June in Crypto History: Key Events 🦥 🔵 2011: Mt. Gox hacked (June 8), BTC crashes from $17.5 to $0.01, exposing security flaws. 🔵 2013: BTC hits $100, recovers from April crash; early altcoins like Litecoin gain traction. 🔵 2017: ETH surges 300% YTD, BTC climbs to $3,000, kicking off ICO boom. 🔵 2019: BTC peaks at $13,800 mid-June, driven by Libra announcement and institutional interest. 🔵 2020: DeFi explodes; Compound’s COMP token launch (June 16) sparks yield farming craze. 🔵 2021: China’s mining crackdown tanks BTC to ~$30K; El Salvador adopts BTC as legal tender (June 9). 🔵 2022: Celsius halts withdrawals (June 12), signaling crypto winter; market cap drops below $1T. 🔵 2023: SEC sues Binance and Coinbase (June 5-6), shaking market; BlackRock files for BTC ETF (June 15). 🔵 2024: BTC consolidates near $70K; Ethereum ETF approvals fuel altcoin rally.
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