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2009*

• detrites 3y ago
  That's when it was released but it was not widely-known until years later. So maybe you're both kind of correct.
  • serf 3y ago
    release date has a concrete date to refer to, 'widely-known' does not.
  • lazyasciiart 3y ago
    2018 is when someone was looking for a pdf and found this one, which is probably what they were referring to?
  • slim 3y ago
    wtf, I remember using bitcoin back 1999, and now wikipedia says it began in 2009
    • darrenf 3y ago
      I mean, it's not just wikipedia - the genesis block itself contained a news headline from 2009. So whatever it is you remember, it is not using bitcoin in 1999. > The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block
    • aidenn0 3y ago
      "Digital Cash" was a big buzzword prior to the dot-com crash, but Bitcoin was definitely started later.
    • jollyllama 3y ago
      Might be egold or ecash