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Origins · 10KBitcoin Pizza Day
The 22 May commemoration of a 2010 purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
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Bitcoin adoption: payments, communities and nation states
Follow Bitcoin’s use in payments, companies, communities, conferences and public policy without confusing announcements with measurable adoption.
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Adoption has several meanings: holding an asset, running infrastructure, accepting payments, building products or changing law. This hub keeps those claims separate and connects real-world use to technical constraints, custody and market structure. Primary records establish what was announced; lasting use requires additional evidence.
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Institutions · SV21El Salvador Bitcoin Law
The 2021 law that granted bitcoin legal-tender status alongside the U.S. dollar, later amended as policy evolved.
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Economics · LEGALLegal tender
A legal status affecting discharge of monetary obligations; it does not by itself guarantee acceptance, stability or monetary dominance.
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Czech ecosystem · BTCPRGBTC Prague
A large international Bitcoin-only conference and expo held in Prague.
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Czech ecosystem · ALZA₿Alza Bitcoin payments
The Czech retailer’s acceptance of bitcoin since 2017, later extended to Lightning payments.
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