Satoshi Nakamoto mined 1st Bitcoin today called Genesis Block a.k.a Block a.k.a Block 1. This is the first blockchain that gains 50 BTC as a reward. Bitcoin started mining by Genesis Block on this day. That's why today is the day of Bitcoin's 16th Birthday. On 31st October 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published his Bitcoin Whitepaper, and on 3rd January, 2009mine his first Genesis Block. For that reason, the 3rd of January is called Bitcoin's birthday. The first transaction was held with Satoshi Nakamoto to Hal Finney on 12 January 2009.
What a unique and a special day to remember about bitcoin today, this is what all of us are going to be ever grateful for, because 16 year back, there is nothing like bitcoin and then the same 16 years now, we have what we have gotten today only by the one unique invention of bitcoin in this present dispensation, there have been increase upon increase in adoption and we need to make it more of a delightsomeness in getting others along to also enjoy what we have in bitcoin.
May Bitcoin live forever.