📌 A look back at Crypto History:  January Milestones ✏️

🗓 January 9, 2009 — Bitcoin v0.1 Launch

Satoshi Nakamoto released the first-ever Bitcoin software, Bitcoin v0.1, on the platform SourceForge. This marked the beginning of the Bitcoin network, enabling others to join the network and start mining.

Key features of Bitcoin's first version:
- command-line interface: it ran entirely through the terminal.
- proof-of-Work: blocks were mined using the SHA-256 algorithm.
- simple architecture: included fundamental features like wallet creation, mining, and sending transactions.

This was the first decentralized network where transactions were verified without banks or middlemen. The Genesis Block symbolized a shift to a new form of currency, beyond government control.