Genesis Block

The first block in a new blockchain is called Genesis Block.

The Bitcoin Genesis Block or Block 0 was mined January 03, 2009 at 7:15 PM GMT+1 by unknown. There was a reward of 50 BTC for mining this block.

See also: Blockchain, Blockchain Explorer.

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