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16 Years After Bitcoin's 'Birth', Mining Difficulty Hits A New Record High

It's Bitcoin's birthday: The very first Bitcoin block was mined 16 years ago today. Bitcoin’s first block was mined on January 3, 2009. Known as the “Genesis Block,” Decrypt reports that Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto minted 50 BTC into existence with the move.