The ETF listed forever – This week was marked by the long-awaited approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs by the American SEC. Despite a false start against the backdrop of an X account hack, the ETF was validated on January 10. A major victory for Bitcoin, which an Internet user wanted to register forever on the blockchain.
The Bitcoin Spot ETF forever engraved on the blockchain
When Bitcoin was created, Satoshi Nakamoto wrote a message in the genesis block. As a reminder, the genesis block is none other than the first block of the Bitcoin blockchain. In practice, he indelibly inscribed the front page of The Times newspaper, with the message:
“The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks. »
So, at the time of SEC Approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFan Internet user wished pay homage to Satoshi by forever marking this event on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Consequently, in block 825,080 of the Bitcoin blockchain, an Internet user entered the following message in the OP_RETURN of his transaction:
“09/01/24 SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval”
An elegant way to pay tribute to Satoshi Nakamoto, the day his creation was finally dubbed by his early detractors.
You may have noticed that the date in the message does not coincide with the actual approval date. This could be a reference by the originator of the transaction to the false announcement published following the hack of the SEC’s X account on January 9.
Thus, the message referring to the “second approval” suggests that the author, like many observers, was convinced that despite this false startthe ETF would be approved by the January 10 deadline.