The first block in a blockchain. Bitcoin’s genesis block (block 0) was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on Jan 3, 2009; it contains a Times newspaper headline as part of its coinbase, demonstrating the block could not have been pre-mined. Each chain has exactly one genesis block, which defines the chain’s starting state.
Genesis block
The first block in a blockchain. Bitcoin's genesis block (block 0) was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on Jan 3, 2009; it contains a Times newspaper headline as part of its coinbase, demonstrating the block could not have been pre-mined. Each chain has exactly one genesis block, which defines the chain's starting state.
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