The Bitcoin Story
From Genesis Block to Global Financial Asset
An interactive exploration of Bitcoin's history, its volatile financial journey, and its emerging role as a corporate treasury asset. This report provides up-to-date analysis and historical context to understand the world's first decentralized digital currency.
Current Price
$124,000.00
Market Cap
$2.46T
24h Change
+3.5%
Circulating Supply
19.85M
A Timeline of Key Milestones
Bitcoin's journey is marked by pivotal moments that shaped its technology, adoption, and public perception. Click on a year below to explore its significance.
The Whitepaper
Select a year to learn about a key event in Bitcoin's history. The story begins in 2008 with a proposal for a new kind of digital money.
The Financial Journey
Bitcoin's price history is famously volatile, characterized by dramatic bull markets and sharp corrections. This chart visualizes its long-term growth. Use the toggle to switch between logarithmic and linear scales to better understand the magnitude of its price movements over time.
The Halving: A Supply Shock Event
Approximately every four years, the reward for mining new Bitcoin blocks is cut in half. This event, known as the "halving," reduces the rate at which new bitcoins are created, making the asset scarcer over time. Historically, halvings have been correlated with the start of major bull markets.
2009 - 2012
50 BTC
per block
2012 - 2016
25 BTC
per block
2016 - 2020
12.5 BTC
per block
2020 - 2024
6.25 BTC
per block
Latest Halving (April 2024): The block reward was reduced to 3.125 BTC, further tightening the new supply of Bitcoin.
A New Treasury Reserve Asset
A growing number of public companies are adding Bitcoin to their balance sheets. This section explains what a corporate treasury is, why companies are choosing Bitcoin, and which firms are leading the way.
What is a Corporate Treasury?
A company's treasury department manages its financial assets. The primary goals are to ensure liquidity (having enough cash for operations), manage financial risks, and invest excess cash. Traditionally, treasuries hold low-risk assets like cash, bonds, and money market funds.
Why Hold Bitcoin?
Inflation Hedge: With a fixed supply of 21 million coins, some view Bitcoin as a store of value that can protect against the devaluation of fiat currencies.
High Return Potential: Despite its volatility, Bitcoin has been one of the best-performing assets of the last decade, offering potential for significant upside.
Diversification: Bitcoin's price movements are not always correlated with traditional assets like stocks and bonds, making it a potential tool for portfolio diversification.