History, kept with its sources.
Histodex is an archive that keeps the turning points of world history on sourced collectible cards. The first chapter is the birth of Bitcoin: 21 moments, from the white paper to the pizza.
Every card a moment, every moment a source.
The cards are artistic interpretations; the event information beneath them comes with its sources. We always show the two separately.
Documents first
Each card's event, date and sources are open on its card page. Uncertainty is written down.
Then the art
The images are contemporary interpretations, not copies of historical artifacts. The boundary is stated on every card.
Chapter by chapter
Genesis is the first chapter. Later chapters are sealed; no dates have been announced.
August 2008 → December 2010
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18 AUG 2008Bitcoin.org - 31 OCT 2008Bitcoin Whitepaper
- 31 OCT 2008The Announcement
- 03 JAN 2009Genesis Block
- 03 JAN 2009The Times
- 08 JAN 2009Version 0.1
- 09 JAN 2009Block One
- 11 JAN 2009Running Bitcoin
- 12 JAN 2009First Transaction
- 05 OCT 2009New Liberty
- 12 OCT 2009First Sale
- 22 NOV 2009BitcoinTalk
- 30 DEC 2009Difficulty Increase
- 16 MAR 2010Bitcoin Market
- 22 MAY 2010Bitcoin Pizza
- 11 JUN 2010The Faucet
- 11 JUL 2010Slashdot
- 18 JUL 2010Mt. Gox
- 15 AUG 2010Value Overflow
- 06 NOV 2010One Million
- 11 DEC 2010Hornet's Nest
Genesis Hall
Walk the cards in exhibition niches along a chronological route. On mobile, a vertical list of stops; every stop has an accessible text equivalent.