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[babo]

Is it possible for Bitcoin to still be there? Because on the blockchain it does not show up, but on Bitcoin core's software is saying it was mined and confirmed!

Do you guys think if I copy wallet.dat and database files to a new computer (full synced blockchain), will it work? Is it safe?

need to copy only wallet.dat (like other said)
you can use it in a blank bitcoin-qt and extract priv keys of address with money without download all blockchain
after u can use this private key for swipe content and send to another address

this is the correct way to do without broke nothing

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[coyotela]

Is it possible for Bitcoin to still be there? Because on the blockchain it does not show up, but on Bitcoin core's software is saying it was mined and confirmed!

What's shown in block explorers is definitely correct. If you don't see any transaction, it simply means that the address has never received any bitcoin.
Even if you download the blockchain and your wallet is synced, you won't be able to spend the fund which is not yours. The transaction you see in bitcoin core doesn't exist in the blockchain.

You didn't answer the question asked by LoyceV above.
Were you really mining bitcoin in 2009? Haven't you purchased the wallet file?

The bitcoin was mined in March/2009 (I know it hard to belive) so, i think due the outdated computer it was not put on the blockchain yet... is it possible?
If it does, how the safest way to put it back to blockchain, by updating blockchain on computer right?
How do it with new computer, which files do I need to move to new computer?  

We did not purchased anything, it really was mined.

[LoyceV]

The bitcoin was mined in March/2009 (I know it hard to belive) so, i think due the outdated computer it was not put on the blockchain yet... is it possible?

No, that's not possible. You could have created an orphaned block, which explains why it's not confirmed in the first screenshot. But that doesn't make sense since your other screenshot shows 6246 confirmations, and that doesn't make sense because the block you mined doesn't exist.

If it does, how the safest way to put it back to blockchain, by updating blockchain on computer right?

You're 13.5 years too late to add block 4111.

How do it with new computer, which files do I need to move to new computer?  

We did not purchased anything, it really was mined.

Something must have gone wrong, the block you mined never made it to the blockchain.

[hosseinimr93]

In addition to what stated above by LoyceV, block number 4111 was mined on February 13, 2009. In the data you shared, the block time is 1237118551 which is March 19. In the image you shared the date is March 02. In March 2009, you were trying to mine a block which had been mined and broadcast to the network in February by someone else. Most probably you didn't mine any bitcoin at all.

[n0nce]

Nice! Is it safe? Is possible to simple copy the wallet.dat to new full-synced computer? Which way is better? Import private key into computer or replace the wallet.dat ?

Sure, as long as your new machine is not compromised, it's safe to do. Importing the wallet.dat might actually be even easier, since you don't need to export and import all keys one-by-one.

The bitcoin was mined in March/2009 (I know it hard to belive) so, i think due the outdated computer it was not put on the blockchain yet... is it possible?
If it does, how the safest way to put it back to blockchain, by updating blockchain on computer right?
How do it with new computer, which files do I need to move to new computer?  

We did not purchased anything, it really was mined.

This is not how Bitcoin works. The very fact of successfully having mined a block and receiving the block reward, requires having published a valid block to the blockchain. You can't receive the block subsidy without publishing anything. Furthermore, coins don't actually exist 'on the computer' at all. They only exist on the blockchain and the keys simply allow you to spend them.

[coyotela]

https://p88.tr2.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/RBuZkOBj/6d6737c7-1463-4251-8323-cdc1e50221eb.jpg?source=viewer&v=83f41b7968e73fe8a8a708234e54e30a

Doesn't the gray font with the address between brackets mean it's not confirmed?

That doesn't add up with this though:

https://p88.tr2.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/xQuxQLRl/5bc3bbd6-53ba-4b43-b9a7-3e67910ba19e.jpg?source=viewer&v=8c99ea0e6937312027156d171be3f556

Text is easier than screenshots, I typed this: 8202144d4cdb2340497c8a69ec805b27e49553f66da531c6c8f6a5eaa359751f, which doesn't exist.

My friend and I generated bitcoin on his personal computer in March 2009 and received 50 bitcoins on his address

Bitcoin was less than 2 months old back then. Any chance you bought the wallet instead?

Do you think is possible to fake those data (Edit wallet.dat or something like that)?


I saw the computer and the bitcoins are there. it is NOT photo edit.

[hosseinimr93]

Do you think is possible to fake those data (Edit wallet.dat or something like that)?

There have been many people who have fallen victim to fake wallet.dat files. Scammers usually sell those fake files to those who want to get rich quickly.

I saw the computer and the bitcoins are there. it is NOT photo edit.

Bitcoin are stored on the blockchain, not on the wallet. What's shown on blockchain explorers is surely correct. It's possible that what you see in your computer is wrong.

[nc50lc]

-snip- I find it hard to believe that someone was mining Bitcoin that early on in its existence but is struggling to understand how to work the private keys and can't point out his address. But exceptions do occur.

It was too easy for newbies actually, just have to download "Bitcoin" which was exclusively for Windows, then tick "Option->Generate Coins" and pooof... it's mining.
If his "friend" is honest that it's not bought, then I think they accidentally made a fork back then and mined a block in their own blockchain.

How do it with new computer, which files do I need to move to new computer?

Copy the wallet.dat from bitcoin's data directory (en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory#Default_Location)
Paste it to the new PC's "wallets" folder inside bitcoin data directory, rename the wallet file or put it inside a folder with your preferred wallet name
then Open Bitcoin Core and load using the menu: "File->Open Wallet".

You don't have to put it to a fully synced Bitcoin Core since it's only @4111 which is a few (nearly)empty blocks away from the genesis block.
After getting past that height/block timestamp, you can immediately see in the transactions tab if your generated bitcoin is verified (with check) or invalid (with questionmark)
Spoiler: hover-over your mouse pointer

[LoyceV]

Do you think is possible to fake those data (Edit wallet.dat or something like that)?

I saw the computer and the bitcoins are there. it is NOT photo edit.

You can fake anything on your own computer. That's why you should load the wallet in a fresh Bitcoin Core installation, see which addresses are funded, and see if it has the private keys to those addresses.

[PawGo]

My friend and I generated bitcoin on his personal computer in March 2009 and received 50 bitcoins on his address

Bitcoin was less than 2 months old back then. Any chance you bought the wallet instead?

Do you think is possible to fake those data (Edit wallet.dat or something like that)?
I saw the computer and the bitcoins are there. it is NOT photo edit.

You said that you mined coins, you said you have seen wallet with coins, then you ask if it is possible that wallet is forged.
I do not understand - if you KNOW you mined coins, you know that it is possible that wallet has your coins. Do you suspect your friend to show you forged wallet?
What is the story behind? Computer was off-line for a decade and now is suddenly on?

[DannyHamilton]

I feel like we're being lied to here.

My intuition is telling me that the OP (or any friend of his) did NOT mine a block in 2009 at all.

What my intuition is telling me instead is that someone is trying to trick the OP into believing that THEY mined a block in 2009.  Perhaps the person the OP is communicating with is attempting to sell a fake wallet to the OP, or perhaps they have some other scam that they are attempting to perform against the OP which depends on fooling the OP into believing that they possess a wallet with a mined block from 2009. Either way, I suspect that the OP didn't want to admit where the wallet came from, so they instead made up a story about a friend mining a block.

[n0nce]

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For what it's worth; the internet never forgets.
https://ninjastic.space/topic/5417467
https://loyce.club/archive/posts/6113/61138561.html