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#Bitcoin Q&A: Genesis block and coinbase transactions


How were the first bitcoins created? Who was mining in those early days? What is a coinbase transaction and how do miners integrate it within each block?

Genesis block code:
https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoi...

More on coinbase transactions:
https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoi...

These questions are from the MOOC 9.2 session, which took place on February 23rd 2018. Andreas is a teaching fellow with the University of Nicosia. The first course in their Master of Science in Digital Currency degree, DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies, is offered for free as an open enrollment MOOC course to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental principles.

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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in bitcoin.

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He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.

THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1:
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MASTERING BITCOIN:
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