How can the genesis block contain arbitrary data on it if the script is invalid?
The coinbase transaction from the genesis block contains this script: 04FFFF001D0104455468652054696D65732030332F4A616E2F32303039204368616E63656C6C6F72206F6E206272696E6B206F66207365636F6E64206261696C6F757420666F722062616E6B73 It pushes the text "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on ...













