Tech entrepreneur and long-time Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey sparked excitement in the BTC community on Friday posted a link on a new website called “Bitcoin Day | Get Free Bitcoin.”
The post quotes an announcement by the “Bitcoin on the Block” account that “the bitcoin pop is back” on April 6, 2026, with a link to. btc. day. The link Dorsey shared (hosted on AWS CloudFront) currently only displays a bold headline promoting free BTC on “Bitcoin Day,” with a countdown timer.
No further information was provided.
In 2010, a site called Bitcoin Faucet offered visitors 5 BTC after completing captcha challenges. This was done to help spread the word and using BTCwhich at the time was a new digital currency with no market value.
The site was created by Gavin Andresen, a programmer who later became one of the founders of BTC. Andresen carried the bomb with his BTC to distribute to visitors who solved the CAPTCHA.
In the months that the bomb was active, it gave away about 19,700 BTC in total. At today’s prices, the money would be worth billions of dollars.
The price of Bitcoin
In the last six months, BTC it has been experienced one of its weakest periods in years, the price is falling sharply from late 2025 highs. According to price history, the price of BTC has fallen by almost 50% in the last half-year, indicating a significant drop from levels above $120,000 in November 2025 to mid-$60,000 today.
BTC’s rebound has erased previous gains and marked its worst six months since 2018, driven by a mix of strong economic conditions and reduced risk among investors.
In March, it appears that the price has stabilized around $60,000, as market participants look to key technical levels and macro signals for information on the next move.
Block has been 8,883 BTC as of October 6, 2020, currently worth about $593.74 million at an average price of $32,939 per BTC, a profit of about +102.92% at today’s prices.
The company, which trades under the ticker XYZ, has a market cap of about $36-37 billion. At the time of writing, BTC is trading near $67,000.
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