CVE-2010-5139

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Event August 15, 2010 Added May 10, 2026 Updated August 18, 2026 Analysis

The day 184 billion BTC was minted — the centralization paradox, soft-fork rescue, and a 5-hour response

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Jeff Garzik, Gavin Andresen, knightmb

Structural reading of the 2010-08-15 overflow incident — soft-fork rescue mechanics, why a 5-hour response was only achievable then, transaction-shape forensics, and the centralization paradox.

Event August 15, 2010 Added February 22, 2026 Updated July 22, 2026 Article

Value overflow incident — 184 billion BTC created in Block 74638

Jeff Garzik ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen

An integer overflow bug (CVE-2010-5139) was exploited to create 184 billion BTC in Block 74638. Satoshi published a fix within 5 hours; the corrected chain overtook the invalid one within 15 hours.