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  2. Satoshi Nakamoto - Wikipedia

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    Satoshi Nakamoto message embedded in the coinbase of the first block. Nakamoto said that the work of writing bitcoin's code began in the second quarter of 2007. [9] On 18 August 2008, he or a colleague registered the domain name bitcoin.org, [10] and created a web site at that address.

  3. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown person. [5] Use of bitcoin as a currency began in 2009, [6] with the release of its open-source implementation. [7]: ch. 1 In 2021, El Salvador adopted it as legal tender ...

  4. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a bitcoin transfer. The bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of bitcoin.Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify transactions; and ...

  5. Bitcoin: Breaking Down the History (& Controversy) - AOL

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    Bitcoin’s schedule is 10.5 million coins created in the first four years, 5.25 million the next four years, 2.625 million the next four years, and so on, never to exceed a total of 21 million.

  6. ‘I am not Satoshi Nakamoto’: Subject of HBO documentary ...

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    The identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has long been one of the biggest mysteries of the internet age. A new HBO documentary, “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” claims to have an ...

  7. HBO doc reveals Bitcoin creator is Peter Todd—that’s wrong ...

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    Satoshi Nakamoto gave Bitcoin to the world in early 2009. His creation has since sparked a global rebellion against banks and governments, while its value has soared to well over $1 trillion—or ...

  8. History of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    This paper detailed methods of using a peer-to-peer network to generate what was described as "a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust". [15] [16] [17] On 3 January 2009, the bitcoin network came into existence with Satoshi Nakamoto mining the genesis block of bitcoin (block number 0), which had a reward of 50 bitcoins.

  9. The true identity of the cryptocurrency's founder, "Satoshi Nakamoto," has possibly been revealed in the HBO documentary 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery'