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Forgotten Facts About Bitcoin’s 2009 Launch and Genesis Block - Ep.240
Episode 2403rd January 2025 • Fractal Bitcoin • fractalchris
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Happy Birthday, Bitcoin!!!

In honor of Bitcoin turning 16 years old today, I discuss 15 fascinating aspects of Bitcoin’s 2009 Genesis block and many related facts! Including… 

  1. Satoshi Had to Mine the Genesis Block
  2. The Genesis Block’s Timestamp
  3. Unspendable Reward
  4. No Predecessor Blocks
  5. Mining Difficulty and CPU Mining
  6. Delay Before Block 1
  7. Hardcoded into the Software
  8. Satoshi’s Identity
  9. The First Transaction
  10. Concept of Decentralization
  11. Influence on Future Cryptocurrencies
  12. Tribute Transactions
  13. First Client Release
  14. Code Comments and Pre-Announcement
  15. No Pre-mine & Bitcoin’s Initial Value

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