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Transaction6/14/2011

#130,733

First WikiLeaks Bitcoin donation block

Mined
6/14/2011, 11:51:15 AM
Reward
50 BTC
Fees
0.31 BTC
Difficulty
567,269.53
Block hash

00000000000013f393e559c17fe723d07282f15c15c42658a3362b1054ba676e

00000000000013f393e5…2658a3362b1054ba676e

On June 14, 2011, WikiLeaks announced it would accept anonymous Bitcoin donations after Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and banks cut off its funding. This block contains among the first transactions to their public donation address — a landmark moment for Bitcoin as censorship-resistant money.

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