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On Nov. 15, 2022, a post was created on the forum website bitcointalk.org and the thread\u2019s creator asked people to share signatures tied to some of their oldest mined bitcoin blocks. 11 days later, a newly created bitcointalk.org profile, called \u201cOnesignature,\u201d shared a signed message tethered to an extremely old block reward created on Jan. 19, 2009. The key was associated with bitcoin block 1,018 which was created 16 days after Satoshi Nakamoto launched the network.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mysterious Individual Signs a Message Tied to a Block Reward Created on January 19, 2009<\/h2>\n

An unknown bitcointalk.org user called \u201cOnesignature<\/a>,\u201d signed a message<\/a> tied to bitcoin block 1,018, an extremely old bitcoin block reward that was created on Jan. 19, 2009. The block signing was discovered by the owner of bitcoin.org, the pseudonymous character known as \u201cCobra.\u201d \u201cA user \u2018Onesignature\u2019 has appeared and posted the signature for a key associated with block #1,018,\u201d Cobra tweeted. \u201cFor context, there are probably a handful of people in the world who can sign with a Jan. 2009 key,\u201d Cobra added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The signed message shared by Onesignature on Nov. 22, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bitcointalk.org post shows the user Onesignature\u2019s shared signed message was a bitcoin address<\/a> that was first seen on Dec. 2, 2022. The BTC<\/a> address \u201c1E9Yw\u201d has seen a few dust transactions sent to the wallet since the day it was first seen. The signature (HCsBcgB+Wcm8kOGMH8IpNeg0H4gjCrlqwDf\/GlSXphZGBYxm0QkKEPhh9DTJRp2IDNUhVr0FhP9qCqo2W0recNM=) is associated with the bitcoin address \u201c1NChf<\/a>.\u201d The address held the block reward (1,018) in the wallet up until June 14, 2011.<\/p>\n

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People can verify Onesignature\u2019s signature or any signature using Bitcoin.com\u2019s Verification Tool. <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Furthermore, one user discovered that the mined coins, transferred in 2011, also had \u201cprivate keys of addresses that mined earlier than the above-mentioned address.\u201d The people in the post wondered if the user Onesignature was actually Satoshi Nakamoto, but Cobra detailed on Twitter that the address was not a \u201cPatoshi block,\u201d a block associated with Bitcoin\u2019s creator, and remarked that it was \u201cunlikely to be Satoshi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Twitter account \u201cOnesignature\u201d created in October 2009 is set to private. Only followers can read Onesignature\u2019s tweets and the account only has one follower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhile many people *could* have mined Bitcoin that early, the overwhelming evidence suggests that barely anybody did,\u201d Cobra added<\/a>. \u201cBitcoin was obscure, irrelevant, and seen as a dumb idea, why install some random .exe?\u201d In Cobra\u2019s Twitter thread, the pseudonymous whistleblower known as \u201cFatman\u201d said<\/a> the old address could have been purchased from someone later in time. Fatman shared an old bitcointalk.org screenshot that shows someone noting that \u201cmany old keys have been sold or leaked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, it was also discovered that a Twitter account exists and it uses the name \u201c@onesignature<\/a>.\u201d The Twitter account, also named \u201cAndy,\u201d was coincidentally created in October 2009 and the account\u2019s profile image says \u201cdon\u2019t trust anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Andy Greenberg\u2019s article highlights a \u201cscreenshot of Hal Finney\u2019s Bitcoin wallet client, showing the first ever bitcoin transfer.\u201d Some of the mined bitcoin blocks in the picture were associated with the txid: \u201c567a9a7f9191db644a09985fad113dd6ee770eac69454317430e694305be9c56,\u201d which is also associated with the block 1,018 address.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the bitcointalk.org thread, a user also noted that the signed address was associated with a number of block rewards mentioned<\/a> and photographed in a Forbes article written by Andy Greenberg. The article is about one of Bitcoin\u2019s earliest adopters, Hal Finney. Bitcointalk.org members also speculated that the address was somehow associated with the now-deceased Bitcoin developer.<\/p>\n

Replying to Fatman on Friday, Cobra said<\/a> that if Onesignature did \u201cpurchase a Jan 2009 key, they are about to get swamped with massive offers.\u201d \u201cSomeone is trying to make a bold statement,\u201d Cobra added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about Onesignature signing an ancient bitcoin block from 2009? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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