Happy 9th birthday, Bitcoin!
 

Happy 9th birthday, Bitcoin!
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Exactly nine years ago, on Jan. 3, 2009, the first block in Bitcoin's blockchain was mined.*

Called the genesis block, this block contains 50 bitcoins and was likely mined by Bitcoin's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.*

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Looking at details of the event won't tell you much if you're not a cryptocurrency buff, but this was a time when Bitcoin was worth absolutely nothing, and you could mine it (that is, make new bitcoins) on your home PC.* Read more...

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