EPISODE · Feb 4, 2026 · 7 MIN
5+ Crypto ‘Firsts’ You Should Know: From the First Exchange to the First DAG
from Web3 Tech Brief By HackerNoon · host HackerNoon
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/5-crypto-firsts-you-should-know-from-the-first-exchange-to-the-first-dag. From pizza purchases to DAG networks, here's a friendly tour through crypto’s earliest milestones and how they shaped the decentralized world we use today. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #crypto-exchanges, #crypto-history, #crypto-wallets, #bitcoin-pizza, #stablecoins, #dag-blockchain, #obyte, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @obyte. Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The first-ever decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was born on January 3, 2009. On May 22, 2010, the user Jercos (Jeremy Sturdivant) bought 10,000 BTC from Laszlo Hanyecz on Bitcointalk.org. This is considered the first ever purchase of a physical good using cryptos.
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/5-crypto-firsts-you-should-know-from-the-first-exchange-to-the-first-dag. From pizza purchases to DAG networks, here's a friendly tour through crypto’s earliest milestones and how they shaped the decentralized world we use today. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #crypto-exchanges, #crypto-history, #crypto-wallets, #bitcoin-pizza, #stablecoins, #dag-blockchain, #obyte, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @obyte. Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The first-ever decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was born on January 3, 2009. On May 22, 2010, the user Jercos (Jeremy Sturdivant) bought 10,000 BTC from Laszlo Hanyecz on Bitcointalk.org. This is considered the first ever purchase of a physical good using cryptos.
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