You get new bitcoins by creating a new block in the block chain (mining). If there are no other transactions in the block that's fine. The first block is known

You get new bitcoins by creating a new block in the block chain (mining). If there are no other transactions in the block that's fine. The first block is known as the Genesis block. You might find this useful: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block