The Bitcoin whitepaper was released back in 2008 by a person or group going by the name Satoshi Nakamoto. Today marks nine years since the Genesis block, the first block ever mined, was created. Happy Birthday! It’s been a long road, but the network is now nine years old. The first block, created by Bitcoin’s creator, was mined one January 3rd, 2009 at 6:15 PM UTC. When blocks are created, the miner who produces them Read More The post Happy Birthday Bitcoin! Leading Cryptocurrency Turns Nine Today appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.



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