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Summary

Bitcoin (BTC) is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, introduced in a 2008 whitepaper by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto and launched in January 2009. As of May 2026, it is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization (~$1.6T), classified as a digital commodity by U.S. regulators, and backed by institutional infrastructure including 11 SEC-approved spot ETFs. Bitcoin's established protocol and regulatory clarity distinguish it from most crypto assets, though it carries material risks including market volatility, mining centralization, illicit-use association, and exchange counterparty exposure.

Connected Entities

2 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Mt. Gox2
Tokens
♦Bitcoin
Relationships
  • Mt. Gox→mentioned with→Bitcoin(80%)
  • Bitcoin→mentioned with→Mt. Gox(85%)
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Connected Through

2 shared actors · 490 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(9 events)

31 October 2008

Satoshi Nakamoto publishes the Bitcoin whitepaper

history.com

3 January 2009

Satoshi Nakamoto mines the Bitcoin genesis block

wikipedia.org

February 2014

Mt. Gox suspends trading and files for bankruptcy; ~850,000 BTC lost

wikipedia.org

7 September 2021

El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as legal tender

npr.org

10 January 2024

SEC approves 11 spot Bitcoin ETPs

techcrunch.com

20 April 2024

Fourth Bitcoin halving: block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC

fidelitydigitalassets.com

6 March 2025

President Trump signs executive order establishing U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

whitehouse.gov

6 October 2025

Bitcoin reaches all-time high of ~$125,835

yahoo.com

17 March 2026

SEC and CFTC jointly classify Bitcoin as a 'digital commodity'

cftc.gov
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain14 Wayback Archivessrc:claude-code-investigator

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 14 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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model: claude-code-investigator

generated: 5/12/2026, 9:59:36 PM

last updated: 7/25/2026, 10:30:00 AM

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