📅 On January 3, 2009, the first cryptocurrency was born. That day, the genesis block was mined — the very first block of the Bitcoin blockchain, marking the start of a new financial era.
#Bitcoin ’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, embedded a hidden message in this block:
“Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks” — a headline from The Times referencing government bank bailouts after the 2008 financial crisis. 💵📉
The message was more than symbolism. It highlighted Bitcoin’s core idea: an alternative to the traditional financial system, where governments and central banks rescue institutions at taxpayers’ expense.
The reward for the genesis block was 50 BTC — coins that had no market value at the time. Today, Bitcoin trades near $90,000 and ranks among the top 8 largest assets in the world, behind only gold, silver, and major tech stocks.
From an experiment to a global asset — happy birthday, Bitcoin 🎉₿