer batch
  2. BitcoinP2SH activates
  3. BitcoinFirst halving

2013

  1. USDCCircle founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville
  2. BitcoinChain split between versions 0.7 and 0.8
  3. Elliptic curve cryptographyNIST recommends against Dual_EC_DRBG and reissues SP 800-90A for comment. Draft
  4. Cryptocurrency walletBIP-39 assigned
  5. Elliptic curve cryptographyRSA warns developers not to use the default Dual_EC_DRBG generator in BSAFE. Draft
  6. BitcoinSilk Road shut down
  7. BitcoinPasses US$1,000
  8. EthereumWhitepaper circulated

2014

  1. BitcoinMt. Gox seeks civil rehabilitation
  2. Mt. GoxExchange website closed
  3. Mt. GoxRecovery of approximately 200,000 BTC announced
  4. EthereumYellow Paper published
  5. Elliptic curve cryptographyNIST removes Dual_EC_DRBG from its revised draft guidance. Draft
  6. StablecoinBitUSD debuts; Realcoin announced
  7. TetherRealcoin announced
  8. EthereumCrowdsale begins
  9. StablecoinNuBits begins
  10. Stablecoin · TetherRealcoin renamed Tether

2015

  1. Elliptic curve cryptographySEC 2's next scheduled review is due; this draft could not confirm it occurred. Draft
  2. Ethereum · Smart contractEthereum's Frontier network launches
  3. Cryptocurrency wallet · Smart contractERC-20 proposed, including token allowances

2016

  1. EthereumHomestead upgrade
  2. EthereumThe DAO exploited
  3. MetaMaskBrowser extension launches
  4. EthereumDAO hard fork; Ethereum Classic continues original chain
  5. BitcoinBitfinex hack

2017

  1. FTXAlameda Research founded
  2. SolanaYakovenko conceives Proof of History
  3. TetherBitfinex and Tether sue Wells Fargo, then withdraw
  4. Payment Services Act (Japan)Registration of virtual currency exchange service providers begins
  5. BitcoinBitcoin Cash fork; BIP 148 takes effect
  6. BitcoinSegWit activates (block 481,824)
  7. ChainlinkFirst Chainlink whitepaper dated
  8. TetherUSDT launches on Ethereum
  9. TetherParadise Papers show shared ownership with Bitfinex
  10. AaveETHLend public LEND token sale begins
  11. BitcoinReaches roughly US$19,200 on the cited price series
  12. BitcoinBitcoin futures launch on Cboe and CME
  13. StablecoinDai launches on Ethereum

2018

  1. ArbitrumArbitrum paper published at USENIX Security
  2. BybitBybit launches
  3. TerraTerraform Labs founded by Do Kwon and Daniel Shin
  4. Payment Services Act (Japan)Coincheck hack
  5. TetherRelationship with Friedman LLP ends
  6. USDCUSDC announced at Consensus
  7. Elliptic curve cryptographyA bitcoin-dev discussion is linked from the BIP-340 header. Draft
  8. AaveAave established as parent of ETHLend
  9. Stablecoin · USDCUSDC released for trading
  10. USDCCentre Consortium launched; Coinbase lists USDC
  11. UniswapUniswap v1 launches at Devcon 4
  12. StablecoinBasis shuts down

2019

  1. FTXFTX founded
  2. TetherTron version announced
  3. Smart contractERC-1967 proxy storage proposal created
  4. TerraTerra mainnet launches
  5. TetherNew York Attorney General announces court order
  6. ChainlinkEthereum mainnet launch announced
  7. Payment Services Act (Japan)Diet passes the 2019 amendment
  8. SolanaSolana Foundation created
  9. Payment Services Act (Japan)2019 amendment promulgated
  10. StablecoinFacebook announces Libra
  11. CurveStableSwap paper dated
  12. StablecoinMulti-Collateral Dai goes live
  13. OptimismOptimism founded by former Plasma Group members

