Bitcoin Backstory

There were several people who researched particular facets of the challenge of developing virtual money, then Satoshi Nakamoto pulled it all together – and the rest is now history.

A history of Bitcoin’s most illuminating moments [Infographic]
Marshall Taylor, writing for CoinCentral (March 2019), has turned the early days of Bitcoin’s development into an infographic (image above). An excellent way to get a visual take on the timeline.

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Bitcoin genesis block
Binance Academy provides a straightforward explanation of Bitcoin’s genesis block, including the original hash, the hidden message, and the timestamp.  The genesis block had a reward of 50 BTC that is forever unspendable – but no one knows why.

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