Note 69. «Blockchain Origination: Timing Does Matter?..»
Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and 17-months ongoing war force us to focus on the exact timing of origination for the dominant blockchains. Namely, the interconnected network of Bitcoin and Ethereum…
07 August 2008: Russia aggressively attacked Georgia. The five-days tension led to 20% of Georgian territory to be occupied by Russia till the very recent days.
18 August 2008: the domain “bitcoin.org” was registered, marking the stage of sooner creation of the first so-called cryptocurrency.
31 October 2008: Bitcoin’s Whitepaper initially appeared in public.
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11 January 2014: Ethereum’s whitepaper was published (allegedly conceived in late 2013).
20 February — 26 March 2014: Russia attacked Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula.
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February 2022: Rapid growth of inflows to Tera’s ecosystem within its stablecoin TerraUSD along with Ethereum staking.
24 February 2022 — … : Russia began the barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
09–10 May 2022: Following the asset boosting, Terra’s ecosystem has crashed.
So, whether the timing does matter in blockchain origination is up to the readers to decide…