The Genesis Block: The First Bitcoin Block

Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block on Jan. 3, 2009. That was three months after the pseudonymous inventor published the Bitcoin white paper in an online cryptography forum. People now call Jan. 3 “Genesis Block Day.” source: https://www.coindesk.com/learn/2024/01/03/the-genesis-block-the-first-bitcoin-block/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines