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The Bitcoin Big Bang

This visualisation shows the emergence over time of the largest entities on the Bitcoin blockchain, and their interconnectivity.

We have anonymised most active businesses and private individuals in order to protect their identities.

The distance from the centre represents the first appearance of each entity, with Satoshi Nakomoto in the middle, depicting the genesis of Bitcoin in 2009.

The colour of an entity represents its type:

Creator Payment Processor Lending Service Mining Pool Forum User Exchange Charity Wallet Service Faucet Dark Marketplace Tumbler Scam Gambling Service Unidentified

The size of the entity represents the total volume of its bitcoin transactions.

The lines show transactions between entities, with thicker lines indicating higher total transaction volumes.

Select an entity to highlight its major transaction flows.