Jeffrey Altman

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Event January 9, 2009 Added October 12, 2026 Updated November 1, 2026 Analysis

Satoshi Nakamoto and Visual C++ 6.0: building account-free money in an era when Microsoft wanted users to register

Satoshi Nakamoto ↔ Jeffrey Altman, John Gilmore, Hal Finney, Ray Dillinger

By 2008 Microsoft's free compiler wanted a Passport sign-in. Satoshi used the 1998 Visual C++ 6.0 and free MinGW, signed up for services under his pseudonym, and designed a system without accounts.