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January 3, 2009

On January 3, 2009, the first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. The year's #1 song was "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas. Shaylee Mansfield, Valentina Tronel, Maddox Batson would arrive in the same year.

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2009 (MMIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.

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On January 3, 2009

  1. 2009 The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

    System used to settle financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value

    A payment system is any system used to settle financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value. This includes the institutions, payment instruments such as payment cards, people, rules, procedures, standards, and technologies that make its exchange possible. A payment system is an operational network which links bank accounts and provides for monetary exchange using bank deposits.

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Died on January 3, 2009

Betty Freeman Arts patron and photographer
Pat Hingle American actor (1924–2009)
Hisayasu Nagata Japanese politician

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Shaylee Mansfield 2009– deaf American actress and YouTuber
Valentina Tronel 2009– French child singer
Maddox Batson 2009– American singer and songwriter
Owen Cooper 2009– English actor
Antonio Arena 2009– Italian footballer
YaYa Gosselin 2009– American actress

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