2020

  1. CurveveCRV governance model launches
  2. OptimismUS$3.5M seed round from Paradigm and IDEO CoLab Ventures
  3. AaveAave Protocol v1 launches on Ethereum with flash loans
  4. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA becomes anti-money laundering supervisor of cryptoasset businesses
  5. Elliptic curve cryptographyBIP-340 is assigned; its status is recorded as Deployed. Draft
  6. MakerDAO and SkyMarket crash disrupts liquidations
  7. StablecoinDai: Ether's crash under-collateralised Dai. One bidder won about 62,843 ether for almost no Dai in auctions; estimates of the shortfall differ.
  8. SolanaMainnet beta launches
  9. SolanaCoinList auction of 8M SOL
  10. Payment Services Act (Japan)2019 amendment enforced
  11. UniswapUniswap v2 deployed
  12. SolanaSerum launched by FTX and Alameda
  13. BitcoinMicroStrategy begins buying bitcoin
  14. TetherGriffin and Shams paper published
  15. UniswapSushiSwap migrates over US$800M of Uniswap liquidity
  16. UniswapUNI launched and airdropped
  17. MiCACommission adopts digital finance package with MiCA proposal
  18. ArbitrumOpen public testnet
  19. AaveLEND to AAVE migration begins
  20. AaveAave V2 launches
  21. EthereumBeacon Chain launches
  22. LidoUS$2M funding round reported
  23. LidoStaking service opens on Ethereum

2021

  1. BitcoinChina’s mining crackdown
  2. LidoLDO token goes live
  3. UK cryptoasset regimeDeadline for existing firms to register
  4. OptimismLimited mainnet launch with Synthetix
  5. OptimismUS$25M Series A led by a16z
  6. TetherNew York settlement, $18.5 million
  7. TerraAnchor Protocol launched
  8. FTXMiami-Dade approves FTX Arena naming deal
  9. LidoSale of 100M LDO to Paradigm and partners approved
  10. CoinbaseNasdaq listing
  11. ArbitrumArbitrum One opens to developers
  12. UniswapUniswap v3 deployed
  13. TetherFirst reserve breakdown published
  14. TerraUST falls to about US$0.90; Tai Mo Shan buys UST
  15. SolanaUS$314M private token sale announced
  16. StablecoinIRON: Run on a token about 75% backed by USDC and 25% by TITAN.
  17. FTXBankman-Fried buys out Binance's stake
  18. USDCSPAC merger with Concord announced
  19. EthereumLondon upgrade (EIP-1559)
  20. ArbitrumArbitrum One opens to the public
  21. BitcoinEl Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender
  22. SolanaNetwork offline for about 17 hours
  23. TerraSEC serves Kwon with Mirror subpoena
  24. TerraColumbus-5 upgrade
  25. TetherCFTC fines Tether $41 million
  26. BitcoinPeaks near US$69,000
  27. OptimismFinal regenesis; EVM equivalence
  28. BitcoinTaproot activates (block 709,632)
  29. OptimismDeployment allowlist removed

