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2009Bitcoin in 2009
1 key event this year.
Here is what happened to Bitcoin in 2009, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.
Our price data does not cover this year, so no chart or prices are shown.
Events in 2009
Genesis block mined Jan 3, 2009
Nakamoto mined block 0, the genesis block, on January 3, 2009. Its coinbase text quotes a front page headline from The Times of London about a second bailout for banks. The 50 BTC reward in that block can never be spent.
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