Burstcoin was released to the public on 10 August 2014 on bitcointalk.org by the original developer who is known under the alias "Burstcoin". Their real identity is still unknown today. The coin was launched without an initial public offering (IPO) or Premine.[note 2] The genesis block was published on 11 August 2014.[3] Approximately one year later, the main developer "Burstcoin" disappeared without any explanation.