#Bitcoin17thAnniversary Bitcoin Turns 17: From Genesis Block to Global Monetary Benchmark (January 3, 2026)
January 3, 2026 marks the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s genesis block — the moment a quiet cryptographic experiment ignited a financial revolution. When Satoshi Nakamoto mined Block 0 in 2009, embedding the message “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks,” Bitcoin was not just software. It was a response to systemic fragility, a timestamped critique of centralized monetary power, and the foundation of a new, trust-minimized financial system.
Seventeen years
January 3, 2026 marks the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s genesis block — the moment a quiet cryptographic experiment ignited a financial revolution. When Satoshi Nakamoto mined Block 0 in 2009, embedding the message “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks,” Bitcoin was not just software. It was a response to systemic fragility, a timestamped critique of centralized monetary power, and the foundation of a new, trust-minimized financial system.
Seventeen years
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