2022

  1. TerraLuna Foundation Guard announced
  2. AaveAave Arc launches
  3. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HKMA discussion paper on crypto-assets and stablecoins
  4. StablecoinDiem confirms shutdown
  5. SolanaWormhole bridge exploit
  6. USDCSPAC deal renegotiated at about US$9 billion
  7. OptimismETH duplication bug reported
  8. RollupEIP-4844 created
  9. LidoAndreessen Horowitz investment announced
  10. AaveAave V3 launches on six networks
  11. OptimismUS$150M Series B
  12. StablecoinBEAN: Attacker used flash loans to take over governance; Cointelegraph reported losses of US$182 million.
  13. OptimismOptimism Collective announced; Optimism PBC renamed OP Labs
  14. SolanaOutage during NFT mint
  15. LidoTerra deployment ends after Terra's collapse
  16. StablecoinUST: Collapse of TerraUSD and LUNA.
  17. TerraLarge UST withdrawals from Anchor and sales on Curve
  18. TerraChain halted; halted again early on 13 May (UTC)
  19. TetherUSDT falls to about $0.95 after Terra collapse
  20. AaveLens Protocol launches on Polygon
  21. LidoForum discussion on limiting Lido's share opens
  22. TerraNew Terra chain launches; old chain becomes Terra Classic
  23. OptimismOP token and first airdrop
  24. ArbitrumArbitrum Odyssey paused
  25. LidostETH discount during Celsius and Three Arrows crises
  26. USDCEURC launched
  27. SolanaOutage from durable nonce bug
  28. GENIUS Act · StablecoinNew York publishes stablecoin guidance
  29. Payment Services Act (Japan)Stablecoin amendment promulgated
  30. LidoDual governance first proposed
  31. OptimismAttacker returns 17M of 20M OP from Wintermute address
  32. StablecoinUSDD: Fell to 91 cents on KuCoin; the reserve added US$650 million of USDC.
  33. MiCAProvisional agreement
  34. LidoSnapshot vote rejects self-limiting
  35. TerraCelsius files for Chapter 11
  36. MetaMaskFounders' retrospective published
  37. SolanaSlope wallet drain
  38. USDCTornado Cash addresses blacklisted after US sanctions
  39. ArbitrumArbitrum Nova launches
  40. TetherBDO Italia replaces Cayman attestation firms
  41. ArbitrumNitro upgrade
  42. ArbitrumBridge bug disclosed; 400 ETH bounty announced
  43. TerraSouth Korean arrest warrant for Kwon
  44. EthereumThe Merge: switch to proof of stake
  45. SolanaOutage from duplicate-block bug
  46. ArbitrumOffchain Labs acquires Prysmatic Labs
  47. TetherCommercial paper reduced to zero
  48. OptimismOP Stack introduced
  49. SolanaFTX and Alameda collapse
  50. FTXCoinDesk reports Alameda balance sheet
  51. FTXBinance announces sale of its FTT
  52. FTXBinance signs non-binding letter of intent
  53. FTXBinance withdraws
  54. FTXChapter 11 filing; Ray replaces Bankman-Fried; unauthorised transfers begin
  55. FTXUnauthorised transfers continue
  56. FTXProvisional liquidators of FTX Digital Markets announced
  57. AaveCRV short attempt leaves bad debt
  58. USDCSPAC deal terminated
  59. OptimismCitizens' House v0.1 announced
  60. FTXCriminal, SEC and CFTC charges against Bankman-Fried
  61. FTXEllison and Wang pleas announced; Bankman-Fried extradited

2023

  1. BitcoinOrdinals inscriptions
  2. USDCDeloitte named to replace Grant Thornton
  3. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HKMA publishes conclusion of the discussion paper
  4. HyperliquidClosed alpha opens
  5. TerraSEC sues Terraform Labs and Kwon
  6. StablecoinPaxos stops minting BUSD
  7. Base · CoinbaseBase announced at ETHDenver; testnet launches
  8. FTXSingh pleads guilty
  9. StablecoinUSDC: Fell to about 86 cents during the weekend after Silicon Valley Bank failed.
  10. USDCCircle discloses US$3.3 billion held at Silicon Valley Bank; USDC loses peg
  11. USDCPeg restored as Circle processes redemptions
  12. ArbitrumArbitrum Orbit announced
  13. ArbitrumARB airdrop; Arbitrum DAO formed
  14. TerraKwon arrested in Montenegro; US charges filed
  15. ArbitrumAIP-1 controversy
  16. USDCCross-Chain Transfer Protocol unveiled
  17. Ethereum · LidoShapella upgrade enables Ethereum withdrawals
  18. MetaMaskSupport-provider incident disclosed
  19. MiCAParliament approves MiCA
  20. TerraShin and nine others indicted in South Korea
  21. SolanaSaga goes on general sale
  22. LidoLido v2: withdrawals and Staking Router
  23. MiCACouncil adopts MiCA
  24. TetherBitcoin purchase policy announced
  25. RollupL2Beat introduces its stages framework
  26. Payment Services Act (Japan)Stablecoin amendment and implementing orders enforced
  27. OptimismBedrock upgrade
  28. SolanaSEC complaint against Coinbase names SOL
  29. MiCAPublished in the Official Journal
  30. Mt. GoxUS theft-related charges announced
  31. UK cryptoasset regimeFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 receives Royal Assent
  32. BaseMainnet opens to developers
  33. CurveSeveral Curve pools exploited
  34. AaveGHO goes live on Ethereum
  35. StablecoinFSB final recommendations
  36. UniswapUniswapX launched
  37. OptimismLaw of Chains published
  38. BaseFriend.tech launches on Base
  39. OptimismBase launches on the OP Stack
  40. LidoLido on Polkadot ends
  41. BaseMainnet opens to the public; Onchain Summer begins
  42. StablecoinSingapore finalises its framework
  43. TetherIssuance on Omni, Kusama and Bitcoin Cash ends
  44. CoinbaseRevised Circle and USDC arrangement announced
  45. USDCCentre to be dissolved; Coinbase takes stake in Circle
  46. BaseRevenue-share agreement with Optimism announced
  47. ArbitrumFirst Security Council election begins
  48. SolanaFiredancer live on testnet
  49. UK cryptoasset regimeHM Treasury publishes response to its 2023 consultation
  50. UK cryptoasset regimeCryptoasset financial promotions regime takes effect
  51. TetherPaolo Ardoino becomes CEO
  52. LidoLido on Solana stops accepting stake
  53. Uniswap0.15% interface fee begins
  54. HyperliquidPoints program begins
  55. FTXBankman-Fried convicted on all seven counts
  56. ArbitrumSequencer outage during inscriptions surge
  57. BitcoinMt. Gox begins repaying creditors
  58. CurveCompensation proposal published
  59. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)FSTB and HKMA consultation on the legislative proposal; sandbox announced

