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Event August 20, 2008 Added October 15, 2026 Updated October 24, 2026 Analysis

Bitcoin whitepaper's lost first draft: the PDF Satoshi emailed in August 2008

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Adam Back, Wei Dai, Gwern, James Evans, StealthMonger, David Johnston

On August 20, 2008 Satoshi emailed Adam Back a link to a draft titled "Electronic Cash Without a Trusted Third Party." Its title and abstract survive in two emails. The PDF does not.