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Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest known email. He contacts Adam Back to verify the correct citation for the Hashcash paper and shares a pre-release draft titled 'Electronic Cash Without a Trusted Third Party' (ecash.pdf).
Satoshi emails Wei Dai asking about the correct citation for b-money, revealing that he learned of b-money from Adam Back's reference. The email included a link to the pre-release draft 'Electronic Cash Without a Trusted Third Party' (ecash.pdf) hosted at upload.ae.
An early draft of the Bitcoin whitepaper dated October 3, 2008, predating the final version by nearly a month. This draft was shared privately with selected recipients before the public announcement on the Cryptography Mailing List on October 31, 2008.
Satoshi Nakamoto's first public announcement of Bitcoin on the Cryptography Mailing List. He introduces a peer-to-peer electronic cash system with no trusted third party.
The final published Bitcoin whitepaper, 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,' the foundational document describing the design of Bitcoin. Originally hosted at bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf and announced on the Cryptography Mailing List on October 31, 2008.
After the London High Court ordered bitcoin.org to remove the Bitcoin whitepaper, Cobra responded on Twitter with a scathing critique of the legal system and a declaration that cryptographic rules are superior to court-enforced rules.
Craig Wright sued the pseudonymous operator of bitcoin.org (Cobra) over Bitcoin whitepaper copyright. Cobra refused to reveal his identity to defend himself, resulting in a default judgment on June 28, 2021. The court ordered bitcoin.org to remove the whitepaper.