Cryptic message mentioning Bitcoin creator appears in New York City A new crypto-related message just appeared on digital billboards in Times Square, New York City. The advertisement, funded by an anonymous donor and publicized by Colin Wu, a Chinese reporter and crypto insider, commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, the very foundation of the cryptocurrency's blockchain. The message reads: "Satoshi Nakamoto: The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." This excerpt from the headline of The Times newspaper, encoded into the genesis block, mentions the conditions that gave rise to Bitcoin.