2024

  1. HyperliquidHyperBFT replaces Tendermint
  2. ArbitrumArbitrum Expansion Program launched
  3. SolanaPump.fun launches
  4. BitcoinUS SEC approves spot bitcoin ETPs
  5. OptimismRetro Funding round 3 results: 30M OP
  6. TerraTerraform Labs files for Chapter 11
  7. StablecoinMIM: Fell to US$0.76 after a US$6.5 million exploit.
  8. StablecoinEthena USDe opens to the public
  9. SolanaFive-hour outage
  10. OptimismSecurity Council begins signing upgrades
  11. AaveGauntlet announces departure
  12. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Consultation closes
  13. ArbitrumAtlas upgrade: blob support
  14. SolanaAnza forks the validator as Agave
  15. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HKMA launches the stablecoin issuer sandbox
  16. EthereumDencun: blobs (EIP-4844)
  17. Base · OptimismEcotone upgrade: blob support
  18. BitcoinUK High Court rules Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto
  19. Satoshi NakamotoHigh Court announces rejection of Wright's identity claim
  20. FTXBankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
  21. TerraJury finds Terraform and Kwon liable for fraud
  22. UniswapSEC Wells notice disclosed; interface fee raised to 0.25%
  23. LidoSimple DVT module live
  24. BitcoinFourth halving
  25. Satoshi NakamotoDetailed judgment published
  26. CLARITY ActHouse passes FIT21, 279 to 136
  27. LidoLido Alliance approved
  28. FTXSalame sentenced
  29. ArbitrumGaming Catalyst Program approved
  30. BaseCoinbase Smart Wallet launches
  31. OptimismPermissionless fault proofs; Stage 1
  32. TerraSEC announces US$4.5 billion settlement
  33. MiCA · StablecoinStablecoin rules (Titles III and IV) apply
  34. BitcoinMt. Gox begins bitcoin repayments
  35. MiCACircle announces its French e-money institution licence
  36. USDCCircle's French subsidiary becomes a USDC issuer under MiCA
  37. Mt. GoxBitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments announced
  38. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Consultation conclusions released
  39. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Sandbox participants announced
  40. EthereumUS spot ether ETPs begin trading
  41. FTXCFTC announces US$12.7 billion consent order against FTX and Alameda
  42. OptimismFault proofs temporarily disabled
  43. ArbitrumStylus live on mainnet
  44. UniswapCFTC settlement
  45. MakerDAO and SkySky token and product launch parameters proposed
  46. OptimismGranite upgrade
  47. FTXEllison sentenced to two years
  48. StablecoinTUSD: The SEC charged TrueCoin and TrustToken with misrepresenting TUSD's backing. They settled without admitting or denying the claims.
  49. FTXBankruptcy plan confirmed
  50. LidoCommunity Staking Module live
  51. BasePermissionless fault proofs on mainnet
  52. FTXSingh sentenced to time served
  53. FTXEstate sues Binance and Zhao
  54. FTXWang sentenced to time served
  55. MiCATether announces end of EURT
  56. LidoVote to sunset Lido on Polygon
  57. HyperliquidHYPE token genesis; 31% allocated for the airdrop
  58. BitcoinPasses US$100,000
  59. HyperliquidResearcher raises concerns about suspected North Korean-linked accounts
  60. MiCACoinbase Europe delists USDT for retail users
  61. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Stablecoins Bill submitted for first reading
  62. Satoshi NakamotoCourt order records Wright's suspended prison sentence for contempt
  63. HyperliquidNative HYPE staking opens
  64. MiCARemaining provisions apply
  65. TerraKwon extradited to the United States

