From ec2903b9bdbbf5b5fb5ce065c9961064b1d3ccda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raghav Sood Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:06:43 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] notes/script: add explanation for genesis p2pkh encoding --- ...b56d6b43f19b7e235f5b146ac92add3a3ab99380a39e7f7406959b.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) create mode 100644 notes/script/5f3f330fccb56d6b43f19b7e235f5b146ac92add3a3ab99380a39e7f7406959b.md diff --git a/notes/script/5f3f330fccb56d6b43f19b7e235f5b146ac92add3a3ab99380a39e7f7406959b.md b/notes/script/5f3f330fccb56d6b43f19b7e235f5b146ac92add3a3ab99380a39e7f7406959b.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f541575 --- /dev/null +++ b/notes/script/5f3f330fccb56d6b43f19b7e235f5b146ac92add3a3ab99380a39e7f7406959b.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +### Genesis Block P2PKH Address + +The address `1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa` is the Pay-to-Pubkey-Hash (P2PKH) encoding of the public key used in the Genesis Block output. Although the [coinbase transaction](https://burned.money/transaction/4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b) in the the Genesis Block used the raw [public key](https://burned.money/script/4104678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6bf11d5fac), explorers have often force-encoded the address to its P2PKH version. As a result, many transactions have been sent to the P2PKH encoding. + +Ultimately, this address is controlled by the same private key as the public key version. As such, it is impossible for any BTC sent here to be spent without access to Satoshi's very first wallet.