MilestoneBitcoin2009
Bitcoin Genesis Block Mined
Satoshi mined the first Bitcoin block, embedding a headline that framed the system as a response to banking failure.
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Key Facts
Peak metricBlock height 0
OutcomeNetwork bootstrapped
ChainBitcoin
Year2009
Typemilestone
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protocolgenesis
Read the Bitcoin Whitepaper
The original source document that framed the genesis moment.
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