Bitcoin Market: The Story of the World’s First Cryptocurrency Exchange
Today marks thirteen years since the first cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitcoin Market, was released on March 17, 2010. This marked a major milestone in Bitcoin history, as it meant that they were finally able to transact with one another at an established market price and on a reliable platform. Bitcointalk user ‘dwdollar’ first made his announcement of the project on January 15, 2010.
A history of cryptocurrency trading
The first instance of a cryptocurrency transaction occurred on January 12, 2009, when Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin blockchain, sent 10 Bitcoin (BTC) to Hal Finney as a test transaction. This was just four days after he released the code to the public.
In October 2009, New Liberty Standard (NLS) opened as the f...