Topic: Ringing in the new with 8,000,000 strong (Read 1228 times)
I wouldn't say it's 'in the stars'. Bitcoin attempts to reproduce 50 btc every ten minutes, but it's pure chance. 30 seconds or one hour are both reasonable. If bitcoin had been mined exactly every ten minutes, then I think 8M would have been 19 January.
It's timed to do this on purpose, isn't it 
Block 100000 came on 12-29-10.
Block 100000 came on 12-29-10.
Auspicious and not a little fishy...
http://blockexplorer.com/b/160000 was mined at 2011-12-31 18:13, only 32 seconds after block 159999.
And blocks are mined at roughly 10 per hour - almost double the normal average.
http://blockexplorer.com/b/160000 was mined at 2011-12-31 18:13, only 32 seconds after block 159999.
And blocks are mined at roughly 10 per hour - almost double the normal average.
Happy 8 million bitcoins! http://blockexplorer.com/q/totalbc
It's just symbolic, but it's still nice to see 2012 arriving just as Bitcoin hits 8,000,000 units.
The rollover should occur between 1700-1800 UTC.
The rollover should occur between 1700-1800 UTC.
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