This document summarizes the history and evolution of the internet and blockchain technologies from 1971 to 2017. It notes key milestones like the first email message in 1971, the establishment of TCP/IP in 1983, the creation of the world wide web in 1991, and the launch of popular sites and services in the 1990s and 2000s. It then outlines the origins of blockchain technology with Bitcoin's whitepaper in 2008 and launch in 2009, as well as the growth of Ethereum and initial coin offerings. The document frames this history as the transition from an "Internet of Information" to an "Internet of Value" enabled by blockchain.