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> 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 wh
by 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 agoThey went with the miner analogy because of proof-of-work; the miner does the work.