Show HN: Everything ever written into Bitcoin, decoded from the transactions

From the first block in 2009 to today: miners’ messages, hidden files and Ordinals inscriptions on the BTC blockchain. Browse, search and add your own page.

Every source: 129,100,731 records through block 973,552

Block 973,552 · the newest block our index has read

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Chat in Bitcoin

Every message is its own Bitcoin transaction, sent once it is paid.

A face drawn in text. A patch bearing Satoshi’s name. A Latin prayer from a mining machine. Follow the traces people left inside Bitcoin.

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2011Block 138,725

A portrait disguised as addresses

A tribute to Len Sassaman, hidden in the bytes of Bitcoin addresses.

A patch in a transaction names Satoshi Nakamoto as its author, but anyone can write a name.

A miner wrote a prayer into the transaction that pays out the block reward.

Real records, verifiable traces. A name or a claim written into Bitcoin is not proof of its truth.

Announced in the chain, each prize checked against our own node.

Open one and play: each runs sealed off in a sandbox.

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The Bitcoin chronicle

Everything written into Bitcoin since 2009, by chapter

Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks

The first words in BitcoinBlock 02011–2014Hidden messages and files

A tribute to Len Sassaman. The whitepaper hidden in a transaction.

Texts and files in addressesBlock 100,4102022–2023The first Ordinals

Texts, images and entire web pages.

Files inscribed on satoshisBlock 767,430

2009The genesis block2009–2010Satoshi’s era2011–2014Hidden messages and files2014–2022The OP_RETURN era2022–2023The first Ordinals2023–2025Stamps, Atomicals and Runes2025–todayThe chronicle continuesOpen the whole chronicle →Discover the stories →

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A thought, a picture, a letter or a moment in your own voice. Prepare your content and see exactly what will be written before you pay.

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BEFORE YOU EXPLORE OR WRITE

The chronicle follows Bitcoin from the genesis block through miners’ messages, hidden files and OP_RETURN to Ordinals and other protocols. Available records depend on the current coverage of each index. You can inspect the source and block on a record’s detail page.

These are the formats our publishing guides cover. The editor shows which are currently enabled and their limits. Files are prepared for publication; always review the resulting copy, including image quality, video sound and document contents.

No. Pay by card through Stripe and we take care of the bitcoin part.

Content written to Bitcoin is public. It is not a private backup or a time-locked message. Only publish content you are comfortable making public and have the right to share.

It depends on the length of your message and on current Bitcoin network fees. You see the exact price before you pay, and nothing is charged until you approve it.

You can revise your message before approving it. The final inscription cannot be edited after it is written.