"Genesis Block 'Co-Creator': Happy Birthday Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme! Genesis Block Newspaper Priced at One Million?"

Yesterday, January 3rd, was the day when the Genesis Block of Bitcoin was created, which is widely considered as Bitcoin's birthday. Readers may have already seen many celebratory articles, now let's hear from the original author accidentally included in the Genesis Block report on how they view Bitcoin!

Yesterday, January 3rd, was the day when the Genesis Block of Bitcoin was mined, which is widely regarded as Bitcoin's birthday. Many celebratory articles have been seen, now let's hear what the original author who was unexpectedly included in the Genesis Block report thinks about Bitcoin!

Satoshi Nakamoto created the first block of Bitcoin (also known as the Genesis Block) on January 3, 2009, and received the first reward of 50 bitcoins. At that time, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote in the block: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks," which is also considered the core idea of decentralization in Bitcoin.

Everyone knows that this article was on the front page of The Times that day, but what you may not know is that the journalist who wrote this report, Francis Elliott, actually strongly dislikes Bitcoin.

He told the Financial Times column Alphaville: Cryptocurrency is nothing but a "gigantic Ponzi scheme," and it is an "absolute scam."

"The first time I learned about my connection to the Genesis Block of Bitcoin was probably six, seven, eight years ago. People started tagging me on Twitter. Those who tagged me about not knowing that the report was included in the Genesis Block found it 'cute.'

When Francis Elliott mentioned "cute," he even used a Californian accent (Bitcoin originally started circulating in Silicon Valley, California).

Francis Elliott claimed he has never purchased Bitcoin, nor did he become a Bitcoin influencer through this unexpected association, and he also denied being Satoshi Nakamoto.

Even though he has publicly stated that he is not interested in cryptocurrencies, there are still some cryptocurrency enthusiasts who created wallets for him and sent some bitcoins to those addresses.

With a "why not" attitude, he cashed out at a relatively high point in the Bitcoin price (amount unknown, approximately £1,500), and then gave his son £10 as a gift.

Regarding the report being included in the Genesis Block, he finds it acceptable, at least his report is acknowledged by Satoshi Nakamoto:

I also don't know why Satoshi Nakamoto chose to include it in the Genesis Block, nor do I know who he is, but since he did, there must be some reasons we do not know.

There is also an interesting rumor that the "verified" print of the front page article "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks" from January 3, 2009, is priced at $1.3 million on a certain website, with 10 people currently providing verified prints, including serial numbers, purchase records, and other supporting evidence.

However, a quoted price is just a quoted price, and it is not confirmed whether any transactions have taken place.

FT Alphaville also asked Francis Elliott if he kept the newspaper from that day as a memento, to which Francis Elliott replied that he had it framed but lost it.