17th Anniversary of Bitcoin Genesis Block: What Did Satoshi Nakamoto Leave in Block #0?

2026-01-03 12:04:12

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【BitPush】There’s a pretty interesting anniversary—it’s been exactly 17 years since the creation of Bitcoin’s Genesis Block #0. Back on January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first block on a small server, sending out that “Hello World” message from Helsinki.

Do you know what Satoshi Nakamoto embedded in this groundbreaking block? He didn’t make a celebratory declaration; instead, he referenced the front page of The Times that day in the Coinbase data—“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” The shadow of the financial crisis still loomed over the world, and all of this was recorded in the blockchain’s permanent ledger.

The reward for this was 50 bitcoins. That number might seem a bit cute now, but it marked the beginning of an era. The Genesis Block contained only this one transaction, as simple as it could be.

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· 01-06 11:53

It's been 17 years and he's still researching the genesis block. This guy must be really free haha

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SeasonedInvestor

· 01-04 18:36

It's been 17 years. Satoshi Nakamoto's move was brilliant—directly embedded the timestamp into The Times newspaper, truly a bold move.

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CommunityJanitor

· 01-03 15:43

Satoshi Nakamoto is truly amazing. Embedding a newspaper headline in the genesis block—this approach is just too romantic... Just this detail alone is enough for me to ponder for a long time.

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SerumSquirter

· 01-03 12:34

Still hyping after 17 years, it should have skyrocketed long ago

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BTCBeliefStation

· 01-03 12:30

Satoshi Nakamoto is truly a genius, including the Times headline in the genesis block. I am impressed by this move.

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GasFeeVictim

· 01-03 12:27

Wow, Satoshi Nakamoto's move is really brilliant. Using newspaper headlines to diss the central bank—subtle yet fierce. It's been 17 years, and it's still so stylish.

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WealthCoffee

· 01-03 12:24

It's been 17 years, and the same old story remains the harshest—embedding newspaper headlines into the genesis block. Satoshi Nakamoto just doesn't like to say much.

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