On October 31, 2008, a paper written by a person or group named ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ released a white paper called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
The document, an 8 page whitepaper written in crisp and clear english, which describes the revolutionary idea of the first ever peer to peer decentralised monetary system based on a trustless system, not requiring any central authority, came into existence.
Bitcoin was released to the public on January, 2009 shortly after, Hal Finney being one of the first adoptors.
“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party,” explains Nakamoto’s paper.
The Bitcoin Whitepaper is available on the official bitcoin.org website.
That event marked the beginning of one of the world's greatest revolution, and an innovation, which, even today shows no signs of stopping.
Read the whitepaper here:
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
So lets all wish the idea behind Bitcoin, or rather Bitcoin itself, a very happy Birthday!!
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