Gifts for Bitcoin people · Christmas 2026
A Bitcoin gift that isn't a gift card.
Give the Bitcoin lover in your life their own block. You write one line, a name, a date, a private joke, and a real Bitcoin mining chip grinds through billions of hashes until it finds a block that carries those words. They get a certificate by email and a public page that proves the work.
Plain facts. This is a standalone block with real, independently verifiable proof of work. It is not on Bitcoin's blockchain, it is not a coin or token, and it has no monetary value. It is a keepsake, made the same way Bitcoin's first block was.
What they get
Three things arrive. One is optional.
A public block page.
Their inscription on a dark metal plate with the block's hash under it. The page re-checks the proof of work in the browser every time it is opened. See real ones in the vault.
A certificate by email.
Sent the moment the block lands, to the address you use at checkout, with the link to the page. Forward it, print it, or put it in a card.
The Block Coin, if you want one.
A 3D-printed coin with an NFC chip that opens their block when a phone touches it. $39, printed to order in the USA, US shipping included. About the coin.
Pick the block
Four depths. The deeper the block, the more work in it.
The number of zeros at the start of the hash is how hard the chip had to work. Bitcoin's own first block, mined by Satoshi in 2009, has ten. No account needed: pay, type the inscription at checkout, done.
Stocking stuffer
Genesis
8 zeros- Bitcoin's original 2009 difficulty bar
- Struck in seconds
- Block page + certificate by email
The one to give
Gold
10 zeros- As many zeros as Satoshi's first block
- Struck in under a minute
- Gold plate and gold certificate
For the one who mines
Platinum
11 zeros- 16 times the work of Gold
- A couple of minutes on average
- Platinum plate and certificate
The big one
Prismatic
12 zeros- 256 times the work of Gold
- About 35 minutes on average; luck decides
- The rarest plate the forge strikes
Check the spelling before you pay: a struck plate cannot be re-struck. Every block is listed in the public vault with its inscription, and carries no name or email. To add the coin, open the block's page from your certificate email and press Order the coin ($39, separate checkout, US addresses). How the depths compare.
Christmas 2026 timing
Two dates to know.
Order by December 3
Coins are printed to order and go in the mail within about ten business days. Order the coin by Dec 3 for Christmas. Strike the block first, then order its coin from the block's page.
Any time, even Christmas Eve
After December 3, the digital strike is the last-minute gift. The certificate arrives by email in minutes (the $99 Prismatic averages about 35 minutes), with nothing to ship.
What to write
One line. Make it theirs.
Satoshi put a newspaper headline in the first Bitcoin block. Yours can be anything short. A few starting points:
For him
Merry Christmas, Dan. Still not selling. 25 Dec 2026
A wedding
Maya & Chris, married 14 June 2026
A new arrival
Welcome, Ada Rose. Born 02 Nov 2026, 7 lb 4 oz
Straight answers
Before you buy.
Is this actually on the Bitcoin blockchain?
No. Each block is a standalone artifact: a real 80-byte Bitcoin-format block header carrying your inscription, mined by a real Bitcoin ASIC until its hash starts with the zeros you paid for. It is not part of Bitcoin or any public blockchain, it is not a coin or token, and it has no monetary value. What is real is the proof of work, which anyone can re-check with double SHA-256.
How does the person I'm gifting it to receive it?
You pay and type the inscription at checkout. When the block lands, a certificate with a link to its public page arrives at the email address you used at checkout. Forward that email, send the link, or print the page. If you add a Block Coin, it is mailed to the US shipping address you enter, which can be theirs.
How fast is it? Can I buy it on Christmas Eve?
The digital strike, yes. 8 and 10 zeros are found in seconds, 11 zeros takes a couple of minutes on average, and 12 zeros averages about 35 minutes and can occasionally run a few hours, because mining is luck. The coin is printed to order and ships within about ten business days, so order it by December 3 for Christmas.
Will my inscription be public?
Yes. Every struck block appears in the public vault with its inscription and hash. Blocks carry no name or email, so nothing identifies who ordered it unless the inscription itself does. Keep that in mind when you write it.
What can the inscription say?
A short line of plain text: a name and a date, a wedding day, a baby's first headline, a private joke. Check the spelling before you pay; a struck plate cannot be re-struck. Hateful or abusive text is refused and refunded; see the terms.
Does the person need to know anything about Bitcoin?
No. The block page explains itself and re-verifies the proof in their browser when they open it. Someone who does know Bitcoin will recognise what the zeros mean: Satoshi's first block, in 2009, had ten.
Anything else: hello@strikeablock.com. The fine print is in the terms.