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“589 was in Bitcoin first”
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Dec 10, 2025
A community theory argues 5-8-9 predates XRP: 5×8×9 = 360 (“the circle is complete”), and Bitcoin's source code first surfaced publicly on May 8, 2009 (5/8/09). Unproven — but the legend grows.
Source: [The Crypto Basic](https://thecryptobasic.com/2025/12/10/pundit-claims-589-was-first-coded-into-bitcoin-before-xrp/)
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