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wtf, I remember using bitcoin back 1999, and now wikipedia says it began in 2009
by slim 4y ago
wtf, I remember using bitcoin back 1999, and now wikipedia says it began in 2009
- darrenf 4y agoI 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 4y ago"Digital Cash" was a big buzzword prior to the dot-com crash, but Bitcoin was definitely started later.
- jollyllama 4y agoMight be egold or ecash