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10 YEARS AGO TODAY: Lightning Network whitepaper published.
On 14th January 2016, Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja published the whitepaper called "The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments"
https://lightning.network/lightning-network-paper.pdf

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#BITCOIN CALENDAR: JANUARY 2026

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HISTORICAL DATES:
Jan 3: Genesis block day (2009)
Jan 12: The first Bitcoin transaction (to Hal Finney) (2009)
Jan 14: Lightning Network whitepaper published (2016)
Jan 21: Ross Ulbricht pardoned (2025)

EVENTS IN 2026:
Jan 8–10: The 2nd Annual Max & npub1pq2ll9l7qdmxsfqyrd5w9gul8c7ftqy9yepcqvc8a2l2ys9zhd6sk42rew (npub1pq2…2rew) Bitcoin Golf Invitational (El Salvador)
Jan 16–17: Bitcoin Medellín (Colombia)
Jan 17: BitcoinDay Naples (Florida, USA)
Jan 22–23: Nashville Energy Mining Summit (Tennessee, USA)
Jan 30–31: AdoptingBitcoinCapeTown (npub1p0x…deeh) (South Africa)
Jan 30–31: Plan ₿ Forum El Salvador
Events list sourced via npub1wtknktw4tl6dtu5075jnjststamucaerzml0unypcj0grhfjjpasm2vyt7 (npub1wtk…vyt7) and BRAIINS

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