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In the year 2026, humanity still writes on immutable stone. This satoshi burns to say: remember who you were before the machines dreamed for you.
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Memory and AI — a message on immutable stone

Written to the chain on 12 Sep 2026, block 966,690.

Block
966,690
Written
12 Sep 2026
Size
145 B
Format
TEXT
Transactions
1

About this artifact

A short reflection on human memory and machine-generated dreams, written directly into an OP_RETURN output in September 2026. The full text is preserved without edits. Its author and originality are unknown; the phrase about burning a satoshi is part of the message, not a verified claim about the output's value. A later link-bearing variant remains in the OP_RETURN archive (block 967040, transaction 69369d31a4d96ed82fb2fd4ea20e11b7d8dd800f32e9eefd0e5bbc2aa1706eec). Transaction, height, payload length and SHA-256 were checked against the local completed block scan.

How it was stored

OP_RETURN explicitly marks an output as unspendable and lets it carry a small data payload. Unlike fake-address methods, it does not create a spendable-looking UTXO. That makes it the least deceptive standard way to place small data on-chain.

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