Bitcoin Turns 17 Years Old, Price Surpasses $90,000

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Release Time: 01/03/2026 13:30:42

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Summary

Bitcoin's price hit $90,011.13 today on January 3, as the cryptocurrency celebrated its 17th anniversary since the first block was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto in Helsinki in 2009. The genesis block referenced a headline from The Times: "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." The market cap now exceeds $1.8 trillion. Analysts continue to provide Bitcoin price prediction models, with many watching key resistance levels ahead.

BlockBeats news: On January 3, it has been 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin genesis block, Block #0, in a small server in Helsinki, Finland on January 3, 2009.

Satoshi Nakamoto recorded the front page headline of The Times newspaper for that day in the CoinBase data of the genesis block: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks (The Chancellor is on the brink of a second bank bailout)." The block contains only one transaction, with a block reward of 50 bitcoins.

As of the time of writing, the price of Bitcoin is $90,011.13, with a market capitalization exceeding $1.8 trillion.

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