21 BTCBitcoin v0.1 is released
In plain words
8 Jan 2009: Satoshi announces the first release on the Cryptography Mailing List (19:27 UTC): “Announcing the first release of Bitcoin, a new electronic cash system…”
What happened
Satoshi announces the first release on the Cryptography Mailing List (19:27 UTC): “Announcing the first release of Bitcoin, a new electronic cash system…”
People: Satoshi Nakamoto.
See also
- Satoshi NakamotoSatoshi Nakamoto: Creator of Bitcoin (pseudonym), active 2008–2011. Wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper (31 Oct 2008), mined the genesis block and released Bitcoin v0.1 (8 Jan 2009). Handed the project to other developers in December 2010 and stopped writing in April 2011.
- Bitcoin CoreBitcoin Core is the main software that runs the Bitcoin network, the direct descendant of Satoshi's original program. It is free and open source, maintained by volunteers and grant-funded developers.
- Genesis blockThe genesis block is block 0, the first block of Bitcoin, mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on 3 January 2009. It carries a newspaper headline about bank bailouts.
- Satoshi NakamotoSatoshi Nakamoto: Creator of Bitcoin (pseudonym), active 2008–2011. Wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper (31 Oct 2008), mined the genesis block and released Bitcoin v0.1 (8 Jan 2009). Handed the project to other developers in December 2010 and stopped writing in April 2011.
References
- satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org