Tech entrepreneur and longtime Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey sparked excitement in the BTC community on Friday when he posted a link to a new page titled “Bitcoin Day | Earn Free Bitcoin.”
The post cites a message from the “Bitcoin at Block” account saying that the “Bitcoin faucet is back” on April 6, 2026, with a link to btc.day. Dorsey’s shared URL (hosted on AWS CloudFront) currently only shows the bold headline promoting free BTC on “Bitcoin Day” with a countdown timer.
No further details were given.
In 2010, a site known as Bitcoin Faucet gave visitors 5 BTC after completing a simple captcha challenge. This was done to help spread awareness and use of BTC, which at the time was a new digital currency with almost no market value.
The site was created by Gavin Andresen, a software developer who later became one of BTC’s lead developers. Andresen filled the faucet with his own BTC to distribute to visitors who solved the CAPTCHA.
During the months that the faucet was operating, it distributed a total of around 19,700 BTC. At today’s prices, this amount would be worth billions of dollars.
Bitcoin’s Crude Price Performance
Over the past six months, BTC has experienced one of its weakest periods of performance in years, with the price falling sharply from late 2025 highs. According to price history data, BTC’s value has fallen about 50% over the past six months, reflecting a significant decline from levels above $120,000 in November 2025 to around the mid-$60,000s today.
BTC’s retreat has erased gains made earlier in the cycle and marked its worst six-month streak since 2018, driven by a mix of macroeconomic headwinds and reduced risk appetite among investors.
In March, the price appears to have stabilized near the high $60,000s, with market participants looking to key technical levels and macro signals for clues about the next move.
Block has held 8,883 BTC since October 6, 2020, currently worth about $593.74 million at an average price of $32,939 per BTC, for a gain of approx. +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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