Crypto Roadmap: Key Events That Changed The World
$3.78 TRILLION global market cap (Sept 2025) | 21M+ coins & tokens listed | 1 Billion+ global users
2008-2009
Bitcoin's Whitepaper & First Block
Satoshi Nakamoto publishes 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,' starting a decentralized revolution.
First block ("Genesis Block") mined Jan 2009. History
First block ("Genesis Block") mined Jan 2009. History
2011-2015
Explosion of Altcoins & Ethereum Launch
Litecoin, XRP, Dogecoin, and hundreds more debut. Ethereum unlocks smart contracts for the world in 2015. TC News
2017
ICO Mania, Crypto Hits $800B
Ethereum's ERC-20 standard enables ICO boom; Bitcoin nears $20k, global attention explodes. Reuters
2020-2021
DeFi & NFT Summer
Uniswap, Aave, PancakeSwap, and OpenSea lead new wave; play-to-earn games and NFT mania arrive. Coindesk
2021-2022
Solana/BNB/L2s, Multi-chain Era
Solana mainnet, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche bring speed and scale; bridges start cross-chain revolution. Decrypt
2024-2025
Institutional Wave, ETF Hype & Real-World Adoption
Bitcoin/ETH ETFs launch in US/EU, Wall Street embraces digital assets, mass migration to L2 and cross-chain platforms.
CBDCs, 'real-world assets,' meme coins, and Web3 social tools go mainstream. Bloomberg
CBDCs, 'real-world assets,' meme coins, and Web3 social tools go mainstream. Bloomberg
Featured Coins: Facts & Current Stats (2025)
Bitcoin (BTC)
- Launched: 2009 | ATH: $71,900 (Mar 2025) | Hashrate: 498 EH/s (historic high 2025)
- ~52% of 'crypto market cap,' global remittance and store-of-value leader
- 1st Bitcoin ETF approved 2024 (CNBC)
- Buy BTC on Binance
Ethereum (ETH)
- Launched: 2015 | ATH: $4,880 (Nov 2021) | Staked ETH: 36M+ (2025)
- Smart contracts, DeFi/NFT base layer, nearly half of all DeFi TVL on ETH or L2s
- ETH ETF launches in 2025 - institutions pile in
- Buy ETH on Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
- Launched: 2020 | ATH: $260 (Nov 2021) | TPS: 65,000+
- Low fees and high speed, meme coin and NFT hotbed in 2025
- Key partners: Shopify, Circle USDC, Jump, Google Cloud
- Buy SOL on MEXC
BNB (Binance Coin)
- Launched: 2017 | ATH: $686 (May 2021) | BSC is #1 for daily users 2025
- Fuel for Binance, BNB Smart Chain (top altcoin DEXs, GameFi, DeFi)
- Fastest-growing 'Asia/Latam' chain (2025), 36M+ monthly users
- Buy BNB on Binance