Overview
- Bitcoin marks 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block on January 3, 2009.
- The coinbase text citing The Times — “Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks” — remains a touchstone for Bitcoin’s anti‑bailout ethos.
- Community observances such as Proof of Keys encourage self‑custody withdrawals that can briefly trim exchange balances and tighten short‑term liquidity, a pattern tracked by on‑chain analytics.
- The network continues to produce blocks on its original rules roughly every ten minutes, with no protocol‑level compromise reported in its open‑source operation.
- A newly documented complete copy of the January 3, 2009 Times edition has surfaced in collector circles, renewing interest in the headline’s role as Bitcoin’s timestamp and statement.