Coinbase - Revision history

JonathanCross: "The Times" ≠ "FT" (Financial Times)

2020-01-17T12:10:42Z

"The Times" ≠ "FT" (Financial Times)

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	The '''coinbase''' is the content of the 'input' of a generation [[transaction]]. While regular transactions use the 'inputs' section to refer to their parent transaction outputs, a generation transaction has no parent, and creates new coins from nothing.		The '''coinbase''' is the content of the 'input' of a generation [[transaction]]. While regular transactions use the 'inputs' section to refer to their parent transaction outputs, a generation transaction has no parent, and creates new coins from nothing.

	The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of ~~an FT~~ article:		The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of a newspaper article in The Times:
	The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks		The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks

934: It only proofs that the article existed at the time the first block of the main chain was generated. Not that any other chain existed before the main chain.

2018-01-26T15:46:52Z

It only proofs that the article existed at the time the first block of the main chain was generated. Not that any other chain existed before the main chain.

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	The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of an FT article:		The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of an FT article:
	The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks		The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks
	~~This is probably intended as proof that no bitcoins existed before 2009.~~

Taras at 04:45, 28 August 2014

2014-08-28T04:45:16Z

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	For the ~~Bitcoin~~ business, see [[Coinbase (business)]].		:''For the business, see [[Coinbase (business)]].''

	The '''coinbase''' is the content of the 'input' of a generation transaction. While regular transactions use the 'inputs' section to refer to their parent transaction outputs, a generation transaction has no parent, and creates new coins from nothing.		The '''coinbase''' is the content of the 'input' of a generation [[transaction]]. While regular transactions use the 'inputs' section to refer to their parent transaction outputs, a generation transaction has no parent, and creates new coins from nothing.

	The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of an FT article:		The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of an FT article:
	The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks		The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks
			This is probably intended as proof that no bitcoins existed before 2009.
	~~==See also==~~

	* [[Transactions]]

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Nanotube: expand the stub a bit

2013-05-24T04:16:13Z

expand the stub a bit

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	For the Bitcoin business, see [[Coinbase (business)]].		For the Bitcoin business, see [[Coinbase (business)]].

			The '''coinbase''' is the content of the 'input' of a generation transaction. While regular transactions use the 'inputs' section to refer to their parent transaction outputs, a generation transaction has no parent, and creates new coins from nothing.

			The coinbase can contain any arbitrary data. The [[genesis block]] famously contains the dated title of an FT article:
			The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks

			==See also==

			* [[Transactions]]

	{{stub}}		{{stub}}

Luke-jr at 03:52, 24 May 2013

2013-05-24T03:52:26Z

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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Coinbase~~.com~~]]		For the Bitcoin business, see [[Coinbase (business)]].

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Luke-jr: Luke-jr moved page Coinbase to Coinbase.com

2013-05-24T03:51:51Z

Luke-jr moved page Coinbase to Coinbase.com

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#REDIRECT [[Coinbase.com]]