12 years later: BITCOIN CULTURE FESTIVAL 2024 ;))))
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The mission statement has not changed much.
The distrust of the traditional banking system is probably higher these days..
We can now however fundraise with Bitcoin on nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9- Check Mike Hearn talking about it in 2012⏬
https://blog.bitmex.com/london-2012-the-2nd-bitcoin-conference/
They went on to provide some statistics, which demonstrated strong growth and the healthy state of the Bitcoin network.
Network power
2009 0.01 Ghash/sec
2010 103 Ghash/sec
2011 8,000 Ghash/sec
2012 19,000 Ghash/sec
Number of transactions
2009 219
2010 100,000
2011 2,000,000
2012 5,000,000
Bitcoin price
2009 $0.03
2010 $0.3
2011 $5.0
2012 $10.0