Want to buy - the world's first 25 BTC block

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Quote from: giszmo on July 27, 2012, 01:17:48 PM

hmm, so to raise interest and not have the "special coins" destroyed an hour after creation, you should auction it before you have it. Wonder which auction platform allows auctioning items with an unknown seller

There is auctions sub-forum here at bitkointalk! It would be great to donate money from sales to forum .

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hmm, so to raise interest and not have the "special coins" destroyed an hour after creation, you should auction it before you have it. Wonder which auction platform allows auctioning items with an unknown seller

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I think an auction would be a great idea for these 'collectors items'. The proceeds of which could be split between the finding pool and a good Bitcoin cause.

I would definitely be in the hunt for the last 50BTC block. Can someone organize this with the pools? I know its not a guarantee but it still would be worth trying.

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Quote from: mc_lovin on July 25, 2012, 08:29:48 PM

Quote from: [Tycho] on July 24, 2012, 03:42:00 AM

Is anyone interested in last 50 BTC, first 25 BTC or some other exotic uncirculated coins ?
We can negotiate this.

I think they should be auctioned off! Think about what the genesis block is worth right now?

Do it! You will only gain the profit the auction brings.

Great idea! We will participate!

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Yes. Always been a solo'er since the very first day.

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You are still soloing!?!? Shocked

wow

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Quote from: [Tycho] on July 24, 2012, 03:42:00 AM

Is anyone interested in last 50 BTC, first 25 BTC or some other exotic uncirculated coins ?
We can negotiate this.

I think they should be auctioned off! Think about what the genesis block is worth right now?

Do it! You will only gain the profit the auction brings.

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Quote from: Sukrim on July 23, 2012, 06:27:23 AM

Maybe the last 50 BTC block?!

I bid 30 BTC for that block.

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Quote from: TECSHARE on July 23, 2012, 06:07:21 PM

Quote from: ripper234 on July 23, 2012, 08:56:43 AM

Quote from: DeathAndTaxes on July 23, 2012, 08:32:04 AM

If you really had some money I would take a gamble and aproach the top 3 pools. Offer to prepay them a premium directly if they use a vanity address (1st25BTC....) you generated as the coinbase for that block.

Then it will be 0 hops. Of course even w/ top 3 pools you only have a ~50% chance of getting that particular block.

Nice idea. Let me think about it for a few months.

Yes, great idea. Wish I had thought of it...

+1, great way to do it. That way, you can have no trust necessary in regards to passing private keys, since the pool only needs the address to mine to. And, multiple pools can all work on the same address.

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Quote from: [Tycho] on July 24, 2012, 03:42:00 AM

Is anyone interested in last 50 BTC, first 25 BTC or some other exotic uncirculated coins ?
We can negotiate this.

What would something like this run us Tycho. It is a compelling idea.

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Is anyone interested in last 50 BTC, first 25 BTC or some other exotic uncirculated coins ?
We can negotiate this.

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I bid 60BTC on the 25BTC on the awarded Private Key only if it was solo mined, no pool.

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Quote from: ripper234 on July 23, 2012, 08:56:43 AM

Quote from: DeathAndTaxes on July 23, 2012, 08:32:04 AM

If you really had some money I would take a gamble and aproach the top 3 pools. Offer to prepay them a premium directly if they use a vanity address (1st25BTC....) you generated as the coinbase for that block.

Then it will be 0 hops. Of course even w/ top 3 pools you only have a ~50% chance of getting that particular block.

Nice idea. Let me think about it for a few months.

Yes, great idea. Wish I had thought of it...

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But if the private key is delivered to you, then the deliverer also has the private key. And then, you don't really own the address. For this reason, getting the major pools to pay it out to 1st25... directly would be better.

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Quote from: organofcorti on July 23, 2012, 09:26:29 AM

Quote from: ripper234 on July 23, 2012, 09:12:56 AM

Quote from: schnell on July 23, 2012, 09:01:03 AM

How about block #1337? #9001?

Nah, not interested.

You probably have some of those coins somewhere. Those blocks are ancient.

https://www.blockchain.info/block-index/1338/000000008bf44a528a09d203203a6a97c165cf53a92ecc27aed0b49b86a19564

https://www.blockchain.info/block-index/10554/0000000003755221a82a55ef769e3a785768fa567a1c03580cda400656f2b216

Both are in their original addresses.

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Quote from: unclemantis on July 23, 2012, 11:58:32 AM

Just need to be lucky and hope a solo miner finds it!

Also it would be worth more if the PRIVATE KEY was delivered to you and NOT through a TRANSACTION. This would insure the block stayed in MINT condition.

You would also have to be sure that EVERYONE in the BITCOIN COMMUNITY was aware of this seek so that when the block is found that there will be no problem finding it's way to you.

I feel that 30BTC is too low of a value for this. I feel this block should go on auction and upon the winning bit a contract is written out explaining that the private key will be released to the highest bidder. If the block is spent by either party than there could be trouble.

Have you seen my post?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/collecting-btc-equivalent-to-collecting-real-coins-of-historic-value-94712

Yeah, I imagine the actual value of this block will be quite larger, possibly 50 or even 100 BTC.
I can't afford to start collecting rare blocks though, it's too expensive for my blood ... I'll surely get out-bid by some early adopters Wink

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Just need to be lucky and hope a solo miner finds it!

Also it would be worth more if the PRIVATE KEY was delivered to you and NOT through a TRANSACTION. This would insure the block stayed in MINT condition.

You would also have to be sure that EVERYONE in the BITCOIN COMMUNITY was aware of this seek so that when the block is found that there will be no problem finding it's way to you.

I feel that 30BTC is too low of a value for this. I feel this block should go on auction and upon the winning bit a contract is written out explaining that the private key will be released to the highest bidder. If the block is spent by either party than there could be trouble.

Have you seen my post?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/collecting-btc-equivalent-to-collecting-real-coins-of-historic-value-94712

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Quote from: Sukrim on July 23, 2012, 06:27:23 AM

Maybe the last 50 BTC block?!

Definitely this will be more interesting as 50s are running out. 25s you can get another 4 years.

I definitely would try to get it to a coinbase transaction and put it on a physical coin. Actually I hope Cascaci[wtf? how do you write that name???]ius makes a series of coinbase coins.

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