Title: bitcoind query on genesis block fails Post by: chekhov on March 01, 2014, 03:17:35 AM I'm wondering why there is a problem quering the genesis block one and only transaction.
bitcoind getblockhash 0 bitcoind version is 0.8.6 Thanks! Title: Re: bitcoind query on genesis block fails Post by: DannyHamilton on March 01, 2014, 01:25:54 PM The coinbase transaction in the genesis block is not indexed by Bitcoin-Qt.
As such, the bitcoins received in that transaction cannot be spent. Title: Re: bitcoind query on genesis block fails Post by: chekhov on March 01, 2014, 11:52:08 PM There should be an interesting history/read about that? Satoshi himself designed it like this?
Title: Re: bitcoind query on genesis block fails Post by: DannyHamilton on March 02, 2014, 12:46:13 AM There should be an interesting history/read about that? It appears to be an oversight. I don't know that Satoshi ever explained any reasoning behind the particular behind it Satoshi himself designed it like this? Designed it like this? Not sure, if it was intended in the design. He did, however, code it like this. |