From Parity to Empire
15 years since #bitcoin was worth a dollar and changed financial history
Today we celebrate the anniversary of one of the most improbable and disruptive milestones in modern economics. Exactly 15 years ago, on February 9, 2011, Bitcoin achieved what many old-school economists considered impossible: reaching parity of 1:1 with the US dollar.
What started as a cryptographic experiment in a marginal forum proved that day that "digital gold" had the potential to stand up to the world's reserve currency.
The Leap of Faith: The path to the first dollar was the hardest. #BTC spent more than two years trading in fractions of a cent (let's remember the famous 10,000 BTC pizza). Breaking the dollar barrier was the psychological validation needed to attract the first wave of serious investors.
Absurd Growth: Since that February 9, 2011, Bitcoin has experienced a revaluation that defies all traditional financial logic. Whoever decided to "bet" a one-dollar bill back then now possesses a fortune that has surpassed $70,000 (at current prices in 2026), a return on investment that no stock, bond, or precious metal has matched in history.
More than a Price, a Symbol: Reaching the dollar was the moment Bitcoin stopped being a "toy for nerds" and became a unit of account. It was the catalyst that allowed the birth of the first exchanges and the infrastructure that today supports giants like #strategy
