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{{seealso|2009}}
 
{{seealso|2009}}
 
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==1998==
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===November===
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*26 – [[Wei Dai]] describes [[b-money]].
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==2002==
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===August===
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* 01 – [[Adam Back]] publishes [[Hashcash]], which would later be used in bitcoin [[mining]].
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===December===
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* 09 – An [[x|unidentified cypherpunk]] describes a "virtual coin" on a UK finance newsgroup.
 
==2007==
 
==2007==
 
===Month unknown===
 
===Month unknown===
 
* Date unknown – [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] begins developing [[Bitcoin]].
 
* Date unknown – [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] begins developing [[Bitcoin]].
 
 
==2008==
 
==2008==
 
===August===
 
===August===
 
* 18 – The [[bitcoin.org]] domain name is registered.
 
* 18 – The [[bitcoin.org]] domain name is registered.
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* 22 – Satoshi Nakamoto contacts Wei Dai after a referral from Adam Back.
 
===October===
 
===October===
 
* 31 – The [[Bitcoin white paper]] is published by Satoshi.
 
* 31 – The [[Bitcoin white paper]] is published by Satoshi.

Latest revision as of 21:53, 15 July 2015

See also: 2009

1998

November

2002

August

December

2007

Month unknown

2008

August

  • 18 – The bitcoin.org domain name is registered.
  • 22 – Satoshi Nakamoto contacts Wei Dai after a referral from Adam Back.

October

November

  • 09 – The Bitcoin project is registered on SourceForge.

References