2025

  1. BitcoinEl Salvador makes bitcoin acceptance voluntary
  2. LidoCSM becomes fully permissionless
  3. SolanaTrump memecoin launch drives activity
  4. StablecoinUSD0++: Cointelegraph reported that Usual's staked token fell to US$0.89 after a new floor price.
  5. TetherMove to El Salvador announced
  6. BitcoinRoss Ulbricht pardoned
  7. UniswapUniswap v4 live on 12 networks
  8. BaseCriticism of sequencer fees sent to Coinbase
  9. UniswapUnichain mainnet
  10. ArbitrumBoLD live on mainnet
  11. FTXFirst creditor distribution
  12. HyperliquidHyperEVM mainnet
  13. Bybit · EthereumEthereum wallet theft
  14. UniswapUniswap Labs announces SEC closed its investigation
  15. BybitFBI publishes its North Korea attribution
  16. CoinbaseSEC announces dismissal stipulation
  17. SolanaSEC dismisses Coinbase case
  18. AaveAavenomics proposal published
  19. Payment Services Act (Japan)SBI VC Trade announces registration to handle USDC
  20. BitcoinUS executive order on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
  21. Satoshi NakamotoCourt imposes a three-year general civil restraint order on Wright
  22. HyperliquidETH whale liquidation costs HLP about US$4M
  23. HyperliquidJELLY market delisted by validators
  24. ArbitrumTimeboost live on Arbitrum One
  25. StablecoinsUSD: Fell to US$0.66. Synthetix attributed the depeg to changes under SIP-420.
  26. UK cryptoasset regimeHM Treasury publishes draft cryptoassets order and policy note
  27. StablecoinFDUSD: Justin Sun said First Digital Trust could not meet redemptions; it called this false and said FDUSD was solvent. Decrypt reported a low of US$0.95 using CoinGecko data.
  28. AaveFirst AAVE buyback approved
  29. Base"Base is for everyone" content coin
  30. BaseBase reaches Stage 1
  31. HyperliquidHyperEVM contracts can read HyperCore state
  32. EthereumPectra upgrade
  33. GENIUS ActSenate cloture vote fails 48 to 49
  34. Curvecurve.fi domain hijacked
  35. CoinbaseCustomer-data incident disclosed
  36. GENIUS ActSenate clears cloture
  37. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Legislative Council passes the Bill
  38. BybitAustrian authorisation for Bybit EU GmbH
  39. CLARITY ActH.R. 3633 introduced
  40. FTXSecond distribution
  41. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Ordinance gazetted
  42. Payment Services Act (Japan)Act No. 66 of 2025 enacted
  43. USDCCircle shares begin trading on the NYSE
  44. CLARITY ActHouse Agriculture (47 to 6) and Financial Services (32 to 19) advance the bill
  45. LidoFront-end support for Lido on Polygon ends
  46. GENIUS ActSenate passes S. 1582, 68 to 30
  47. ArbitrumRobinhood launches tokenized stocks on Arbitrum One
  48. LidoDual governance vote concludes
  49. SolanaPump.fun token sale
  50. StablecoinUSDf: CoinMarketCap recorded a low of US$0.9783. Falcon's Andrei Grachev attributed the brief depeg to market sentiment and said the token remained overcollateralised.
  51. HyperliquidHyperEVM contracts can send actions to HyperCore
  52. MiCAESMA publishes its Malta peer review
  53. BaseCoinbase Wallet renamed Base App
  54. CLARITY ActHouse passes H.R. 3633, 294 to 134
  55. GENIUS ActHouse passes the bill, 308 to 122
  56. GENIUS Act · Stablecoin · Tether · USDCPresident Trump signs the Act
  57. HyperliquidAPI outage; later reimbursements total about US$2M
  58. GENIUS ActBank groups ask Congress to extend the interest ban
  59. LidoLido announces 15% staff reduction
  60. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong) · StablecoinHong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance takes effect
