12th of March. Corona crash. That day, the Covid-19 crisis caused a crash on the world stock exchanges (- 10% on Wall Street). Bitcoin is also taking on water: -40% in one day.

May 12. Halving. This technical procedure, the third of its kind in the history of cryptocurrency, halves the reward granted to bitcoin miners. The supply of bitcoin is becoming scarce.

October 12. Towards a crypto-euro? The European Central Bank is launching a consultation for the creation of a digital euro, which could take the form of a cryptocurrency.

21st of October. Big announcement from PayPal. The online payment system announces that its users will be able to pay in cryptocurrency from 26 million merchants.

December 3. Libra news. Facebook's cryptocurrency changes its name to diem. It will be a stablecoin, a stable currency pegged to the dollar. The project is expected in early 2021.

December 17. The historic threshold of 20,000 dollars has been exceeded.

December 31st. The year in fanfare. The cap of 30,000 dollars will be crossed two days later.