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Event March 19, 2014 Added May 3, 2026 Updated October 24, 2026 Analysis

The day 'Bitcoin' split from 'Bitcoin Core' — how the 2014 rebrand cracked open Bitcoin's authority

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Wladimir van der Laan, Mike Hearn, Peter Todd, Gavin Andresen, Satoshi Nakamoto

How the 2014 'Bitcoin Core' rebrand changed the language of authority in Bitcoin: the internal disagreement over PR #3408, the 2015-2017 forks, and Hearn's regret in 2025.

Event February 10, 2011 Added October 11, 2026 Updated November 1, 2026 Analysis

Who named bitcoin's smallest unit the satoshi: a 2011 forum nickname, an "Affirmative," and the Oxford English Dictionary

ribuck ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, Hal Finney, goblin, jon_smark, kiba, marcus_of_augustus, no to the gold cult

Satoshi's code had a COIN and a CENT and nothing smaller with a name. Bitcoin's smallest unit, the satoshi, was named by users on BitcoinTalk two months after his last post.

Event February 5, 2010 Added February 8, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 Article

BTC currency code and ฿ symbol proposal

NewLibertyStandard

NewLibertyStandard proposes adopting the Thai baht symbol (฿) as Bitcoin's symbol and BTC as the three-letter code on BitcoinTalk, establishing the notation still in use today.

Event June 11, 2009 Added February 8, 2026 Updated October 10, 2026 Article

Re: Bitcoin - The term 'cryptocurrency' and site improvements

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Martti Malmi

Satoshi suggests using the word 'cryptocurrency' to describe Bitcoin and asks Malmi to remove investment language from the site - a key moment in Bitcoin's branding history.