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Launch · Apr 18, 2014
BitMonero launches
A CryptoNote fork that becomes Monero goes live.
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The coin launched as BitMonero on April 18, 2014. Within weeks the community renamed it Monero and took over development.
Part of Monero in 2014 · full Monero timeline · Monero hub
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