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Wei Dai's announcement of Disperse/Collect version 1.0 on the Cypherpunks mailing list. This post explicitly references 'my own Crypto++ library,' confirming that Dai was not only a theorist but an active, prolific coder who built and shipped software. This context is essential for understanding why he later chose not to implement b-money.
Wei Dai's original announcement of b-money on the Cypherpunks mailing list. Notably, b-money was mentioned as a secondary item alongside PipeNet 1.1 — an anonymous routing protocol that was Dai's primary focus. The b-money proposal that would later inspire Bitcoin was introduced in a single sentence at the end of this post.
Wei Dai's reply to Adam Back on the Cypherpunks mailing list, discussing b-money's practical limitations. Dai acknowledged that 'b-money will at most be a niche currency/contract enforcement mechanism' and revealed a shift in his political views, stating 'I now tend to think that the government monopoly of force is a net benefit.'
Wei Dai replies to Satoshi's August 2008 email, confirming b-money was announced on the cypherpunks mailing list in 1998. He provides archive links and expresses interest in Satoshi's paper.
Hal Finney's famous retrospective on his early involvement with Bitcoin, his interactions with Satoshi, and his battle with ALS. One of the most celebrated posts in Bitcoin history.
Hal Finney's RPOW system, a 2004 prototype for reusable proof-of-work tokens, gains posthumous recognition as one of Bitcoin's most important direct precursors.