Accidently sent bitcoin to first genesis block, any way to get it back?

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Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 09:32:18 AM

Quote from: jackjack on September 03, 2013, 06:52:41 AM

Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

I'm not sure how this false statement appeared but it's now 4 years old and still living...

The first 50 BTC produced in the genesis block are not spendable, that's not false.

That's why I quoted the false part and not the correct one

Quote from: greyhawk on September 03, 2013, 07:22:10 AM

Quote from: jackjack on September 03, 2013, 06:52:41 AM

Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

I'm not sure how this false statement appeared but it's now 4 years old and still living...

Ha, people still praise how Bitcoin has no fees and can't be attacked by the government.

True

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Quote from: jackjack on September 03, 2013, 06:52:41 AM

Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

I'm not sure how this false statement appeared but it's now 4 years old and still living...

The first 50 BTC produced in the genesis block are not spendable, that's not false. But other UTxO sent to the same address are, that was my confusion. (see CYAM's post above)

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Quote from: CIYAM on September 03, 2013, 04:11:47 AM

Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

IIRC, the genesis block coinbase is not spendable. So, not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

The "coinbase" isn't but all the other (non-coinbase) UTXOs are (i.e. only the initial 50 BTC can't be spent).

Thanks for clarifying.

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Quote from: smoothie on September 03, 2013, 06:02:12 AM

One thing I intentionally do every time I send Bitcoins or Litecoins is verify the the address at least visually (first set of bits and last set).

Hasn't failed me once yet.

Almost always copy paste addresses, then verify visually.

This is a good habit to get into.

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Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 04:50:41 AM

Quote from: Micky25 on September 03, 2013, 03:40:37 AM

Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 01:52:04 AM

That genesis block address has received 848 transactions!

Is this a deliberate "feature" in the standard bitcoin client which has the first used address as a default somewhere and therefore collecting loads of smallish payments?

All these 0.000055 BTC transactions are really strange. Satoshis pension payments, built into the protocol? Wink

Here's a radical theory.
Satoshi sent his last message, which was to Gavin, in April 2011, so perhaps some of these recent transactions are "pings" from him to make it known that he is still around. Notice how there are no transactions between the genesis block coinbase of Jan 2009 and May 13th, 2011. So the transactions started just after Satoshi melted into the shadows, permanently.
https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa?sort=1

You spend hours thinking about this type of shit don't you?

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Quote from: jackjack on September 03, 2013, 06:52:41 AM

Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

I'm not sure how this false statement appeared but it's now 4 years old and still living...

Ha, people still praise how Bitcoin has no fees and can't be attacked by the government.

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Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

I'm not sure how this false statement appeared but it's now 4 years old and still living...

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Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 04:50:41 AM

Quote from: Micky25 on September 03, 2013, 03:40:37 AM

Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 01:52:04 AM

That genesis block address has received 848 transactions!

Is this a deliberate "feature" in the standard bitcoin client which has the first used address as a default somewhere and therefore collecting loads of smallish payments?

All these 0.000055 BTC transactions are really strange. Satoshis pension payments, built into the protocol? Wink

Here's a radical theory.
Satoshi sent his last message, which was to Gavin, in April 2011, so perhaps some of these recent transactions are "pings" from him to make it known that he is still around. Notice how there are no transactions between the genesis block coinbase of Jan 2009 and May 13th, 2011. So the transactions started just after Satoshi melted into the shadows, permanently.
https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa?sort=1

Maybe, but people use the blockchain for all sorts of other things, some quiet secretive. There are many encoded messages, Hashes, etc... These small payments might signify something else entirely.

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One thing I intentionally do every time I send Bitcoins or Litecoins is verify the the address at least visually (first set of bits and last set).

Hasn't failed me once yet.

Almost always copy paste addresses, then verify visually.

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Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 04:50:41 AM

Quote from: Micky25 on September 03, 2013, 03:40:37 AM

Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 01:52:04 AM

That genesis block address has received 848 transactions!

Is this a deliberate "feature" in the standard bitcoin client which has the first used address as a default somewhere and therefore collecting loads of smallish payments?

All these 0.000055 BTC transactions are really strange. Satoshis pension payments, built into the protocol? Wink

Here's a radical theory.
Satoshi sent his last message, which was to Gavin, in April 2011, so perhaps some of these recent transactions are "pings" from him to make it known that he is still around. Notice how there are no transactions between the genesis block coinbase of Jan 2009 and May 13th, 2011. So the transactions started just after Satoshi melted into the shadows, permanently.
https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa?sort=1

The 0.000055 BTC transactions are indeed quite intriguing...
They all belong to the same chain of addresses.

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Quote from: Realpra on September 03, 2013, 03:56:24 AM

That said typing wrong is my nr. 1 fear with BTC...

You should never manually type an address in the first place. Copy+paste, QR, Bitcoin:// URLs, firstbits, and visual verification.

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Quote from: Micky25 on September 03, 2013, 03:40:37 AM

Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 01:52:04 AM

That genesis block address has received 848 transactions!

Is this a deliberate "feature" in the standard bitcoin client which has the first used address as a default somewhere and therefore collecting loads of smallish payments?

All these 0.000055 BTC transactions are really strange. Satoshis pension payments, built into the protocol? Wink

Here's a radical theory.
Satoshi sent his last message, which was to Gavin, in April 2011, so perhaps some of these recent transactions are "pings" from him to make it known that he is still around. Notice how there are no transactions between the genesis block coinbase of Jan 2009 and May 13th, 2011. So the transactions started just after Satoshi melted into the shadows, permanently.
https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa?sort=1

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Quote from: caveden on September 03, 2013, 04:06:06 AM

IIRC, the genesis block coinbase is not spendable. So, not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

The "coinbase" isn't but all the other (non-coinbase) UTXOs are (i.e. only the initial 50 BTC can't be spent).

caveden

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IIRC, the genesis block coinbase is not spendable. So, not even Satoshi could send them back to you.

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Quote from: Stephen Gornick on September 03, 2013, 03:17:46 AM

Quote from: theDF on September 03, 2013, 02:01:23 AM

Bitcoin payments are irreversible, just hope that satoshi read this and send your coin back to you

Sending a large chunk there and claiming it was an accident would be a nice attempt to see if Satoshi is monitoring this forum!

I think Satoshi might be fine with the ruthlessness of the protocol as in: "If you can't type a number right, maybe someone else should get the power your money represents".

That said typing wrong is my nr. 1 fear with BTC...

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Quote from: solex on September 03, 2013, 01:52:04 AM

That genesis block address has received 848 transactions!

Is this a deliberate "feature" in the standard bitcoin client which has the first used address as a default somewhere and therefore collecting loads of smallish payments?

All these 0.000055 BTC transactions are really strange. Satoshis pension payments, built into the protocol? Wink

Stephen Gornick

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Quote from: theDF on September 03, 2013, 02:01:23 AM

Bitcoin payments are irreversible, just hope that satoshi read this and send your coin back to you

Sending a large chunk there and claiming it was an accident would be a nice attempt to see if Satoshi is monitoring this forum!

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Bitcoin payments are irreversible, just hope that satoshi read this and send your coin back to you

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It looks like your 0.001 BTC is gone forever.

https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Alert the crisis intervention team.

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