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Here is Szabo last post about Bitgold before he renamed it to Bitcoin; http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2008/04/bit-gold-markets.html?m=1#3741843833998921269 ht

by Stevvo 3y ago

Here is Szabo last post about Bitgold before he renamed it to Bitcoin; http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2008/04/bit-gold-markets.html?m=1#3741843833998921269 http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2008/04/bit-gold-markets.ht... It describes the architecture of Bitcoin exactly. It is conclusive evidence that Szabo invented Bitcoin.

gregschlom 3y ago
> Here is Szabo last post about Bitgold before he renamed it to Bitcoin; Come to think about it, this Bit gold -> Bitcoin renaming theory would also explain why miners are called miners in Bitcoin. "Minters" (with a t) would be a much more logical name if you started with the coin analogy from the beginning.
- Stevvo 3y ago
  They went with the miner analogy because of proof-of-work; the miner does the work.