  61. Base33-minute sequencer outage
  62. LidoSEC staff statement on liquid staking
  63. StablecoinUSDP, PYUSD: New York's regulator fined their issuer, Paxos, US$26.5 million over due diligence on Binance; Paxos said the matters were historical.
  64. TerraKwon pleads guilty
  65. CoinbaseDeribit acquisition closes
  66. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HKMA and SFC joint statement on speculation
  67. StablecoinA7A5: The US Treasury sanctioned its issuer, Old Vector, and the exchange Grinex. Elliptic reports no new minting apart from interest payments since July 2025.
  68. AaveHorizon launches
  69. SolanaAlpenglow approved by validator vote
  70. MiCALagarde says gaps remain in MiCA
  71. TetherUSAT announced
  72. HyperliquidUSDH ticker awarded to Native Markets
  73. BaseBase says it is exploring a network token
  74. MiCAFrench, Austrian and Italian regulators propose ESMA supervision
  75. Hyperliquid · USDCNative USDC launches on Hyperliquid
  76. CLARITY ActBill received in the Senate and referred to Banking
  77. GENIUS ActTreasury requests public comment
  78. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HKMA warns it has granted no stablecoin issuer licences after offshore-yuan claims
  79. FTXThird distribution
  80. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Deadline for the first batch of licence applications
  81. BitcoinBitcoin Core 30 relaxes OP_RETURN limits
  82. USDCArc public testnet
  83. BitcoinReaches about US$126,000
  84. EthereumGrayscale ether ETPs begin staking
  85. BitcoinMarket-wide liquidation cascade
  86. HyperliquidOpen interest falls from about US$14B to US$6B during market crash
  87. StablecoinUSDe: Fell to about US$0.65 on Binance; Ethena's chief executive said one venue was out of line. Binance said it paid about US$283 million across affected USDe, BNSOL, and WBETH users.
  88. HyperliquidScheduled HIP-3 activation
  89. TetherCelsius settlement
  90. StablecoinPYUSD: Paxos minted 300 trillion PYUSD in error and burned the excess tokens.
  91. LidoVanEck files for Lido staked ETH ETF
  92. StablecoinTUSD: An amended DIFC judgment recorded the continuation of injunctions over up to US$456 million in the Techteryx–Aria reserve dispute. It addressed interim protection, not a final finding on the contested claims.
  93. MiCAESRB publishes its multi-issuer recommendation
  94. Payment Services Act (Japan)JPYC launches
  95. SolanaBitwise BSOL begins trading
  96. StablecoinStream xUSD and Elixir deUSD fail
  97. FTXAppeal argued in the Second Circuit
  98. UK cryptoasset regimeBank of England consultation proposes holding limits
  99. UniswapUNIfication proposed
  100. HyperliquidDeposits and withdrawals paused amid reported POPCAT losses
  101. TetherS&P lowers peg assessment to "weak"
  102. HyperliquidCore contributor tokens begin unlocking
  103. AaveCoW Swap fee dispute; brand-ownership vote fails
  104. HyperliquidFoundation proposes recognizing Assistance Fund HYPE as burned
  105. LidoGOOSE-3 strategy vote
  106. SolanaFiredancer live on mainnet
  107. TerraPlan administrator sues Jump Trading
  108. EthereumFusaka upgrade (PeerDAS)
  109. MiCACommission proposes ESMA supervision of crypto-asset service providers
  110. EthereumBPO1: blobs raised to 10/15
  111. TerraKwon sentenced to 15 years
  112. USDCOCC conditional approval
  113. TetherExor rejects Juventus bid
  114. GENIUS ActFDIC: Applications from subsidiaries of FDIC-supervised institutions
  115. UniswapUNIfication executed; 100M UNI burned

