coinbase transaction

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: How Bitcoin actually works: a visual glossary from coins to consensus

3 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event January 3, 2009 SourceForge

Why Satoshi etched a bank-bailout headline into Bitcoin's first block

Bitcoin's first block contains a Times bank-bailout headline — Satoshi's only personal voice inside the design, etched in the system's most permanent place. A reading of why he chose it.

Event January 3, 2009 Bitcoin Whitepaper

Bitcoin block and chain design — headers, Merkle trees, and chain selection

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin blocks are structured, how Merkle trees commit transactions to block headers, and how the most-work chain selection rule resolves forks.

Event January 3, 2009 Bitcoin Whitepaper

Bitcoin monetary design — issuance schedule, fee market, and incentive structure

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin's 21 million cap emerges from a geometric halving series, how block rewards transition from subsidy to fees, and how the incentive model sustains honest mining.