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Genesis Block Reward: Why It Can't Be Spent
Selene Marwood 21 December 2025 14 Comments

Genesis Block Reward: Why It Can't Be Spent

The Bitcoin genesis block reward of 50 BTC was created in 2009 and remains unspendable due to hardcoded rules in Bitcoin’s code. It’s not a glitch - it’s a symbolic cornerstone of the entire blockchain.