2026

  1. FTXEllison's release reported
  2. EthereumBPO2: blobs raised to 14/21
  3. AaveLens stewardship passes to Mask Network
  4. StablecoinMUST: Saga reported that a SagaEVM exploit affected Colt and Mustang and moved nearly US$7 million in assets to Ethereum.
  5. TetherUSAT launches
  6. OptimismOP buyback programme approved
  7. CLARITY ActSenate Agriculture advances its bill, 12 to 11
  8. OptimismOP Enterprise launched
  9. LidoLido v3 and stVaults live on mainnet
  10. TerraEstate sues Jane Street
  11. UK cryptoasset regimeCryptoassets Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/102) made
  12. BaseBase App drops social feed to focus on trading
  13. GENIUS ActNCUA: Licensing and investment by credit unions
  14. Base · OptimismBase announces move to its own stack
  15. AaveBGD Labs announces departure
  16. Aave"Aave Will Win" temperature check passes
  17. GENIUS ActOCC: Framework for issuers under OCC jurisdiction
  18. AaveACI announces departure
  19. UniswapProtocol fees extended to all Ethereum v3 pools and more networks
  20. AavewstETH CAPO oracle error
  21. OptimismOP Labs lays off 20 staff
  22. SolanaSEC interpretation lists SOL as a digital commodity
  23. StablecoinUSR: About 80 million unbacked Resolv USR were minted. CertiK estimated losses at approximately US$26.8 million.
  24. TetherBig Four audit engagement announced
  25. AaveAave V4 live on Ethereum
  26. FTXFourth distribution
  27. LidoKelp DAO exploit; Lido joins DeFi United
  28. GENIUS ActTreasury: Principles for judging state regimes
  29. USDCDrift exploit; stolen USDC moved via CCTP
  30. AaveChaos Labs announces departure
  31. Satoshi NakamotoReporting describes the Times' Back hypothesis and his denial
  32. GENIUS ActFDIC: Prudential standards
  33. GENIUS ActFinCEN, OFAC: Anti-money laundering and sanctions programs
  34. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong) · StablecoinFirst licences granted to Anchorpoint and HSBC
  35. Payment Services Act (Japan)Cabinet approves bill moving crypto-assets to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
  36. AaveDAO approves Aave Labs funding
  37. LidoLDO Accumulation Program approved
  38. MiCAESMA statement on the end of the transition
  39. AaversETH exploit; rsETH markets frozen
  40. ArbitrumSecurity Council freezes ETH from KelpDAO exploit
  41. Satoshi NakamotoFinding Satoshi proposes a Finney–Sassaman collaboration
  42. FTXMotion for a new trial denied
  43. HyperliquidUS spot HYPE ETPs begin trading
  44. CLARITY ActTillis-Alsobrooks stablecoin yield text published
  45. HyperliquidHIP-4 outcome markets live
  46. AaveWETH unfreeze completed
  47. CLARITY ActSenate Banking advances the bill, 15 to 9
  48. Hyperliquid · USDCCoinbase announces USDC treasury role and planned USDH phase-out
  49. MiCACommission opens consultation on reviewing MiCA
  50. Payment Services Act (Japan)Orders implementing the 2025 amendment promulgated
  51. BaseAzul upgrade: TEE and ZK multi-proofs
  52. USDCOpen USD announced
  53. CLARITY ActBanking reports H.R. 3633 with a substitute
  54. Payment Services Act (Japan)2025 amendment and implementing orders take effect
  55. UK cryptoasset regimeLords committee report on stablecoins
  56. FTXSecond Circuit affirms conviction and sentence
  57. UK cryptoasset regimeBank of England policy statement, issuance guardrail of £40 billion
  58. Payment Services Act (Japan)SBI launches JPYSC
  59. BaseBeryl upgrade: B20 tokens; 116-minute outage
  60. Base20-minute outage
  61. StablecoinUK Financial Conduct Authority final rules
  62. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA policy statements PS26/9 to PS26/13 and joint approach document published
  63. BaseArmstrong says content coins "didn't work"
  64. LidoLido Core upgrade: Curated Module v2, CSM v3
  65. ArbitrumRobinhood Chain mainnet
  66. MiCALatest end of service-provider transitional periods
  67. UniswapUniswap deployed on Robinhood Chain
  68. ArbitrumDAO votes to wind down the Gaming Catalyst Program
  69. OptimismKarst upgrade
  70. USDCOCC final approval for Circle National Trust
  71. BasePollak hands Base App leadership to Cobie
  72. FTXSenate passes S. Res. 772 opposing clemency
  73. Payment Services Act (Japan)House of Councillors approves the 2026 bill
  74. GENIUS ActOne-year rulemaking deadline
  75. Uniswapv4 protocol fees activated on seven networks
  76. SolanaBlock limit raised to 100M compute units
