The Genesis Block
On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin block — Block 0. Hidden inside was a me…
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Only 21 Million. Ever.
There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. Not 21 million and one. Not 'we'll print more if we need…
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Read bite →10,000 BTC for Two Pizzas
On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two Papa John's pizzas. At today's prices, those…
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Read bite →What's a Satoshi?
One Bitcoin is divisible into 100,000,000 tiny pieces called satoshis (or 'sats'). Named after Bitco…
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Read bite →Bitcoin Never Closes
The New York Stock Exchange trades 6.5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Bitcoin? 24 hours a day, 365 days…
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Read bite →The Lost Coins
An estimated 3-4 million Bitcoin are lost forever. Forgotten passwords. Discarded hard drives. One m…
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Read bite →The Halving: Half the Sandwich
Every 210,000 blocks (roughly 4 years), Bitcoin's block reward gets cut in half. In 2009, miners ear…
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