Happy Genesis Block Day! : A Thread 🧵
1/ Jan 3, 2009: On this day, 17 years ago, Bitcoin was born.
The Genesis Block (Block 0) was mined by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, marking the beginning of a revolution in money and sovereignty. 🌍⚡
People often ask why Koshh uses punched numbers instead of engraved words.
A punched hole is either there or it isn’t, so there’s nothing to misread as the metal ages. Letters can blur or look alike after years of wear.
Each of the 2,048 words in the standard list has its own number, and the plate records that number as a pattern in the grid.
Koshh · ₹3,750
truly a remarkable event
being completely honest, it exceeded my expectations
and raised the bar for the quality of Bitcoin gatherings we can have in India
great venue, amazing lineup and unstoppable parties
kudos to @travelwbitcoin@studentofbtc@palashwrites and everyone else who made it happen
rocking my @thebitmela socks in South Korea!
#Bitcoin is self-custody of money.
800 days and 42 countries taught me self-custody of life.
Tan 🏃 Physical security
Mann 🧘 Spiritual security
Dhan 🔑 Digital security
Hold the keys to all three.
My @thebitmela Jaipur talk is below 👇
Jaipur, thank you for the memories, the conversations, the new friendships and all the good energy.
A big thank you to everyone who made @thebitmela happen. ❤️
To everyone who travelled to Jaipur, joined us, brought their energy and made these two days what they were, we’re so glad you were there.
Jaipur, we’ll miss you!