Saving a note here so it’ll be easy to find when I need it later.
How did Bitcoin develop over time?
To be honest, on January 12, 2009, block 170 recorded the first person-to-person Bitcoin transaction: Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 bitcoins to Hal Finney.
When checking dates and block heights in Bitcoin’s history, go by what the block explorer records—don’t rely only on secondhand claims.
The $BTC network started in January 2009 and has been running for more than a decade.
Did you run into any pitfalls when you first got into the space?