Mysterious Bitcoin miner shows off oldest signature dated Jan. 2009
Answering the question 'Who has/had the oldest mined Bitcoin?' an anonymous member shared a signature dating back to January 2009, just a week after Bitcoin came into existence.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Answering the question 'Who has/had the oldest mined Bitcoin?' an anonymous member shared a signature dating back to January 2009, just a week after Bitcoin came into existence.
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This mining story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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