The Bitcoin network processes its one billionth transaction in block 842,241 at 9:34 PM UTC — 15 years, four months, and two days after Satoshi mined the genesis block.
Over its lifetime, the network averaged 178,475 daily transactions. The milestone came shortly after the fourth halving and amid record activity from ordinals and new Bitcoin protocols, demonstrating the network's enduring utility and growth.
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