Forgotten Facts About Bitcoin’s 2009 Launch and Genesis Block - Ep.240

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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