Today (January 3, 2025) is the 16th anniversary of the birth of Bitcoin. On this day in 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin genesis block on a server in Helsinki, Finland. The reward for this block was 50 Bitcoins, and it was accompanied by the iconic message: "The Times January 3, 2009 UK PM on brink of second bailout for banks". "The vision of Bitcoin as an alternative to the traditional financial system is shown.