An extremely rare satoshi known as an “epic sat,” mined from the fourth Bitcoin halving block, has been sold for 33.3 Bitcoin (BTC), equivalent to approximately $2.13 million. The sale occurred on CoinEx Global on April 25, just five days after it was mined by viaBTC, a Bitcoin mining pool, in block 840,000 on April 20.
The auction for this unique satoshi, numbered 1,968,750,000,000,000, began on April 22 and attracted 34 bids before an anonymous bidder secured ownership with a winning bid of 33.3 BTC. The auction was considered a significant event, reflecting community recognition and media attention towards Bitcoin.
“The auction has concluded successfully, with the FIRST & ONLY epic sat selling for 33.3 $BTC (≈$2,134,000),” CoinEx posted to X on April 25.”
An “epic sat” is the first satoshi mined in a new Bitcoin halving block, and only four of these rare sats exist. They are distinguished by unique sequence numbers under the Ordinals number system, based on mining timestamps.
While an ordinary satoshi is valued at $0.00065, certain sats like the “epic sat” hold special significance and higher collectible value within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Bitcoin Ordinals explorers can be used to verify ownership of rare sats based on UTXO and output numbers, allowing users to transfer them to supported wallets.
The mining of the fourth halving block by viaBTC, which occurred at block 840,000 on April 20, resulted in a new block subsidy of 3.125 BTC and impressive reward fees totaling 37.6 BTC (worth $2.4 million at the time). The next Bitcoin halving is anticipated around block 1,050,000 in 2028, which will reduce mining rewards to 1.5625 BTC.