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Recently Signed 2009 Bitcoin Block Reward Linked to Hal Finney’s Set of BTC Transactions

Recently Signed 2009 Bitcoin Block Reward Linked to Hal Finney’s Set of BTC TransactionsAt the end of November, an unknown person signed a signature tied to an extremely old block reward mined on Jan. 19, 2009, and the user published a message and verified signature linked to the reward on the forum bitcointalk.org. The message was tied to a bitcoin address associated with block 1,018, a block reward […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

An Unknown Individual Signed a Message Associated With BTC Block 1,018, Reward Was Minted 16 Days After Satoshi Launched Bitcoin

An Unknown Individual Signed a Message Associated With BTC Block 1,018, Reward Was Minted 16 Days After Satoshi Launched BitcoinOn Nov. 15, 2022, a post was created on the forum website bitcointalk.org and the thread’s creator asked people to share signatures tied to some of their oldest mined bitcoin blocks. 11 days later, a newly created bitcointalk.org profile, called “Onesignature,” shared a signed message tethered to an extremely old block reward created on Jan. […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

Pinning the Tail on Satoshi Nakamoto — How Journalists Erroneously Used Circumstantial Evidence Over the Years to Identify Bitcoin’s Creator

Pinning the Tail on Satoshi Nakamoto — How Journalists Erroneously Used Circumstantial Evidence Over the Years to Identify Bitcoin’s CreatorThe search for Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s mysterious inventor, has been an ongoing hunt for the last 13 years. Since 2014, dozens of so-called candidates have appeared, but none of them have convinced the greater community that they are Bitcoin’s creator. Furthermore, journalists from publications like Newsweek have pointed to a few specific individuals, and nearly […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

A Newly Published Book Claims to Tell the ‘Real Story Behind Mysterious Bitcoin Creator’

A Newly Published Book Claims to Tell the ‘Real Story Behind Mysterious Bitcoin Creator’During the last 13 years, a great number of individuals have claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin, but no single person has been able to prove this to the greater crypto community. At the end of August 2019, a marketing and public relations (PR) agency published a press release that featured a man from […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

250 Bitcoin From 2009 Moved After 12.4 Years — Rare BTC Mined Over a 2-Day Span

250 Bitcoin From 2009 Moved After 12.4 Years — Rare BTC Mined Over a 2-Day SpanOn April 7th and 8th, 2022, approximately five bitcoin block rewards mined in 2009 were spent in a concession of transfers. The last time a 2009 block was spent was 1.10 years ago on May 20, 2020. The 250 bitcoin from the latest 2009 spends sat idle for 12.4 years, and the coins were worth […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

13 Years Ago Today, Satoshi Nakamoto Published the First Forum Post Introducing Bitcoin

13 Years Ago Today, Satoshi Nakamoto Published the First Forum Post Introducing Bitcoin13 years ago today, the creator of the Bitcoin network, Satoshi Nakamoto published the inventor’s first forum post on the P2P Foundation website. The forum post called “Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency” introduced the e-cash system to the members of the advocacy and research forum focused on peer-to-peer dynamics in society. The First […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

Kickstarting the Bitcoin Network: A Look at the Genesis Block and Source Code That Sparked a Financial Revolution

Kickstarting the Bitcoin Network: A Look at the Genesis Block and Source Code That Sparked a Financial Revolution13 years ago today, the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin protocol kickstarted the network by mining the genesis block. Satoshi started the genesis block on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at precisely 1:15 p.m. (EST), and since then more than 700,000 blocks have been mined into existence. Kickstarting the Bitcoin Network Today, bitcoiners and cryptocurrency advocates […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

‘There’s More Work to Do’ — 11 Years Ago, Satoshi Nakamoto Sent a Final Message to the Bitcoin Community

‘There’s More Work to Do’ — 11 Years Ago, Satoshi Nakamoto Sent a Final Message to the Bitcoin CommunityTo this day, Satoshi Nakamoto is one of Bitcoin’s biggest mysteries as people have searched far and wide to uncover the creator’s identity. 11 years ago, on December 12, 2010, the pseudonymous blockchain programmer (or programmers) left a final message to the crypto community stressing that “there’s more work to do on [denial-of-service] DoS.” Satoshi […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

Wall Street Journal Reporter Chastised Over Satoshi Nakamoto ‘Unmasking’ Editorial

Wall Street Journal Reporter Chastised Over Satoshi Nakamoto ‘Unmasking’ EditorialDuring the last week, mainstream media outlets have been publishing reports that say “Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto could be unmasked at [a] Florida trial.” Alongside this, the name “Satoshi Nakamoto” has been trending in people’s discussions on social media for the last few days as well. The Internet Is Buzzing Over Conversations Concerning Bitcoin’s Mysterious […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit

The Many Facts That Indicate Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Won’t Ever Come Back

The Many Facts That Indicate Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Won’t Ever Come BackOn January 3, 2022, the Bitcoin network will be celebrating its 13th year of life after its creator Satoshi Nakamoto kick-started the protocol. The creator of Bitcoin has always been the community’s most famous and mysterious character. Roughly ten years ago, Satoshi logged off, never to return and it’s very likely the inventor won’t ever […]

Developing Several Layer-2 Solutions: ‘The Real Solution’ to Ethereum’s Scalability Issue, Says Ken Timsit