Famous Bitcoin addresses · Satoshi era
The Genesis address
1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNaThe address in the coinbase of block 0, the first block of the chain, mined on 3 January 2009. Its 50 BTC reward cannot be spent under the rules of the original software, and people have sent it tens of thousands of small payments since, as a tribute.
Balance
₿ 57.65237927$4,718,386 · price as of 14 Oct 20260.00004764 BTC pending
- Txs
- 66,917
- Utxos
- 80,381
- Since
- 3 Jan 2009
- Last seen
- 14 Oct 2026
- Type
- Legacy P2PKH
- Updated
- 14 Oct 2026
Counts and the chart cover this address form, first paid on 13 May 2011. The Since date is the chain's first record of the same key in its original pay-to-pubkey form.
Value over time
Label · with receipt
Genesis coinbase, block 0 Historic event
Source: Public chain record (block 0) · evidence tier chain record · a documented public chain event.
Receipt: sha256:4836644a6e06…6 of 9 components checked, 14 Oct 2026
Chain notes
- Unspent outputs Attention
80,381 unspent outputs. This address holds many separate coins. Spending them together can cost more in fees than spending fewer, larger coins. What an unspent output is
- Small outputs Warning
42 unspent outputs (732 sats) cost more to spend than they hold at typical fees. What dust is
- Address reuse Info
Seen in 66,917 transactions. Repeated use of one address is publicly linkable. What address reuse means
- Address type Info
Legacy (P2PKH), the original address format. Relative fees depend on transaction structure. What the address types mean
- Unspent output distribution Good
The balance is spread across several unspent outputs. The largest holds 46%. What a change output is
- Activity Good
Active in the last week. What dormant, quiet and pending mean
- Pending Info
Incoming transaction awaiting confirmation. What pending means
The notes describe what the chain shows; they do not rate the address. Chain notes, explained.
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