Bitcoin genesis block #0
Satoshi Nakamoto mined Bitcoin's first block — where this whole story starts.
Timeline
Since 2009,
in one line
34 entries, each with a source. Dashed entries are plans not yet reached or not yet dated.
- 2009
- 2014
Oh Taemin meets Bitcoin
He published his first book on it, Bitcoin Was Strong, the same year.
- 2015
Conceived on a never-sell rule
From the start, the operator never selling coins was the core of the design, as Oh explained in an October 2026 live stream.
- 2019
Forks after Bitcoin block #556,759
BTCMobick inherited Bitcoin's ledger through block #556,759 (00:15 UTC) and mined its own first block, #556,760, at 00:35 UTC the same day — exactly ten years after Bitcoin's genesis.
- 2022
Paper wallets bundled with a book
Distribution began with light missions — buy the book, receive a small gift of coins.
- 2023
From GNC to Mobick
The early name GNC (Good Node Coin) became Mobick — Mobile plus Moby Dick.
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Gwanaksan airdrop
The first offline airdrop, only for people who climbed the mountain (about 400). The queue was streamed live; afterwards BMB passed one dollar and person-to-person trading began.
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Gyeryongsan airdrop
A second, farther mountain. Participation surged.
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Hallasan, Jeju
Only reachable by boat or plane — pre-registration and screening began, and a self-organized community formed.
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Los Angeles airdrop
Six days of events for the Korean community in LA.
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Sydney and Montville — the last tour stop
The Montville finale closed the 2023 airdrop tour — the experiment of giving coins only to people who paid a cost.
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Whitepaper published
The official whitepaper, written by Oh Taemin, was released.
- 2024
Hanyang's Bitcoin Monetary Philosophy program
Korea's first program studying Bitcoin as a humanities subject opened, with Oh Taemin as adjunct professor.
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Todak-Todak's first baby
The public-goods project that gives every newborn 1 BMB handed out its first paper wallet.
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Mobick halls open
Starting in Busan, then Suwon, Daegu, Jeonju and more — offline hubs run by the community.
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Fixed-amount wallets, large notes and the Consol
The Consol — a perpetual-bond style interest for simply holding — and fixed-amount wallets were introduced.
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Listed on LBank (BMB/USDT)
- 2025
The 126-member BTCMobick Council
The ecosystem's official decision body started work. It also votes the Council price used for MOVN.
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LTM — laptop mining
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Daedunsan airdrop
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The 2-Mo Miracle announced
An LBank event aiming for 100,000 newcomers. Opened December 1, closed March 31, 2026 with 22,073 participants.
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First Crypto Circuit (Yecheon, 586 people)
- 2026
New mainnet block #0
The new New Bedford rail was laid. The very next block, #1, carried the 19,687,503.125 BMB to be migrated.
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New Bedford upgrade complete
235,230 addresses, 382,060 UTXOs and 3,879,641.131 BMB were verified one by one and moved. The old chain keeps running slowly as a safety net.
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Third Crypto Circuit (Jeonju, 447 people)
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MOVN design revealed
A token minted against WBMB that aims at a one-dollar reference value, priced by Council vote.
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The 10-Mo Miracle (Harvest MOVN) begins
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MobickOne launches
One wallet app for BMB↔WBMB and WBMB↔MOVN swaps.
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Home-mining plan announced
One unit per household, 2-Mo participants first, auctioned by lot — from 1,000 units to over 200,000.
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The last line, and the two tracks
If Oh can no longer lead: go public at once, burn most public goods, airdrop part to lock-up, 2-Mo and 10-Mo participants. The PoW mainnet stays as the mined base; programs run on EVM via WBMB.
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Three pillars: mining, education, finance
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MOTE and LTM networks close
- 2029
Public chain (target in the docs)
The official docs give 2029 as the target. Live streams in August–September 2026 set no date and said it may wait longer if home mining revives the ecosystem.
- TBD
Whale hunting
An experiment asking dormant Bitcoin holders to prove they are alive by signing with their keys. No date yet.