The genesis blockA block is a specific type of construct in a blockchain that stores transactional information blocks typically contain transaction information... Read More, typically called “Block 0Block 0 is the first block of the Bitcoin blockchain. Block 0 is also known as the "genesis block" and... Read More”, is the starting point for every blockchainAs a distributed ledger technology (DLT), a blockchain is a digital ledger that can create an immutable record of transactions.... Read More. It is the very first block in the blockchain. Data recorded in the genesis block initializes and configures the blockchain system.