Category: Satoshi Nakamoto

Craig Wright ultimatum: Take ‘my’ Bitcoin whitepaper down or face lawsuit

January 21, 2021

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Legal threats by self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, have caused one site to remove what he claims is “his” Bitcoin whitepaper. But others are refusing to give up so easily. 12968 Total views 32 Total shares Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who claims to be Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, has threatened legal action against […]

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Bitcoin turning 12: From the Genesis block to Wall Street adoption

January 9, 2021

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Satoshi Nakamoto, the unknown Bitcoin creator, released the first client network on this day 12 years ago, officially kickstarting what is perhaps the greatest monetary revolution of the 21st century.  Six days prior, on Jan. 3, 2009, Satoshi mined the Genesis block, known as #0, coding it into the software. Unlike the subsequent blocks in […]

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In Echo of Bitcoin’s Genesis, Mining Pool Embeds Reuters Headline on the Blockchain

December 3, 2020

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Dec 3, 2020 at 1:36 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 3, 2020 at 2:42 p.m. UTC Reuters headline embedded in Bitcoin’s blockchain(Mempool) In Echo of Bitcoin’s Genesis, Mining Pool Embeds Reuters Headline on the Blockchain A cryptocurrency mining pool has immortalized a potentially iconic Reuters headline on the Bitcoin blockchain. Slush Pool, which recorded block 659678 on […]

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Previously Unpublished Emails of Satoshi Nakamoto Present a New Puzzle

November 26, 2020

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Nov 26, 2020Updated Nov 27, 2020 Satoshi Nakamoto Previously Unpublished Emails of Satoshi Nakamoto Present a New Puzzle Newly discovered emails between Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, and the late Hal Finney deepen the mystery around the cryptocurrency’s origins.  The three emails come from Bitcoin’s earliest days, when its future was uncertain. They show how […]

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Did Satoshi choose to publish Bitcoin’s whitepaper on Halloween as another Easter egg?

October 31, 2020

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Satoshi Nakamoto announced the Bitcoin whitepaper on a cryptography mailing list on Halloween 2008. It could be the case that this was a meaningless coincidence, but when we take into account the meticulous planning behind Bitcoin’s launch party, the chosen date begins to take on more significance.  Halloween is the carnival time, a ritual day […]

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Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper

October 30, 2020

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Oct 30, 2020 at 19:00 UTC (mythja/iStock via Getty Images Plus) Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain? For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or […]

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