{"id":1194,"date":"2020-01-02T16:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/?page_id=1194"},"modified":"2020-01-02T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:57:31","slug":"genesis-block","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/genesis-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Genesis Block<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The genesis block refers to the Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a>&#8216;s first ever <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/mining\">mined<\/a> block, which took place on January 3, 2009. The <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/block\">block<\/a> contains the following text, which was the headline from the British newspaper <em>The Financial Times <\/em>on January 3, 2009:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>The Times 03\/Jan\/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The inclusion of this text speaks volumes about Bitcoin and its purpose: to circumvent the calamity of bank bailouts and reduce the power of central banks in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Headline from January 3, 2009<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140309004338\/https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2009\/01\/03\/idUKPTIP32510920090103\">webarchive.org<\/a><\/li><li><em>Genesis Block<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.bitcoin.it\/wiki\/Genesis_block\">en.Bitcoin.it<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Genesis Block The genesis block refers to the Bitcoin blockchain&#8216;s first ever mined block, which took place on January 3, 2009. 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