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2010
Event
cultural
Gavin Andresen launches the Bitcoin Faucet
What happened
Gavin Andresen built a website that gave away 5 BTC to anyone who asked, to get coins into people's hands and grow the network.
Significance
A small act of generosity that seeded thousands of first wallets — and Gavin's on-ramp into becoming Satoshi's chosen successor.