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Forfatterens bildeThomas Lindseth
11. jan. 20232 min lesing

A brief history of Blockchain

Blockchain technology has revolutionized the way we think about digital transactions and asset management. But how did it all begin? Let's take a look at the history of blockchain technology.


1991: The concept of a "cryptographically secured chain of blocks" is first proposed by computer scientist Stuart Haber and physicist W. Scott Stornetta. Their goal was to create a way for document timestamps to be recorded in a tamper-proof way.

2008: An anonymous individual or group of individuals going by the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto" publishes the whitepaper "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." The whitepaper describes a new electronic payment system based on a decentralized blockchain.

2009: The first Bitcoin block is mined by Satoshi Nakamoto, marking the launch of the first blockchain-based digital currency.

2010: The first real-world Bitcoin transaction takes place, in which a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz buys two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins.

2013: The first initial coin offering (ICO) takes place, raising over $5 million for the blockchain-based platform Mastercoin.

2015: The first "smart contract" platform, Ethereum, is launched. This platform allows developers to create decentralized applications on top of the Ethereum blockchain.

2016: The first blockchain-based cross-border transaction is completed using Ripple's technology.

2018: The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market reaches an all-time high of over $800 billion.

2019-2022: Blockchain starts gaining attention from other industries beyond crypto like Supply Chain management, Supply Chain finance, Gaming and NFTs, DeFi and more.

2020: Blockchain becomes increasingly important for supply chain tracking, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021: As well as the growing popularity of NFTs and DeFi, Enterprise level adoption of blockchain technology becomes more widespread, with companies like Facebook and J.P. Morgan announcing their own blockchain projects. 2022: See our video review of the year 2022 here

As you can see, the history of blockchain technology is relatively short but incredibly eventful. From its origins as a means of creating tamper-proof document timestamps to its current use in everything from digital currency to supply chain management, blockchain has come a long way in a short time. While there is still much to be done before blockchain can fully live up to its promise, it is clear that this technology has the potential to change the world in ways that we can't yet imagine. Sources:

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