August 1: Adam Back published Hashcash paper (2002)

August 15: Nixon ended the US dollar convertibility to gold (1971)

August 18: The domain name bitcoin.org was registered (2008)

August 12–13: Acelerando Bitcoin (Paraguay)

August 17–22: Bitcoin Vibecamp (Honduras)

August 21: PlebLab Startup Day Guadalajara 2026 (Mexico)

August 22–23: Learning Bitcoin (Canada)

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## HISTORICAL DATES:

August 1: Adam Back published Hashcash paper (2002)
August 15: Nixon ended the US dollar convertibility to gold (1971)
August 18: The domain name bitcoin.org was registered (2008)
August 21: Infinity Day
August 24: SegWit activation (2017)

## EVENTS IN 2026:

August 12–13: Acelerando Bitcoin (Paraguay)
August 17–22: Bitcoin Vibecamp (Honduras)
August 20: Hackalajara (Mexico)
August 21: PlebLab Startup Day Guadalajara 2026 (Mexico)
August 22–23: Learning Bitcoin (Canada)
August 27–28: Bitcoin Asia (Hong Kong)

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