351 sats \ 0 replies \ @petertodd 4 Dec 2022 \ parent \ on: Mysterious Bitcoin miner shows off oldest signature dated Jan. 2009 bitcoin
The whole point of the famous genesis block quote was to prove that everyone has been given an equal opportunity even from day zero to mine Bitcoin.
And Bitcoin was announced publicly on what was at the time one of the most active cryptography/cypherpunk mailing lists. It got a lot of attention in that community and we have every reason to think there were quite a few early miners.