When did bitcoin start?

The Bitcoin network was officially launched on January 3, 2009. This was rubber-stamped by the first-ever Bitcoin block to be mined. This is now known as the ‘legacy’ block. On January 12, the first Bitcoin transaction was conducted by Satoshi Nakamoto. 10 BTC was transferred to Hal Finney, a cryptographic developer and early Bitcoin adopter.

Where did bitcoin come from?

The origins of Bitcoin trace back to a nine-page document published by Nakamoto, which outlined the concept of a new digital currency that would operate independently of centralized authorities such as banks and governments. This document was the genesis of Bitcoin and marked the birth of a new era in the world of finance and technology.

When did Satoshi start bitcoin?

Satoshi first appeared on a few cryptography forums in 2008. Source: metzdowd.com Then, in January 2009, on a site called SourceForge, Satoshi publicly released version 0.1 of the Bitcoin software. A momentous first step in Bitcoin history. He/she/they then launched the network by mining the first block (the “genesis block”).