  77. FTXFifth distribution set to begin
  78. USDCNew York limited purpose trust charter
  79. SolanaStake-weighted vote on SIMD-0550
  80. BybitAustrian electronic-money licence for Bybit Payments GmbH
  81. BitcoinBIP-110 minority chain splits off
  82. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)Anchorpoint begins phased rollout of HKDAP
  83. TetherKPMG audit of 2025 accounts announced
  84. GENIUS ActTreasury: Issuance, offer, and sale under section 3
  85. MakerDAO and SkySky publishes explanation of completed governance-token transition
  86. BaseCoinbase tokenised stocks launch on Base
  87. ArbitrumTimeboost replaced by Priority Gas Auctions
  88. MetaMaskCorporate separation plan announced
  89. BaseBase App renamed back to Coinbase Wallet
  90. CLARITY ActRepublicans post revised substitute
  91. FTXPetition for certiorari filed
  92. CLARITY ActLummis publishes combined text
  93. CLARITY ActSenate cloture on motion to proceed fails, 49 to 50
  94. GENIUS Act · StablecoinCLARITY Act fails to advance in the Senate
  95. UK cryptoasset regimeFurther cryptoasset amendments laid in Parliament
  96. HyperliquidPayward announces plans for US markets, subject to approval
  97. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA publishes PS26/18, perimeter guidance
  98. USDCArc mainnet
  99. USDCBinance's US$100 million stake in Circle closes
  100. UK cryptoasset regimeBank consultation on draft Code of Practice closes
  101. MiCAEBA publishes its response on the MiCA review
  102. TetherSenate Democrats' report on Iran
  103. GENIUS ActFederal Reserve: Rules for Board-supervised issuers and the prohibition on tying stablecoin services to other products
  104. HyperliquidHouse Oversight Committee requests information
  105. BaseCobalt upgrade
  106. GENIUS ActTreasury interim final state-certification procedures
  107. MetaMaskInfrastructure incident disclosed
  108. MiCATargeted MiCA review consultation closes; ESMA publishes its response
  109. StablecoinOpen USD goes live
  110. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA authorisation gateway opens
  111. Lido0x02 CSM module live
  112. CoinbaseDeribit and International Exchange integration completed
  113. ArbitrumNew Stylus activations paused
  114. EthereumGlamsterdam live on Sepolia testnet
  115. MiCAESMA opinion addresses all services involving non-compliant stablecoins
  116. MiCACouncil agrees key elements of its position on ESMA supervision
  117. SolanaSlot time reduced to 200 ms
  118. LidoVanEck withdraws ETF filing
  119. MiCAEBA classifies USDC as the first significant e-money token
  120. MiCAQivalis announces electronic money institution authorisation
  121. StablecoinQivalis authorised by De Nederlandsche Bank
  122. Payment Services Act (Japan)Megabanks announce completion of a July stablecoin and cross-border-payment trial
  123. Mt. GoxRelevant repayment deadlines extended to October 2027
  124. ChainlinkQuarterly review reports CCIP 2.0 live
  125. GENIUS Act · StablecoinOCC final rule under the GENIUS Act
  126. MiCAFrench authorities publish joint MiCA review proposals
  127. SolanaAlpenglow activates on mainnet
  128. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA opens CP26/36 perimeter and GC26/7 DeFi consultations
  129. TetherUtexo opens early access to bridged USDT on Bitcoin's Signet test network
  130. UniswapAggregator hooks live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
  131. Stablecoins Ordinance (Hong Kong)HSBC begins rolling out RedCoin on PayMe
  132. BitcoinBitcoin Core 32.1 released
  133. CoinbaseAmplitude-related customer-data exposure reported (UTC)
  134. AaveMarkets frozen after Binance hack
  135. Bitcoin · EthereumBinance reports multi-asset hot-wallet theft
  136. CurveCurve announces StableSwap on Stellar mainnet
  137. HyperliquidICE and Trade[XYZ] announce US market plan, subject to approval
  138. AaveAave announces V3 and V4 reopening, with collateral restrictions retained
  139. ArbitrumSecurity Council freezes Binance-exploit-linked funds
  140. AavetBTC reserve frozen on V3 Ethereum Core after Threshold's minting and redemption pause

Scheduled as of 31 October 2026

  1. UK cryptoasset regimeDeadline for CP26/36 and GC26/7 responses
  2. GENIUS ActAct and OCC rule take effect
  3. UK cryptoasset regimeFCA authorisation gateway closes
  4. UK cryptoasset regimeRegulations come into force in full
  5. GENIUS ActRestrictions on platform stablecoin sales begin