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February 11, 2016

2016-02-11 00:00 UTC

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Spacetime rings

Spacetime rings
Photo: Nkij · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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When exactly did spacetime rings take place?
It is recorded at 2016-02-11 00:00 UTC — February 11, 2016 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
Can this minute be bought?
No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
What does owning a minute mean?
Buy The Time is a novelty registry. Nobody buys real time or property — an owner buys a permanent, public entry against one UTC minute in this database, visible to everyone.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 4e82d2215dbe7f77e0b8e5453a4732301204b4de1aa1d645cc013c12a2b40e80

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