17 лет биткоина: от генезис-блока до рекордов рынка Translation: 17 Years of Bitcoin: From the Genesis Block to Market Milestones

On January 3, 2009, an individual or a group operating under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin mainnet, successfully mining the genesis block containing 50 BTC. The hash of this block includes the headline of a Times article titled «Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.»

Shortly before the network’s launch, on October 31, 2008, a white paper detailing Bitcoin was published.

The first transaction took place on January 12, 2009, when Satoshi Nakamoto transferred 10 BTC to Hal Finney. This occurred just three days after the release of Bitcoin software version 0.1.

The identity of Nakamoto and the motivations behind the creation of Bitcoin remain a mystery, sparking intrigue within the crypto community and beyond.

One possible reason for the creation of Bitcoin was the global financial crisis that erupted in 2007-2008, marked by the collapse of major investment banks, widespread declines in production, falling demand and prices for commodities, rising unemployment, and significant government intervention in the economy.

In October 2025, the first cryptocurrency reached a new peak at $126,080. As of the time of writing, digital gold is trading around $90,000, with a market capitalization for the leading cryptocurrency totaling $1.8 trillion.