Did you know that there are several days each year that are dedicated to celebrating cryptocurrency? If you didn’t, you’ve been missing out!
Don’t fret, though, as there is still time for you to get into the spirit of celebration this year, as there are many crypto holidays to come. Read on to discover the most important (and silliest) cryptocurrency holidays!
January 3rd, 2009 was the day the Bitcoin ledger was officially started by Satoshi Nakamoto—there were no transactions yet, though.
January 9th is the anniversary of the day Bitcoin first launched. While the launch date was in 2009, as we pass more and more BTC milestones each year, the commemoration of this day becomes more and more important.
This cryptocurrency holiday commemorates the day in 2019 when the first transaction on the lightning network was carried out—ushering Bitcoin into a new era. The first transaction was for 100,000 Satoshis and was sent to a friend, who was to add his own 10,000 Satoshis before sending it to someone else—a “pass the torch” moment if you will.
Ultimately, the torch made it around the internet, reaching many famed individuals such as Elizabeth Stark, Jack Dorsey, Charlie Lee, and Changpeng Zhao.
Every year on February 19th, cryptocurrency enthusiasts celebrate the date when in 2021, Bitcoin passed the $1 trillion mark in terms of market capitalization. More obscure than most of the holidays on this list, we believe only die-hard fans celebrate this one.
On March 3rd, 2017, Bitcoin officially caught up to the price of gold and ended up surpassing it—leading to the declaration of this holiday, though we don’t suspect many still celebrate.
March 14th, 2024, (which is coincidentally also pie day!) was the day Bitcoin had its third halving event, putting it one step closer to its end game.
If Satoshi Nakamoto’s P2P Foundation profile is to be believed, he was born on April 5th, 1975. To date, there has been no confirmation or denial of this fact.
On April 18th, 2011, the first altcoin, Namecoin, mined its first block. While Namecoin would quickly fall to the wayside, this day marks an important change in cryptocurrency history—one which would lead to many future altcoins.
We aren’t sure if this is officially a cryptocurrency holiday, but April 23rd, 2011, is a date that many remember with reverence as it was the last day Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, was heard from. He posted that Bitcoin was “in good hands” before logging off for the final time. It is worth noting, that this was his first post in 4 months, and that he had begun stepping back from the community long before the fateful day.
May 2nd, 2013, marks the first day that a Bitcoin ATM was installed and used. The first Bitcoin ATM was installed in a coffee shop called Waves, in Vancouver, Canada. Currently, there are thousands of Bitcoin ATMs around the world (estimated 38,299 as of 2025).
This holiday commemorates the day in 2010 when Laszlo Hanyecz, a Floridian local, paid 10,000 BTC to receive two pizzas from Papa John’s. It was one of the first times in recorded history that Bitcoin was used to buy food. Celebrate by ordering yourself a steaming hot pie—paying in cryptocurrency, of course!
Even Mr. Hanyecz himself celebrates this holiday, ordering his second Bitcoin pizza on May 22nd, 2018.
**In 2010, 10,000 BTC were worth about $41. Today, they would be worth billions, but Mr. Hanyecz claims he does not regret his decision.
June 9th, 2021, was the date that El Salvador legalized Bitcoin, making it able to be used just as fiat tender. It was a good day for locals too, as all received about $35 in BTC to use for their families.
El Salvador has recently fallen on hard time, however, and we aren’t sure that Bitcoin legalization is here to stay, so don’t get too excited about this holiday.
**September 7th is also celebrated as this is the first day Bitcoin was used as currency within the country under the new policies announced on June 9th.
Not all crypto holidays are about BTC (surprising we know) and July 3rd, 2013, is the first day that a utility token was invented. Now, twelve years later, the market is flooded with shitcoins, all thanks to Mastercoin, which launched its ICO on this date in 2013.
On July 9th, 2016, Bitcoin underwent its second halving, causing some to celebrate—as it indicates BTC is growing closer and closer to becoming deflationary.
On July 30th, 2015, we remember the date that the second-largest blockchain (currently in 2025), Ethereum, launched.
August 1st, 2017, was the day the Blocksize wars ended, leading it to being celebrated as Bitcoin Independence Day. For those who weren’t in Bitcoin then, the Blocksize wars were a serious disagreement between BTC developers as to how the Bitcoin protocol should be controlled and scaled.
It’s important to note that the Blocksize debates were never fully solved, which is what lead to the BitcoinCash hard fork in November 2017.
October 8th is celebrated to commemorate the day in 2008 when the Bitcoin whitepaper was first debuted to the world.
This holiday was originally instated to remember the date in 2013 when Bitcoin passed the $1000 mark—much to the disbelief of haters.
In our opinion, this date has since been overshadowed by the date BTC passed $100,000, but it is still a prominent one in the community.
December 4th, 2024, will forever be remembered as the day that Bitcoin passed the $100,000 per coin mark—one that individuals never thought they would see. Of course, this date might later be overshadowed by the day it passes $1 million per coin, but until then, we will celebrate December 4th with glee.
This article was brought to you by the Bitcoin Crash Game on MintDice. Originally posted to the MintDice Blog.
