Coinbase memorialises Nasdaq listing with a nod to the Bitcoin genesis block

The mining pool F2Pool, at the request of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase embedded the headline of The New York Times article ‘House Gives Final Approval to Biden’s $1.9T Pandemic Relief Bill Mine’ from The New York Times (NYT) on March 10, 2021.

On 03/Jan/2009, Satoshi coded a message into the Bitcoin Genesis Block. As a nod to Satoshi on our listing day, we asked @f2pool_official to embed a message in the Bitcoin blockchain: https://t.co/lwHNlTUskt

— Coinbase (@coinbase) April 14, 2021

The NYT headline refers to the US authorities’ approval of a $1.9 trillion economic-relief package aimed at addressing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The measures proposed by US President Joe Biden provide payments of $1,400 to Americans earning less than $75,000 per year. Another provision extends unemployment support until September.

The message in block #679187 is an allusion to The Times’ headline ‘Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks’, which Satoshi Nakamoto embedded in the hash of the genesis block.

Since the launch of the Bitcoin mainnet on 3 January 2009, more than 12 years have elapsed.

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