THE FEATURE 21e800: Bitcoin, Satoshi and the Mystery Twitter Is Obsessing Over #00000000000000000021e800c1e8df51b22c1588e5a624bea17e9faa34b2dc4a This is a hashtag, but not just any hashtag. In all likelihood, it's the longest and most confusing one you'll ever come across trending in the crypto community. Posted on June 19, the hashtag represents a cryptographic code known as a hash that's produced each time new transactions are validated and written onto the bitcoin blockchain. There are several of these written each day, so at first glance, it seems strange that this particular one produced on Tuesday would be of any groundbreaking importance. That's where you might be wrong. Some background: There is a theory in physics that attempts to explain the interactions and dynamics of all forces in the universe with one simple mathematical structure known as the E8. Presented in a 2007 paper, it remains unproven. Couple the unsolved status of the E8 theory with the equally unsolved mystery of the exact identity of the person(s) who invented bitcoin – with its supply cap of 21 million coins – and you get the hypothesis that "21e800" isn't just some random string of numbers and value. In fact, the theory seems to suggest, it is a "vanity hash" purposefully placed by the creator of bitcoin himself/herself/themselves, Satoshi Nakamoto. Starting to get goosebumps yet? | 
